Re: Can't Delete a File

From: Haggis (bingsnapREMOVE_at_THIShotmail.com)
Date: 05/19/04


Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 16:10:59 -0300


"MAZ" <rem@mazerovmiller.com> wrote in message
news:95CF3297-122D-424E-B96C-C96FCCA33B0C@microsoft.com...
> I just posted a message, and here's another file I can't delete. Yes, I
see the theme that a tilde makes for a problem, but I didn't give it this
name and can't seem to delete it at all.
>
> TACTI~T1.EML
>
> When I try to delete the file (which I've done only about a BAZILLION
times!) I get a message that Windows cannot find the file. It's in a
directory, and I cannot even delete the directory because I get an error
message that the directory isn't empty. But it's full of a file that
Windows can't open or find.
>
> Am I on Candid Camera or Leno or somethi

that is an email ...you're ealier post is left over installtion directory
for something ...can you boot to safe mode and delete ?



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