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Thread ID: 54883 2005-02-24 21:35:00 Help! - Cant delete bad file Rayplum (5749) Press F1
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327955 2005-02-26 01:00:00 Thanks Billy T

So simple . I had already shifted everything out of the folder and re-named it bad folder to isolate it . After reading your comments, I deleted the folder - just like that!

It's gone .

Thanks to everyone

RayPlum
Rayplum (5749)
327956 2005-02-26 01:08:00 Hi, I'n not a computer pro, but I've found my way around several problems with getting rid of bad or corrupted file with a 16 year old daughter. Please excuse me if I'm stating the obvious, but if the file is a virus or Spyware it could be running in the background. And as long as it's running, it cannot be deleted. Hit Control/Alt/Delete at the same time. Click on Processes tab and see if you can find the file there. If so hilight it and hit end process. Then try to delete it manually. Be careful. I've had some file start themselves bach up again in less that a second after shutting them off. Good luck! Let me know how it goes. I still have a virus in a file that told me I have no access to also. So I'm going to try some of the tips given you. Scuda (7262)
327957 2005-02-26 11:22:00 try this

name a blank text file with exactly the same file name, drop it in the same folder as the rogue file you want to delete.

you should be able to delete that file now....... i hope

anyways give it a go :-)

Cheers

Term X
Term_X (560)
327958 2005-02-26 11:39:00 My other idea was to:

Navigate to the file in a command window

Ctrl-Alt-Del

End task on explorer.exe

Delete the file in the command window

Then in the Task Manager "New Task" explorer.exe
Rob99 (151)
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