title: Exception: "URI formats are not supported"
body: <p>I have an absolute local path pointing to a dir: <code>"file:\\C:\\Users\\john\\documents\\visual studio 2010\\Projects\\proj"</code></p>
  
  <p>But when I try to throw it into <code>DirectoryInfo</code>'s ctor I get the "URI formats are not supported" exception.</p>
  
  <p>I googled and looked on SO, but I only see solutions with remote paths, not local ones. I'd expect a conversion method of some sort...</p>