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| Thread ID: 71544 | 2006-08-08 20:30:00 | Help Renaming a File | DaveBritton (7395) | Press F1 |
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| 477210 | 2006-08-08 20:30:00 | I am running Win XP Pro, and I have hit somewhat of a hurdle in terms of deleting a file. When I go to delete it by the normal means, nothing happens, and when I right click on the file it only shows about half of the previously available options on the menu. So, having had similar problems with files resisting deletion before, I remembered I had a cool little utility lying around called MoveOnBoot, but this gave me the error that the file name is invalid. Any advice would be great, as I don't know what to try next. |
DaveBritton (7395) | ||
| 477211 | 2006-08-08 20:36:00 | Hey Dave, try KillBox (www.bleepingcomputer.com) and see if that can delete the file. If not try running the Error-Checking (Scandisk) tool on the hdd and see if that fixes the file. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 477212 | 2006-08-08 20:59:00 | I tried both methods you suggested, neither of them worked, killbox didn't even find the file. Thanks for your input though. Any other suggestions anyone ? |
DaveBritton (7395) | ||
| 477213 | 2006-08-08 21:22:00 | What file and where is it? | pctek (84) | ||
| 477214 | 2006-08-08 21:25:00 | rename the file suffix to something like txt? That may bring the file back to a recognisable format for the computer. |
netchicken (4843) | ||
| 477215 | 2006-08-08 21:52:00 | I'm not sure if this will work but you can try unlocker 1.8.1 (www.download.com). | Jimmy D (2061) | ||
| 477216 | 2006-08-08 21:52:00 | the file might be in use.......check that | Rhals (10927) | ||
| 477217 | 2006-08-08 21:53:00 | gidday, try deleting in safe mode? cheers, robby |
Robby (3123) | ||
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