Re: Immovabe And Undeletable Folders
From: Tumbleweed (tumbleweednews_at_mysockshotmail.com)
Date: 06/02/04
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Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 08:16:46 +0100
It wont if he has an NTFS file system.
Try after booting in safe mode, or with an ftp program.
Also run an analysis of your system with adaware and spybot.
-- Tumbleweed Remove my socks for email address <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:16f4c01c4486e$812e3cb0$a501280a@phx.gbl... > I have had the same problem, and what I did to fix it > was: get a blank 3 1/2 floppy disk, put it in your drive, > then open my computer, right click the floppy drive, and > click format. In the formar options select ms dos startup > disk. After you have created the disk shut down your > computer and boot from the disk (if necessary you might > have to change the boot order in your bios settings) Then > when you get to the C:/ prompt type: > > cd documen~ then when you are in the documen~ folder > cd your name (if longer then 7 letters use first 7 then ~) > cd temp then write > del (whatever the name of the folders are) > > and confirm you want to delete them. > Hope this helps > Darrell G. > >-----Original Message----- > >I have 2 folders under the 'Documents and Settings/My > Name/Temp' folder that > >I just cannot seem to delete. The folders are empty, but > seem 'greyed' or > >'pale yellowed' out and when I try and delete them, or > even highlight them, > >the File Explorer goes mad and shuts down with errors. > > > >There are no viruses on the machine according to > Symantec 2004 Virus > >Checker, but not being able to delete these folders > really annoys me. > > > >The names of these folders are in the format > of 'Temporary Directory 1 for > >Miscellaneous.ZIP' and 'Temporary Directory for > ALIEN.ZIP'. > > > >Any ideas on how to delete them will be very appreciated > > > >Regards > > > > > >. > >
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