Re: In the mad and crazy world of home computing . . . (ShowFolder[1]. - Delete Problem)

In news:eTIvHgwnFHA.1468@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Stan Shankman <stantheman@xxxxxxxx> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> Galen,
> What do me by "in DOS"?
> If by that you mean 'using the command prompt', then I have already
> tried that.
> But be advised that I am equally interested in learning *why* this
> file is undeletable as I am in actually deleting it.
> So, if anyone has any information about this undeletable file, and
> how to go about deleting it in a sensible manner, then please, let us
> all know. Thanks,
> - Stan Shankman
>
> "Galen" <galennews@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:ezqlzytnFHA.4028@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> In news:%23jOV36rnFHA.764@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>> Stan Shankman <stantheman@xxxxxxxx> had this to say:
>>
>> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
>>
>>> Greeting all,
>>> I have this crazy file hanging around my hard drive. (NTFS Windows
>>> 2000 box.) The name of it is "ShowFolder[1]." - it is of size zero.
>>> I undertook a google search and learned a little. i.e. The file
>>> originated in a temporary Internet cache. However, in my case, the
>>> file in question is not in a temporary internet folder. Instead, my
>>> problem file is in a temp folder (made by me for containment
>>> purposes) on the root of my C: drive.
>>>
>>> History: I'm not sure how the file got to my root. It may be that I
>>> was trying to "capture" a file out of the Internet cache, and make a
>>> temporary folder on my root to containing a copy of the Internet
>>> cache. - Something I could have done while I searched-and-deleted
>>> wily-nilly in an effort to find the file I was looking for. Or it
>>> may be that I made a backup of my User, and that I did a "restore"
>>> to a temporary location to pick-and-placed what I was looking for
>>> and was then unable to completely delete what remained. Either way,
>>> I now have this undeletable file hanging around in a folder on the
>>> root of my C: drive.
>>>
>>> Question:
>>> What do I do to get rid of this file so I can clear away that folder
>>> and feel that I have gotten back to normal?
>>>
>>> Thanks all,
>>>
>>> - Stan Shankman
>>
>>
>> If worse comes to worse delete it in DOS...
>>
>> NTFS4DOS:
>> http://www.datapol.de/dpe/freeware/
>>
>> Galen
>> --
>>
>> "But there are always some lunatics about. It would be a dull world
>> without them."
>>
>> Sherlock Holmes


Boot with the above diskette which will allow you to access the NTFS
formated hard drive. If the disk is formatted FATxx (say FAT32) then you
will not need the disk and any handy startup disk will do. You can download
a boot disk at www.bootdisk.com if you do not have one handy. Basically
you'll insert the disk then boot. When you reach the A: prompt you'll change
to C: then you'll dig down into it using standard DOS commands. (eg. cd to
change directory etc)

Why? Because something seems to have a lock on it. While Windows is running
it's going to be quite difficult to delete it because the lock is still in
place. You can use the command prompt from inside the OS until you're blue
in the face and it's likely not going to do you any good if the file is
locked by another running process. It will need to be removed from outside
of the OS. Thus the above tool because if you're using 2k you *should* also
be using NTFS for the additional features.

If this is too much work then you can try this:

http://www.softwarepatch.com/software/moveonboot.html

See also this link though it's for XP it's easily applicable to 2k.

Can't delete files tutorial:
http://www.softwarepatch.com/tips/howto-delete-xp.html

The application might allow you to delete it that way, if not then you'll
have to do it the way I first mentioned. The reason I mention the option for
NTFS4DOS first is because I know it will work as opposed to Move On Boot not
always working.

Galen
--

"But there are always some lunatics about. It would be a dull world
without them."

Sherlock Holmes


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