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Q:file that won't delete
i have a empty file on my desktop. when i try to delete it i get an error
that says "file can not be deleted.can not read from the source file or disk." tried to drag and drop into recycle bin and get the same result. i have tried to use malwarebytes file killer option and the program goes through it's steps and states it is removed but file is still on desktop. the undesirable file is not "doing" anything to effect the system, but it annoys me that it's there and unremovable. any suggestions? |
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Q:file that won't delete
pmg wrote:
i have a empty file on my desktop. when i try to delete it i get an error that says "file can not be deleted.can not read from the source file or disk." tried to drag and drop into recycle bin and get the same result. i have tried to use malwarebytes file killer option and the program goes through it's steps and states it is removed but file is still on desktop. the undesirable file is not "doing" anything to effect the system, but it annoys me that it's there and unremovable. any suggestions? How about giving a name to the file so we would know what it might be? Safe mode - is it there? Can it be deleted there? Try: Unlocker http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/ -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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Q:file that won't delete
pmg wrote:
i have a empty file on my desktop. when i try to delete it i get an error that says "file can not be deleted.can not read from the source file or disk." tried to drag and drop into recycle bin and get the same result. i have tried to use malwarebytes file killer option and the program goes through it's steps and states it is removed but file is still on desktop. the undesirable file is not "doing" anything to effect the system, but it annoys me that it's there and unremovable. any suggestions? How about giving a name to the file so we would know what it might be? Safe mode - is it there? Can it be deleted there? Try: Unlocker http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/ -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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Q:file that won't delete
the name of the file is "sat." (as in Saturday) and there is NO extension
after the period. when i was saving it to the desktop and naming it initially, i named it "sat." using the period as intended to indicate an abbreviation (typing habit) and when clicked on save, it saved as "sat." onto the desktop, with no error message or prompts or anything else. later, the first time i tried to open it, it asked me to associate a program to open files with "." extensions and it began to dawn on me what was going on. i tried associating the file to open with many different things, just for the hell of it in hopes that would make a difference. as it sits now, i chose to open "." extensions with the malwarebites program to see if it made a difference when using malwarebites to kill the file, but it made no difference. tried deleting it in safe mode, but it did not. i can't remember if i got the same error message or not since it was some time ago. as i said it does not seem to be effecting anything but my own OCD. i will try the unlocker link this afternoon, thank you, and thank you for the reply. if it matters i am running windows xp sp3. and i though i was asking questions the smart way, sorry. "Shenan Stanley" wrote in message ... pmg wrote: i have a empty file on my desktop. when i try to delete it i get an error that says "file can not be deleted.can not read from the source file or disk." tried to drag and drop into recycle bin and get the same result. i have tried to use malwarebytes file killer option and the program goes through it's steps and states it is removed but file is still on desktop. the undesirable file is not "doing" anything to effect the system, but it annoys me that it's there and unremovable. any suggestions? How about giving a name to the file so we would know what it might be? Safe mode - is it there? Can it be deleted there? Try: Unlocker http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/ -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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Q:file that won't delete
the name of the file is "sat." (as in Saturday) and there is NO extension
after the period. when i was saving it to the desktop and naming it initially, i named it "sat." using the period as intended to indicate an abbreviation (typing habit) and when clicked on save, it saved as "sat." onto the desktop, with no error message or prompts or anything else. later, the first time i tried to open it, it asked me to associate a program to open files with "." extensions and it began to dawn on me what was going on. i tried associating the file to open with many different things, just for the hell of it in hopes that would make a difference. as it sits now, i chose to open "." extensions with the malwarebites program to see if it made a difference when using malwarebites to kill the file, but it made no difference. tried deleting it in safe mode, but it did not. i can't remember if i got the same error message or not since it was some time ago. as i said it does not seem to be effecting anything but my own OCD. i will try the unlocker link this afternoon, thank you, and thank you for the reply. if it matters i am running windows xp sp3. and i though i was asking questions the smart way, sorry. "Shenan Stanley" wrote in message ... pmg wrote: i have a empty file on my desktop. when i try to delete it i get an error that says "file can not be deleted.can not read from the source file or disk." tried to drag and drop into recycle bin and get the same result. i have tried to use malwarebytes file killer option and the program goes through it's steps and states it is removed but file is still on desktop. the undesirable file is not "doing" anything to effect the system, but it annoys me that it's there and unremovable. any suggestions? How about giving a name to the file so we would know what it might be? Safe mode - is it there? Can it be deleted there? Try: Unlocker http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/ -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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Q:file that won't delete
pmg wrote:
the name of the file is "sat." (as in Saturday) and there is NO extension after the period. when i was saving it to the desktop and naming it initially, i named it "sat." using the period as intended to indicate an abbreviation (typing habit) and when clicked on save, it saved as "sat." onto the desktop, with no error message or prompts or anything else. later, the first time i tried to open it, it asked me to associate a program to open files with "." extensions and it began to dawn on me what was going on. i tried associating the file to open with many different things, just for the hell of it in hopes that would make a difference. as it sits now, i chose to open "." extensions with the malwarebites program to see if it made a difference when using malwarebites to kill the file, but it made no difference. tried deleting it in safe mode, but it did not. i can't remember if i got the same error message or not since it was some time ago. as i said it does not seem to be effecting anything but my own OCD. i will try the unlocker link this afternoon, thank you, and thank you for the reply. if it matters i am running windows xp sp3. and i though i was asking questions the smart way, sorry. Thinking the signature is directed towards you specifically? Been there for years, haven't changed it - not directed towards anyone specifically. So you actually created this file originally and you cannot erase it - even in safe mode or with MalwareBytes tools? Have you tried the UnLocker program I directed you to? Can you open the file with WordPad, add to it and save it again? What happens if you try to rename it? When was the last time you did a CHKDSK on your system? -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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Q:file that won't delete
pmg wrote:
the name of the file is "sat." (as in Saturday) and there is NO extension after the period. when i was saving it to the desktop and naming it initially, i named it "sat." using the period as intended to indicate an abbreviation (typing habit) and when clicked on save, it saved as "sat." onto the desktop, with no error message or prompts or anything else. later, the first time i tried to open it, it asked me to associate a program to open files with "." extensions and it began to dawn on me what was going on. i tried associating the file to open with many different things, just for the hell of it in hopes that would make a difference. as it sits now, i chose to open "." extensions with the malwarebites program to see if it made a difference when using malwarebites to kill the file, but it made no difference. tried deleting it in safe mode, but it did not. i can't remember if i got the same error message or not since it was some time ago. as i said it does not seem to be effecting anything but my own OCD. i will try the unlocker link this afternoon, thank you, and thank you for the reply. if it matters i am running windows xp sp3. and i though i was asking questions the smart way, sorry. Thinking the signature is directed towards you specifically? Been there for years, haven't changed it - not directed towards anyone specifically. So you actually created this file originally and you cannot erase it - even in safe mode or with MalwareBytes tools? Have you tried the UnLocker program I directed you to? Can you open the file with WordPad, add to it and save it again? What happens if you try to rename it? When was the last time you did a CHKDSK on your system? -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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Q:file that won't delete
shenan-
yes i had created it originally, and it was a supposed to be saved as a ".txt" extension. tried to open it, by associating it with many programs, and WordPad was one of the first. all resulted in getting the error that it could not be read from source file or disk, hence it would not open. i will try the unlocker program you directed me to, thanks, i will have to wait till i am at home on my pc. same results when trying to rename it, and though malware tools says it has deleted the file, it still is on desktop where it was created. the file exist nowhere else but the desktop, where i first saved it. malwarebites DID in fact erase the CONTENT of the file, by that i mean when i click on properties the file size reads as 0 bytes whereas it used to be somewhere in the neighborhood of 1.88kb. it's a strange puzzle for sure given my knowledge and abilities. i have done a chkdsk probably once or twice since the file was created, as part of routine maintenance, as well as defrag (jkdefrag and windows defrag)regularly. i run spybot, malwarebites, antivir, super anti spyware, and on occasion run ccleaner, though i'm not obsessed with cleaning the registry. mainly it gets rid of items from programs that no longer exist on the pc, and that have been left behind. no i don't think the sig was directed specifically to me just wanted to let u know i do try to be thorough when asking questions but more importantly brief. no offense taken, nor intended to give! again thanks for the unlocker link and will try that and post back results. thank you, pemo "Shenan Stanley" wrote in message ... pmg wrote: the name of the file is "sat." (as in Saturday) and there is NO extension after the period. when i was saving it to the desktop and naming it initially, i named it "sat." using the period as intended to indicate an abbreviation (typing habit) and when clicked on save, it saved as "sat." onto the desktop, with no error message or prompts or anything else. later, the first time i tried to open it, it asked me to associate a program to open files with "." extensions and it began to dawn on me what was going on. i tried associating the file to open with many different things, just for the hell of it in hopes that would make a difference. as it sits now, i chose to open "." extensions with the malwarebites program to see if it made a difference when using malwarebites to kill the file, but it made no difference. tried deleting it in safe mode, but it did not. i can't remember if i got the same error message or not since it was some time ago. as i said it does not seem to be effecting anything but my own OCD. i will try the unlocker link this afternoon, thank you, and thank you for the reply. if it matters i am running windows xp sp3. and i though i was asking questions the smart way, sorry. Thinking the signature is directed towards you specifically? Been there for years, haven't changed it - not directed towards anyone specifically. So you actually created this file originally and you cannot erase it - even in safe mode or with MalwareBytes tools? Have you tried the UnLocker program I directed you to? Can you open the file with WordPad, add to it and save it again? What happens if you try to rename it? When was the last time you did a CHKDSK on your system? -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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Q:file that won't delete
shenan-
yes i had created it originally, and it was a supposed to be saved as a ".txt" extension. tried to open it, by associating it with many programs, and WordPad was one of the first. all resulted in getting the error that it could not be read from source file or disk, hence it would not open. i will try the unlocker program you directed me to, thanks, i will have to wait till i am at home on my pc. same results when trying to rename it, and though malware tools says it has deleted the file, it still is on desktop where it was created. the file exist nowhere else but the desktop, where i first saved it. malwarebites DID in fact erase the CONTENT of the file, by that i mean when i click on properties the file size reads as 0 bytes whereas it used to be somewhere in the neighborhood of 1.88kb. it's a strange puzzle for sure given my knowledge and abilities. i have done a chkdsk probably once or twice since the file was created, as part of routine maintenance, as well as defrag (jkdefrag and windows defrag)regularly. i run spybot, malwarebites, antivir, super anti spyware, and on occasion run ccleaner, though i'm not obsessed with cleaning the registry. mainly it gets rid of items from programs that no longer exist on the pc, and that have been left behind. no i don't think the sig was directed specifically to me just wanted to let u know i do try to be thorough when asking questions but more importantly brief. no offense taken, nor intended to give! again thanks for the unlocker link and will try that and post back results. thank you, pemo "Shenan Stanley" wrote in message ... pmg wrote: the name of the file is "sat." (as in Saturday) and there is NO extension after the period. when i was saving it to the desktop and naming it initially, i named it "sat." using the period as intended to indicate an abbreviation (typing habit) and when clicked on save, it saved as "sat." onto the desktop, with no error message or prompts or anything else. later, the first time i tried to open it, it asked me to associate a program to open files with "." extensions and it began to dawn on me what was going on. i tried associating the file to open with many different things, just for the hell of it in hopes that would make a difference. as it sits now, i chose to open "." extensions with the malwarebites program to see if it made a difference when using malwarebites to kill the file, but it made no difference. tried deleting it in safe mode, but it did not. i can't remember if i got the same error message or not since it was some time ago. as i said it does not seem to be effecting anything but my own OCD. i will try the unlocker link this afternoon, thank you, and thank you for the reply. if it matters i am running windows xp sp3. and i though i was asking questions the smart way, sorry. Thinking the signature is directed towards you specifically? Been there for years, haven't changed it - not directed towards anyone specifically. So you actually created this file originally and you cannot erase it - even in safe mode or with MalwareBytes tools? Have you tried the UnLocker program I directed you to? Can you open the file with WordPad, add to it and save it again? What happens if you try to rename it? When was the last time you did a CHKDSK on your system? -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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