undeletable file problem

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dennis z

Greetings! I was cleaning up some old files on my computer (WinXP)
and found a file in 'My Documents' folder called "When photographers
get bored.." with no extension which apparently was created or
downloaded on 09/16/2004. When I attempt to delete the file, I get
the error: Cannot delete file: Cannot read from the source file or
disk. I get the same error if I try to move or copy the file
someplace else. It is a zero byte file with no other attributes, and
I do not have a clue where it came from, or how it may have been
created. Other than formatting my C drive to get rid of it, does
anyone have a suggestion or advice on how I can remove this pesky
file? The file does not appear to be having any adverse affects on
my computer, I believe it was left over from some file I may have
downloaded. Thanks

dennis Z
 
Hi

Try deleting the file from a command prompt.

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Will Denny
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Will, thanks for the reply. I tried that also, but the file does not
show in the command prompt window when I ran the "dir /o/p" command to
locate it before trying to delete it. I'm used to using DOS windows
cuz my first computer was back in '95 running Win 3.1. I even tried
moving all the folders and files from the "My Documents" directory
except the bad file, then went to a command prompt window and used the
delete all command (del *.*) with no success. Hopefully there is a
way to remove the file without having to format the hard drive. As I
mentioned in my post, it is a zero byte file with no extension except
for 2 (two) periods. Thanks
 
Hi

Try using

dir /a/s

to see if the file can be located.

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Will Denny
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Will said:
Hi

Try using

dir /a/s

to see if the file can be located.
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Hello,
I found the file now in the command prompt window using dir /a/o/p,
and tried to delete it using the del command, but got the error:
Could not find C:\Documents and Settings\etc.... Is there another
way to get it recognized and removed? Thanks
 
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