I had a similar situation with my Paph. Pinocchio about 6 months ago. Someone handed it to me saying "why don't you buy this one, there's a bud on it." I bought the plant (a first bloomer with just 4 or 6 leaves) and after getting it home I realized there was just one half rotten root in there. (can't judge a book by it's cover or a plant by its bloom, huh).
I tried to just leave it alone for a few weeks because at that time the thought of sacrificing a bloom was out of the question for me. I let it bloom too. But when I got down to just two leaves and NO root at all!!! (snip, snip)
I read through these forums for at least an hour trying to find the best course of action. I removed all the old mix (which you should definitely do if you found that orange powder/pest or whatever it was), dipped the base of the plant in rooting hormone, and planted the little two leaves in the smallest little pot I could find, I think a 2.5" pot. (I put it in a little bit of bark mix because at the time I didn't have sphag). I sprayed it with an antifungal after repotting it. After that I just kept it moist, left it alone, and resisted the urge to pull it out and look at it's stumpy roots every week...
Last week while watering I noticed you can see the tops of at least 5 or 6 other roots coming out from the base....and a new side growth!! But those two little leaves looked pretty pathetic for the last 6 months.
I think you can save this plant too. I would change the mix and put it in a smaller pot---since it doesn't have roots it doesn't need much of a pot and less of a change of it rotting.
Here's a pic of mine---I haven't changed the pot I put it in yet....hope it helps...Good luck---armeniacum is a beautiful paph, I wish you many many side growths
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