re: unable to delete or move some files and folders Friday, April 30, 2010 at 9:42 am Windows 2000 Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by phantom (5661 messages posted) Thanks Alan, I did solve the problem. I really don't remember how. I think I deleted them in Safe mode or Command Prompt. I disremember alot now a days. phantom On Friday, April 30, 2010 at 8:30 am, Alan Masterman wrote: >Hi Phantom, >Your message is quite old now, and maybe you aren't monitoring it any more, but anyway... >In this situation, take advice from Rawhide: "Don't try to understand 'em, just >rope and throw and brand 'em". >Open the problem folder and delete every file you can. Usually you will find you >are left with just one or two problem files. >Instal some such utility as MoveOnBoot, and use it to mark those files for deletion >on the next boot. >Reboot, and hey presto, the files are gone. You can then delete the folder in the >usual way. Written in response to: re: unable to delete or move some files and folders (Alan Masterman: Friday, April 30, 2010 at 8:30 am) There are presently no replies to this message. All messages in this thread [show all] unable to delete or move some files and folders (phantom: Thu, Apr 8, 2010, 9:12 am) re: unable to delete or move some files and folders (dhm: Sun, Apr 11, 2010, 6:13 pm) re: unable to delete or move some files and folders (dhm: Sun, Apr 11, 2010, 6:54 pm) re: unable to delete or move some files and folders (dhm: Sun, Apr 11, 2010, 7:27 pm) re: unable to delete or move some files and folders (phantom: Mon, Apr 12, 2010, 2:35 am) re: unable to delete or move some files and folders (Alan Masterman: Fri, Apr 30, 2010, 8:30 am) re: unable to delete or move some files and folders (phantom: Fri, Apr 30, 2010, 9:42 am) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 2000 Discussion Forum