cannot delete file from desktop.....still

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I've tried a few things . I checked the Permissions and even though my
name was checked in Permissions I could not delete the file AWDFLASH.EXE .
Did I mention it was an .EXE file ?
I tried a command prompt using the switches RD/SC:\Documents and
Settings\..me..\Desktop\AWDFLASH.EXE , or rather an experimented version of
the command after several unacceptable switch commands failed , and found
the opened file . Then I was to open Notepad and Save As an empty file of
the name AWDFLASH.EXE then delete the empty file , the direction was , "
Under save as , navigate to the file , delete .
I think that created another file with the same name in MyDocuments .
I'm not certain , but I don't think that file was in MyDocuments before I
started trying the command . I don't think it was there .
I would rather do this in Windows than use a Utility from somewhere else
..
The file is a Bios Flash file and it is my guess it has particular
permissions or .....somethings elses ?

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tried Safe Mode delete
tried Full Control delete
don't want to use KillBox
I'm not sure I read Kelly's Korner's advice correctly as in my above post
..

"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Nicholas Baker wrote:
>> I've tried a few things . I checked the Permissions and even though
>> my name was checked in Permissions I could not delete the file
>> AWDFLASH.EXE . Did I mention it was an .EXE file ?
>> I tried a command prompt using the switches RD/SC:\Documents and
>> Settings\..me..\Desktop\AWDFLASH.EXE , or rather an experimented
>> version of the command after several unacceptable switch commands
>> failed , and found the opened file . Then I was to open Notepad and
>> Save As an empty file of the name AWDFLASH.EXE then delete the
>> empty file , the direction was , " Under save as , navigate to the
>> file , delete . I think that created another file with the same
>> name in MyDocuments . I'm not certain , but I don't think that file was
>> in MyDocuments
>> before I started trying the command . I don't think it was there .
>> I would rather do this in Windows than use a Utility from somewhere
>> else .
>> The file is a Bios Flash file and it is my guess it has particular
>> permissions or .....somethings elses ?
>
> Tried these:
> - Boot into safe mode, delete it.
> - Take ownership and delete it.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>

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Why don't you want to use killbox?

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"Nicholas Baker" <cowedgepe@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
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> tried Safe Mode delete
> tried Full Control delete
> don't want to use KillBox
> I'm not sure I read Kelly's Korner's advice correctly as in my above post
> .
>
> "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uzeQ%23evlFHA.3256@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Nicholas Baker wrote:
>>> I've tried a few things . I checked the Permissions and even though
>>> my name was checked in Permissions I could not delete the file
>>> AWDFLASH.EXE . Did I mention it was an .EXE file ?
>>> I tried a command prompt using the switches RD/SC:\Documents and
>>> Settings\..me..\Desktop\AWDFLASH.EXE , or rather an experimented
>>> version of the command after several unacceptable switch commands
>>> failed , and found the opened file . Then I was to open Notepad and
>>> Save As an empty file of the name AWDFLASH.EXE then delete the
>>> empty file , the direction was , " Under save as , navigate to the
>>> file , delete . I think that created another file with the same
>>> name in MyDocuments . I'm not certain , but I don't think that file was
>>> in MyDocuments
>>> before I started trying the command . I don't think it was there .
>>> I would rather do this in Windows than use a Utility from somewhere
>>> else .
>>> The file is a Bios Flash file and it is my guess it has particular
>>> permissions or .....somethings elses ?
>>
>> Tried these:
>> - Boot into safe mode, delete it.
>> - Take ownership and delete it.
>>
>> --
>> Shenan Stanley
>> MS-MVP
>> --
>> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>>
>
>