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Thomas
June 28th 03, 07:25 PM
Hi, Rebooting into safe mode then deleting the file always
works for me.Hope this helpa. Thomas
>-----Original Message-----
>Using XP Pro: After uninstalling a program from PC, I
>noticed that the program folder remained in my Start
>menu. When I tried to manually delete it from Windows
>Explorer, I get the following message:
>
>cannot rename file: cannot read from the source file or
>disk
>
>I have full admin priviledges, etc. I can rt clk the
>folder and view properties; it does not appear to be read-
>only or hidden. The folder appears to be perfectly
>normal, but I cannot copy, rename, delete, or change any
>of its properties. I even tried doing al of the above
>from a command prompt.
>
>I tried reinstalling/uninstalling the program again and I
>get a message saying that it cannot create the specified
>file/folder (although it's already there)
>
>I'm stumped!
>.
>

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