unable to delete files

[Guest]

my upgrade from Windows ME to XP was anything but simple & easy! now i am saddled with unwanted files i cannot delete. i followed Rick Rogers advice to Andy (use of "RD /s /q <folder>") but still get a cannot delete response. like Andy, the system reports a 0 byte size, then says the folder is not empty! any help would be appreciated.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Does the folder have a name? You cannot delete it if it's a system
file/folder.
What does the cannot delete message say?

If not a system file/folder....

You Cannot Delete a File or a Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;320081

Delete A File That Is Seemingly "Undeletable"
http://www.theeldergeek.com/delete_undeletable_file.htm

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
Click the "D"
Scroll down to: Delete - Can't Delete Files or Folders

Delete - AVI, MPG... files (access denied error)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
Click the "D" scroll down to Delete - AVI, MPG... files (access denied error