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I received a message that had been forwarded several times. The kind that
you have to keep clicking on the attachment to open. Then I saved it to my desk top. Now I can't remove it from the desk top. I get a message that reads, Error Deleting File or Folder Cannot delete file: cannot read from the source file or disk. When I click on the file and select properties, it shows the size is 0 and size on disk is also 0. How can I remove it from my desk top? |
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Try rebooting. If that doesn't work then try a scandisk and a defrag.
steve "Anna" wrote in message ... I received a message that had been forwarded several times. The kind that you have to keep clicking on the attachment to open. Then I saved it to my desk top. Now I can't remove it from the desk top. I get a message that reads, Error Deleting File or Folder Cannot delete file: cannot read from the source file or disk. When I click on the file and select properties, it shows the size is 0 and size on disk is also 0. How can I remove it from my desk top? |
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I have tried rebooting and defrag. Scandisk isn't an option so I ran
chkdsk. I have also ran ad-aware and spybot. I have tried killbox and hijack, it didn't show up in either of those programs. The thing is still sitting on my desktop. I am unable to rename it, delete it or move it into a folder. I get the same error message each time. I appreciate your time. Thanks Anna "Steve Cochran" wrote in message ... Try rebooting. If that doesn't work then try a scandisk and a defrag. steve "Anna" wrote in message ... I received a message that had been forwarded several times. The kind that you have to keep clicking on the attachment to open. Then I saved it to my desk top. Now I can't remove it from the desk top. I get a message that reads, Error Deleting File or Folder Cannot delete file: cannot read from the source file or disk. When I click on the file and select properties, it shows the size is 0 and size on disk is also 0. How can I remove it from my desk top? |
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Try opening the Desktop in WinExplorer so you see what's on it and then see
if you can delete it. If not, then go to Start | Run and type msconfig and disable all startup items and non-MS services and then reboot and see if you can delete it. steve "Anna" wrote in message ... I have tried rebooting and defrag. Scandisk isn't an option so I ran chkdsk. I have also ran ad-aware and spybot. I have tried killbox and hijack, it didn't show up in either of those programs. The thing is still sitting on my desktop. I am unable to rename it, delete it or move it into a folder. I get the same error message each time. I appreciate your time. Thanks Anna "Steve Cochran" wrote in message ... Try rebooting. If that doesn't work then try a scandisk and a defrag. steve "Anna" wrote in message ... I received a message that had been forwarded several times. The kind that you have to keep clicking on the attachment to open. Then I saved it to my desk top. Now I can't remove it from the desk top. I get a message that reads, Error Deleting File or Folder Cannot delete file: cannot read from the source file or disk. When I click on the file and select properties, it shows the size is 0 and size on disk is also 0. How can I remove it from my desk top? |
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Those two things didn't work either.
Anna "Steve Cochran" wrote in message ... Try opening the Desktop in WinExplorer so you see what's on it and then see if you can delete it. If not, then go to Start | Run and type msconfig and disable all startup items and non-MS services and then reboot and see if you can delete it. steve "Anna" wrote in message ... I have tried rebooting and defrag. Scandisk isn't an option so I ran chkdsk. I have also ran ad-aware and spybot. I have tried killbox and hijack, it didn't show up in either of those programs. The thing is still sitting on my desktop. I am unable to rename it, delete it or move it into a folder. I get the same error message each time. I appreciate your time. Thanks Anna "Steve Cochran" wrote in message ... Try rebooting. If that doesn't work then try a scandisk and a defrag. steve "Anna" wrote in message ... I received a message that had been forwarded several times. The kind that you have to keep clicking on the attachment to open. Then I saved it to my desk top. Now I can't remove it from the desk top. I get a message that reads, Error Deleting File or Folder Cannot delete file: cannot read from the source file or disk. When I click on the file and select properties, it shows the size is 0 and size on disk is also 0. How can I remove it from my desk top? |
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Try rebooting in Safe Mode (use F8 key while starting up to bring up the
Safe Mode menu choice) and again try using Windows Explorer (WinKey+E) to open the Desktop and try deleting it from within Explorer by right clicking it, and selecting Delete. -- Jim Pickering, MVP/Windows Mail applications Please reply ONLY to newsgroup. "Anna" wrote in message ... Those two things didn't work either. Anna "Steve Cochran" wrote in message ... Try opening the Desktop in WinExplorer so you see what's on it and then see if you can delete it. If not, then go to Start | Run and type msconfig and disable all startup items and non-MS services and then reboot and see if you can delete it. steve |
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I tried that also. I get the very same error message. I even tried to make
it a hidden file so I wouldn't have to look at it, it won't let me do anything with it. I may just have to live with it. Thanks for your help Anna "Jim Pickering" jimp (AT) mvps.org wrote in message ... Try rebooting in Safe Mode (use F8 key while starting up to bring up the Safe Mode menu choice) and again try using Windows Explorer (WinKey+E) to open the Desktop and try deleting it from within Explorer by right clicking it, and selecting Delete. -- Jim Pickering, MVP/Windows Mail applications Please reply ONLY to newsgroup. "Anna" wrote in message ... Those two things didn't work either. Anna "Steve Cochran" wrote in message ... Try opening the Desktop in WinExplorer so you see what's on it and then see if you can delete it. If not, then go to Start | Run and type msconfig and disable all startup items and non-MS services and then reboot and see if you can delete it. steve |
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Got me stumped. I can't imagine what it could be.
steve "Anna" wrote in message ... I tried that also. I get the very same error message. I even tried to make it a hidden file so I wouldn't have to look at it, it won't let me do anything with it. I may just have to live with it. Thanks for your help Anna "Jim Pickering" jimp (AT) mvps.org wrote in message ... Try rebooting in Safe Mode (use F8 key while starting up to bring up the Safe Mode menu choice) and again try using Windows Explorer (WinKey+E) to open the Desktop and try deleting it from within Explorer by right clicking it, and selecting Delete. -- Jim Pickering, MVP/Windows Mail applications Please reply ONLY to newsgroup. "Anna" wrote in message ... Those two things didn't work either. Anna "Steve Cochran" wrote in message ... Try opening the Desktop in WinExplorer so you see what's on it and then see if you can delete it. If not, then go to Start | Run and type msconfig and disable all startup items and non-MS services and then reboot and see if you can delete it. steve |
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"Anna" wrote in message
... I tried that also. I get the very same error message. I even tried to make it a hidden file so I wouldn't have to look at it, it won't let me do anything with it. I may just have to live with it. Thanks for your help Anna Can't Delete a File or Folder in XP http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_d.htm#del You Cannot Delete a File or a Folder: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320081 -- Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM http://www.fjsmjs.com Answer in newsgroup. Don't send mail. |
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