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Error when trying to delete a empty folder

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Hi,
Have a empty directory under the Program Files directory that when I try
to delete, I get the following error message:

Cannot Delete file: Cannot read from the source file or disk

Any suggestions on how I can delete this folder?

Thanks
JR

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Hi,

See this from MVP Kelly:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_d.htm#del

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Jeffro" <jeffrow@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:Tdmdne7mUL-JbALcRVn-pw@adelphia.com...
> Hi,
> Have a empty directory under the Program Files directory that when I try
> to delete, I get the following error message:
>
> Cannot Delete file: Cannot read from the source file or disk
>
> Any suggestions on how I can delete this folder?
>
> Thanks
> JR
>
>

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