HELP directory I cant delete

[Guest]

Hmmm...
I tried all the suggestions
The DOS error I get is "The system cannot find the file
specified", although it is shown with DIR
I cannot see any processes running which relate to the
removed program.

Still no luck

Any ideas?

Neil

 

[Ray at]

What is the name of the dir? Is it a reserved word like AUX or LPT1 or
something? You should be able to delete it at the command prompt (cmd.exe)
like so:

If dir is:
C:\Path\lpt1
Enter:
rd \\.\C:\Path\lpt1 /y

Ray at home

 

[Neil]

Hi Ray
I tried your suggestion and got the error "invalid switch"
The directory is definitely not a reserved word, nor does
it seem to have spaces or problem characters in the name.

When I deleted the software there was a lot of entries in
the Register that related to the software and I deleted
them. Do you think I have screwed something up in the
Registry?

Thanks for your help.

Neil

 

[Edward]

If you are having trouble navigating to the file in Command Prompt, try this
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm line 26. (Give them time to
load)!

It's a small file download that adds "Command Prompt" to the right click
menu when you select a file/folder. You will want to navigate to the folder
one level below the problem folder. At the command prompt enter del <folder>

Hope this helps,

Ed

 

[Guest]

Thanks for trying to help. I can get to the right
directory OK, but cannot delete the target directory.
Neil

 

[Ray at]

Whoops. Drop the /Y part of the command.

Ray at home