Deleting corrupted fiels

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Alex

I have some files I can't delete. The message
says: "cannot delete" files "the file or directory is
corrupted and unreadable"

I can't run them, I can't delete them. I'm happy to get
rid of them, but can't. They are on my Desktop and I
can't even move them to another folder.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Alex Bealer
 
Can you delete them from DOS?

1. Use Windows Explorer to figure out the real path to your
Windows Desktop.

2. Click Start-> Run-> CMD <enter>

3. Use the CD command to go to the path and folder you found
in Step 1, e.g. [may differ from below]:

CD C:\Documents and Settings\YourNameHere\Desktop

4. Use the DIR command with the /X switch to see the files'
short (DOS) names. (Add the /P switch to pause after
each screenful of info if the stuff goes by too quickly.)

5. Now try:

DEL each_file's_short_name

Sometimes it'll work, sometimes it won't.
 
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