Folder wont delete...help?

[trs80]

On my harddrive I have an empty folder and when I try to delete it I get the
message:

"Cannot read from the source file or disk"

If i double click on it to view the content it give an error message:
".....refers to a location that is unavailable....:

I have rebooted with no change.

The folder was created by a Creative application for MP3 audio. All the
applications are close.

How can I delete this unused folder?

thanks

 

[JAD]

os?
boot to safe mode or an windows startup disk and boot to dos

can you change the name?

 

[trs80]

sorry...its XP.....I cant change the name.....i tried that.

I can try safe mode and see if I can delete...thats a good idea.

thanks

 

[Kill Bill]

I found this great little program for those riduclous files that won't
delete. "In use by another program, etc." Called Move on Boot...
http://www.softwarepatch.com/software/moveonboot.html

 

[Mickey4Paws]

I found this great little program for those riduclous files that won't
delete. "In use by another program, etc." Called Move on Boot...
http://www.softwarepatch.com/software/moveonboot.html

There is also a program called Hijack This that also can delete files
on boot. Don't have a link for it, but I'm sure you can find it
through Google.

 

[JAD]

hijack only removes the registry entries for files, not the actual file
itself.

 

[DCA]

hijack only removes the registry entries for files, not the actual file
itself.

which would then allow it to be deleted?

 

[JAD]

which would then allow it to be deleted?

possibly...if it actually gets a chance to kill the source from being loaded
at startup. Most likely it will be a DLL and being hooked to a BHO. This
wont stop the DLL from being loaded. safe mode works 90% of the time.
Alternately it could be loaded from win or sys. ini this could be loaded
even in safemode. Then the path and file name needs to be remembered and a
dos disk (+ntfs 3rd party driver if needed) and a deltree/erase would be in
order. Long file names then come into play and that can be a PITA. The idea
of a Os that boots from CD(linux) is an advantage, as is a dual booting
system.