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Hi David,
you're welcome and thanks for posting back.
"David Gorick" <dgorick@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:OF2v0d$pFHA.2336@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Sir, you command of dos is excellent. The offending file has been sent
> off to a place much more appropriate for it other than my desktop. Thank
> you very much. I'm keeping your email in the eventuality that something
> like this should happen to me or someone I know again. Once again, thank
> you, thank you, thank you.
>
> David
>
>
> "Mak" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:%23NQXFO7pFHA.3404@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> actually, on a second thought, change No 5 to:
>>
>> del /a /f "\\?\%userprofile%\desktop\*empire*"
>>
>> "Mak" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:OQrBi86pFHA.820@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>> ok, let's try this (one more time?):
>>> 1. bring up command prompt:
>>> | Start | Run | CMD | enter
>>> 2. Close all open applications.
>>> 3. Start task manager:
>>> Ctrl+Shift+Esc
>>> 4. Under processes tab, find explorer.exe and do "end process", leave
>>> task manager running.
>>> 5. In command prompt type as a continuous command following by enter:
>>> del /a /f "\\?\%userprofile%\desktop\Empire Main Office Contact Info."
>>> 6. In task manager, | file | new task | explorer.exe | enter
>>>
>>>
>>> "David Gorick" <dgorick@adelphia.net> wrote in message
>>> news:eKP7do5pFHA.3516@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>>> Tried it just like you typed it David and received a message that it
>>>> could not find the file.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "David Candy" <.> wrote in message
>>>> news:eN$S5i5pFHA.3516@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>>> del "//?/C:\Documents and Settings\David Gorick\desktop\Empire Main
>>>> Office Contact Info."
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> //?/ turns off some checking of illegal names as a side effect of
>>>> allowing paths up to 32000 characters.
>>>> --
>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
http://webdiary.smh.com.au/archives/_comment/001075.html
>>>> =================================================
>>>> "David Gorick" <dgorick@adelphia.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:%23V%23$sd5pFHA.2816@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Mak, here it is. the offending file is 4th from the top "0 Empire
>>>>> Main
>>>>> Office Contact Info." It's not listed in all users\desktop.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Volume in drive C is WinXP
>>>>> Volume Serial Number is 181A-583D
>>>>>
>>>>> Directory of C:\Documents and Settings\David Gorick\desktop
>>>>>
>>>>> 08/22/2005 08:56 PM <DIR> .
>>>>> 08/22/2005 08:56 PM <DIR> ..
>>>>> 08/20/2005 11:36 AM <DIR> David
>>>>> 08/22/2005 08:22 AM 0 Empire Main Office Contact
>>>>> Info.
>>>>> 08/22/2005 08:56 PM 0 mydesktop.txt
>>>>> 2 File(s) 0 bytes
>>>>> 3 Dir(s) 8,487,612,416 bytes free
>>>>> Volume in drive C is WinXP
>>>>> Volume Serial Number is 181A-583D
>>>>>
>>>>> Directory of C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\desktop
>>>>>
>>>>> 08/08/2005 10:03 AM <DIR> .
>>>>> 08/08/2005 10:03 AM <DIR> ..
>>>>> 0 File(s) 0 bytes
>>>>> 2 Dir(s) 8,487,608,320 bytes free
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Mak" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:e4mHdE5pFHA.544@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> David,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Can you try this:
>>>>>> Start | Run | CMD | enter
>>>>>>
>>>>>> in command prompt type the following as ONE CONTINUOUS COMMAND (or
>>>>>> copy/paste), press enter at the end:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> dir /a "%userprofile%\desktop" >
>>>>>> "%userprofile%\desktop\mydesktop.txt" &&
>>>>>> dir /a "%allusersprofile%\desktop" >>
>>>>>> "%userprofile%\desktop\mydesktop.txt"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> open mydesktop.txt. Is the problem file listed there? If so, please
>>>>>> copy /
>>>>>> paste contents of mydesktop.txt here, indicating which one it is.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "David Gorick" <dgorick@adelphia.net> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:%23NjrIW3pFHA.3432@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>> Tried both of those Wes and still get the same error message. I
>>>>>>> even
>>>>>>> tried deleting the desktop.ini file without success. Stubborn
>>>>>>> little
>>>>>>> thing. I know that there has to be a way to get rid of it and
>>>>>>> eventually
>>>>>>> we'll come up with it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> David
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:OX01z$2pFHA.208@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>> David,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> This opens your Desktop folder...
>>>>>>>> Start | Run | Type: desktop | Click OK |
>>>>>>>> Try to delete it from there, if it's there.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> This opens the All Users Desktop folder...
>>>>>>>> Start | Run | Type or paste: %allusersprofile%\desktop | Click
>>>>>>>> OK |
>>>>>>>> Try to delete it from there, if it's there.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Wes
>>>>>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> In news:u8hX%23i1pFHA.3304@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl,
>>>>>>>> David Gorick <dgorick@adelphia.net> hunted and pecked:
>>>>>>>>> I tried every suggestion again. I had tried some previously, but
>>>>>>>>> am
>>>>>>>>> always willing to try again. Had no success at all. It's still
>>>>>>>>> sitting
>>>>>>>>> there thumbing it's nose at me.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>> news:ObDxW10pFHA.3732@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>>> What is the file on your desktop, a shortcut to an .eml file?
>>>>>>>>>> Does it
>>>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>>>> an extension?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> MANUALLY DELETING STUBBORN FILES
>>>>>>>>>>
http://aumha.org/a/stubborn.php
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> You Cannot Delete a File or a Folder
>>>>>>>>>>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;320081
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Delete A File That Is Seemingly "Undeletable"
>>>>>>>>>>
http://www.theeldergeek.com/delete_undeletable_file.htm
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Delete - Can't Delete Files or Folders
>>>>>>>>>>
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_d.htm#del
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Delete - AVI, MPG... files (access denied error)
>>>>>>>>>>
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_d.htm
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Scroll down to Delete - AVI, MPG... files (access denied error)
>>>>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> How To Delete "Undeletable" Files And Folders In XP
>>>>>>>>>>
http://www.bootdisk.com/xptop20.htm#8
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> "Access Denied" Error Message When You Try to Delete a File
>>>>>>>>>>
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=298345
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> You cannot delete a file or a folder on an NTFS file system
>>>>>>>>>> volume
>>>>>>>>>>
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=320081
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> You Receive an "Access Denied" Error Message When You Delete
>>>>>>>>>> Folders
>>>>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>> Mounted Drive
>>>>>>>>>>
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=319368
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
>>>>>>>>>>
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Wes
>>>>>>>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> In news:%23vvw6l0pFHA.2520@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl,
>>>>>>>>>> David Gorick <dgorick@adelphia.net> hunted and pecked:
>>>>>>>>>>> I've also tried the suggestions from Kelly' Korner without
>>>>>>>>>>> success.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> "David Gorick" <dgorick@adelphia.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>>> news:uU7h$dzpFHA.3356@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>>>>> I have a 0 byte file setting on my desktop I can't get rid of.
>>>>>>>>>>>> The
>>>>>>>>>>>> error
>>>>>>>>>>>> message says "cannot delete file. cannot read from source file
>>>>>>>>>>>> or
>>>>>>>>>>>> disk." Nor can you cut, copy, rename or do anything else with
>>>>>>>>>>>> it. I
>>>>>>>>>>>> googled the
>>>>>>>>>>>> error message and have tried a number of suggestions without
>>>>>>>>>>>> help,
>>>>>>>>>>>> i.e.: safe mode and command prompt, etc. I tried Move on
>>>>>>>>>>>> Reboot
>>>>>>>>>>>> without success. I even resorted to restoring back prior to
>>>>>>>>>>>> before
>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>> time this started without success. It was originally a
>>>>>>>>>>>> business
>>>>>>>>>>>> email
>>>>>>>>>>>> that I saved to my desktop. When I opened the email to read it
>>>>>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>>>>>> icon appeared. when I deleted the original email this one
>>>>>>>>>>>> stuck
>>>>>>>>>>>> around.....and around..... and around. There must be some
>>>>>>>>>>>> registry
>>>>>>>>>>>> edit or something else I can do to get rid of it. Thanks for
>>>>>>>>>>>> your
>>>>>>>>>>>> help.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> David
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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