I have a folder in the Root Directory of D: drive ( the drive that has W2k
installed) of a dual boot system that when accessed gives the following
error message:

D:\BAD2 is not Accessible.
The directory name is invalid.

When right clicking on the Folder and selecting properties the following
statistics appear:

Size: 0 bytes
Size on disk: 0 bytes
Contains: 0 Files, 0 Folders

I can rename the folder, hence the BAD2 name.
I cannot erase it.
I've tried, safe mode and command prompt without being able to erase the
folder. I have tried ghosting to a new HD and erasing it there.

I am now considering creating a new installation on the drive that I ghosted
to and swapping with the present D: drive.

Is there anything else I can do to erase this folder before taking this
step?

"JJT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have a folder in the Root Directory of D: drive ( the drive that has W2k
> installed) of a dual boot system that when accessed gives the following
> error message:
>
> D:\BAD2 is not Accessible.
> The directory name is invalid.
>
> When right clicking on the Folder and selecting properties the following
> statistics appear:
>
> Size: 0 bytes
> Size on disk: 0 bytes
> Contains: 0 Files, 0 Folders
>
> I can rename the folder, hence the BAD2 name.
> I cannot erase it.
> I've tried, safe mode and command prompt without being able to erase the
> folder. I have tried ghosting to a new HD and erasing it there.
>
> I am now considering creating a new installation on the drive that I
ghosted
> to and swapping with the present D: drive.
>
> Is there anything else I can do to erase this folder before taking this
> step?

Is the problem folder located on a FAT or NTFS partition?

"JJT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Pegasus (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> >
> > "JJT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > > I have a folder in the Root Directory of D: drive ( the drive that has
> W2k
> > > installed) of a dual boot system that when accessed gives the
following
> > > error message:
> > >
> > > D:\BAD2 is not Accessible.
> > > The directory name is invalid.
> > >
> > > When right clicking on the Folder and selecting properties the
following
> > > statistics appear:
> > >
> > > Size: 0 bytes
> > > Size on disk: 0 bytes
> > > Contains: 0 Files, 0 Folders
> > >
> > > I can rename the folder, hence the BAD2 name.
> > > I cannot erase it.
> > > I've tried, safe mode and command prompt without being able to erase
> the
> > > folder. I have tried ghosting to a new HD and erasing it there.
> > >
> > > I am now considering creating a new installation on the drive that I
> > ghosted
> > > to and swapping with the present D: drive.
> > >
> > > Is there anything else I can do to erase this folder before taking
this
> > > step?
> >
> > Is the problem folder located on a FAT or NTFS partition?

I would adopt either of these solutions:

a) Temporarily install the disk as a slave disk in some other
Win2000 PC, then delete the folder, or

b) Install the Command Console, boot into the Command Console,
then delete the folder.

I suppose you have already checked the disk with chkdsk /f.