files will not delete/erase

March 11, 2008

I have several files/directories that I cannot delete. After exhausting all

that I have learned over the past 30 years I have spent three days searching

the web for a program (free) that will force delete them. Can someone help me

with this problem?

Thanks

John W Mitchell

March 11, 2008

Re: files will not delete/erase

"facsmsi" <facsmsi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>I have several files/directories that I cannot delete. After exhausting all

> that I have learned over the past 30 years I have spent three days

> searching

> the web for a program (free) that will force delete them. Can someone help

> me

> with this problem?

> Thanks

> John W Mitchell

What files in what location? What happens when you try to delete them? What

have you tried that has "exhausted all you have learned"?

March 11, 2008

Re: files will not delete/erase

"facsmsi" <facsmsi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:D3ADD114-AF9E-4C39-B985-007A9CB45966@microsoft.com...

>I have several files/directories that I cannot delete. After exhausting all

> that I have learned over the past 30 years I have spent three days

> searching

> the web for a program (free) that will force delete them. Can someone help

> me

> with this problem?

> Thanks

> John W Mitchell

You need to report what happens when you attempt to

delete them. Remember - we can't see your screen!

March 11, 2008

Re: files will not delete/erase

"facsmsi" <facsmsi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:D3ADD114-AF9E-4C39-B985-007A9CB45966@microsoft.com...

>I have several files/directories that I cannot delete. After exhausting all

> that I have learned over the past 30 years I have spent three days

> searching

> the web for a program (free) that will force delete them. Can someone help

> me

> with this problem?

Maybe... but you have to give more info.

> Thanks

> John W Mitchell

March 11, 2008

Re: files will not delete/erase

On Mar 11, 10:05 am, "Gordon" <gbpli...@gmail.com.invalid> wrote:

> "facsmsi" <facs...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>

> news:D3ADD114-AF9E-4C39-B985-007A9CB45966@microsoft.com...

>

> >I have several files/directories that I cannot delete. After exhausting all

> > that I have learned over the past 30 years I have spent three days

> > searching

> > the web for a program (free) that will force delete them. Can someone help

> > me

> > with this problem?

> > Thanks

> > John W Mitchell

>

> What files in what location? What happens when you try to delete them? What

> have you tried that has "exhausted all you have learned"?

You will need to list out the folders and files that you want to

delete. Also, you need to know that several files / folders stored

under C:\Windows are part of the list pf protected files in Windows

XP. That is to say, if XP finds any of these files / folder missing,

it will automatcially "restore" them.

March 12, 2008

Re: files will not delete/erase

facsmsi wrote:

>I have several files/directories that I cannot delete. After

>exhausting all that I have learned over the past 30 years I have

>spent three days searching the web for a program (free) that will

>force delete them. Can someone help me with this problem?

>Thanks

>John W Mitchell

I use the freeware program unlocker, found at;

http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

It works very well and has a simple interface. The only thing to be

wary of is to look at what processes Unlocker says is using the file.

If it has to kill the process, you may lose control of your computer

and have to reboot in order to regain control of the machine.

--

Sincerely,

C.Joseph Drayton, Ph.D. AS&T

CSD Computer Services

Web site: http://csdcs.tlerma.com/

E-mail: csdcs@tlerma.com

March 12, 2008

Re: files will not delete/erase

"Gordon" wrote:

> "facsmsi" <facsmsi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:D3ADD114-AF9E-4C39-B985-007A9CB45966@microsoft.com...

> >I have several files/directories that I cannot delete. After exhausting all

> > that I have learned over the past 30 years I have spent three days

> > searching

> > the web for a program (free) that will force delete them. Can someone help

> > me

> > with this problem?

> > Thanks

> > John W Mitchell

>

> What files in what location? What happens when you try to delete them? What

> have you tried that has "exhausted all you have learned"?

>

Below is alist of the files and the complete path to each file. The error

message I get depends on the delete method I am using and the file I am

trying to delete at the time. This was brought about by one of my Grandsons

tried to restore his work while I was away. Not knowing exactly what he was

doing he somehow restored the complete system into the skype directory. In

trying to get the skype directory clean I ran into this problem. Corruptskype

is the skype directory renamed. I have a Grandson teaching English in S.

Korea and he requested that I get skype for communication with him. I had ti

rename skype so I could restore the skype because he was expecting me to be

on line later that day.

I have tried every method of delete in Windows XP Pro and every method of

dos delete/erase and the utility program unlocker with no luck from any of

them.

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COMMENT Computer: EMLAPTOP

COMMENT User: John

COMMENT Prepared: 13:21 3/11/2008

COMMENT Folder: C:\Program Files\CorruptSkype\

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FILE 7,680 C:\Program Files\CorruptSkype\Documents and Settings\All

Users\Documents\My Pictures\Sample Pictures\Thumbs.db

FILE 79 C:\Program Files\CorruptSkype\Documents and

Settings\John\Desktop\Show Desktop.scf

FILE 366 C:\Program Files\CorruptSkype\Documents and

Settings\John\Favorites\NWS radar image loop of Base Reflectivity from New

Orleans-Baton Rouge, LA.url

FILE 52,224 C:\Program Files\CorruptSkype\Documents and Settings\John\My

Documents\My Pictures\Thumbs.db

FILE 107,008 C:\Program Files\CorruptSkype\Documents and Settings\John\My

Documents\My Pictures\2006-04 (Apr)\Thumbs.db

FILE 27,648 C:\Program Files\CorruptSkype\Documents and Settings\John\My

Documents\My Pictures\Jeffery\Thumbs.db

FILE 35,328 C:\Program Files\CorruptSkype\Documents and Settings\John\My

Documents\My Pictures\Jeffery\Piano\Thumbs.db

FILE 8,192 C:\Program Files\CorruptSkype\Documents and Settings\John\My

Documents\My Pictures\Kaleb\Thumbs.db

FILE 48,640 C:\Program Files\CorruptSkype\Documents and Settings\John\My

Documents\My Pictures\Piano\Thumbs.db

FILE 7,680 C:\Program Files\CorruptSkype\Documents and Settings\John\My

Documents\My Pictures\Susan-4th\Thumbs.db

FILE 7,680 C:\Program Files\CorruptSkype\Documents and Settings\John\My

Documents\My Pictures\Wednesday, July 19, 2006\Thumbs.db

FILE 15,360 C:\Program Files\CorruptSkype\Documents and Settings\John\My

Documents\My Pictures\WinCD\Thumbs.db

FILE 5,632 C:\Program Files\CorruptSkype\Documents and Settings\John\My

Documents\My Videos\QuickCam\Thumbs.db

FILE 292,488 C:\Program Files\CorruptSkype\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat

7.0\ActiveX\AcroPDF.dll

FILE 62,080 C:\Program Files\CorruptSkype\Program Files\Common

Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll

FILE 632,432 C:\Program Files\CorruptSkype\Program Files\Common

Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroPDF.dll

March 12, 2008