dean-dean

Did you right-click on Command Prompt, and choose Run as Administrator (even
though your logged into an administrative account)?

"Berns" <Berns@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thank you for both of your help. However, I still am unable to delete the
> file. Fortunately, I can now see the file in the $recycle.bin. However,
> I
> can not delete it. I've tried different administrator logins, but it
> still
> says access denied. I've done the following commands to try and delete
> it:
>
> del *.*
> del *.qbw
> del *rtdjfdg.qbw
> del $rtdjfdg.*
> del ?rtdjfdg.qbw
>
> I have not tried to delete the folder that it sits in though. I have a
> feeling that it will tell me that there is a file in that folder that I
> can
> not delete. Thoughts?
>
> Thank you again for your time and efforts in helping me out.
>
> Take care,
>
> Bernie
>
> ""Darrell Gorter[MSFT]"" wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>> Open an elevated CMD prompt.
>> First run chkdsk on the volume to check for file corruption.
>> if that doesn't help then try.
>> from the root of the C drive.
>> cd $recycle.bin
>> now do a dir /a /s >c:\filelist.txt
>> use notepad to open filelist.txt
>> Look for files or folders with non-alphanumeric characters in them.
>> try manually deleting those files or folders using wild cards (* or ? for
>> example)
>> For a file like D&lete.me you could try using del D?lete.me to attempt to
>> delete the file
>> The question mark replaces the single character that may be causing the
>> isuse
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
>>
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>> |> Every time I start up the computer, I get an error message that says
>> there
>> |> was a corrupt file in the Recycle Bin would you like to delete it? I
>> say yes
>> |> and it says that it can't be deleted and asks if I would like to retry
>> or
>> |> cancel. If you hit retry it just circles back to the same question of
>> |> wanting to retry or cancel. If you hit cancel, then the issue goes
>> away,
>> |> until you try to empty your Recycle Bin. Also something that is
>> strange; if
>> |> you open the Recycle Bin or look at the icon on the desktop, you'll
>> notice
>> |> that it's empty.
>> |>
>> |> I've checked the settings and have restored to the default settings.
>> Any
>> |> ideas???
>> |>
>> |> Thank you for your time!
>> |>
>>
>>