Go into msdos mode
cd to the actual directory
have you tried using a dos wild card? such as:
del *.*
or
del *Romance*.* (something very unique for each file),
or if you can find something common for all three, so much
the better.
good luck
>-----Original Message-----
>Greets. Just went to clean out a bunch of cache
>directories from an old windows install that's not being
>used anymore.
>
>I went to delete all the Documents and Settings files,
and
>encountered troubles when trying to delete the directory:
>
>Documents and Settings\administrator\Local
>Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5
>
>I was able to delete all files within this directory
>except 3:
>
>0N7VU45T\titlemaindetails;p=titlemaindetails;g=Action;g=Co
m
>edy;g=Drama;g=Thriller;dcopt=ist;sz=468x60;kw=tt0106856;g=
A
>ction;g=Comedy;g=Drama;g=Thriller;ord=16[1]
>
>7NDNBXOK\titlemaindetails;p=titlemaindetails;g=Animation;g
=
>Action;g=Adventure;g=Fantasy;dcopt=ist;sz=468x60;kw=tt0369
2
>81;g=Animation;g=Action;g=Adventure;g=Fa[1]
>
>Q1GPT9FW\titlemaindetails;p=titlemaindetails;g=Thriller;g=
A
>ction;g=Crime;g=Romance;dcopt=ist;sz=1x1;kw=tt0108399;g=Th
r
>iller;g=Action;g=Crime;g=Romance;ord=15735[1]
>
>I try to delete the files and it says "Cannot delete
file:
>The filename you specified is invalid or too long.
Specify
>a different filename."
>
>2 questions arise here.
>1) What kind of data-brain-aneurysm would allow windows
to
>create a cache file with a filename too long for it's own
>standards?
>2) (the more practical question) How can I delete this
>file and clean up that drive?
>.
>
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