files that won't delete

[patio]

yep.

[Broni]

You may as well.

[bhouse01]

alright I tried the unblocker thing as an admin, and tried to take control, but there is not properties toolbar.

[bhouse01]

wait i may have made some progress ill keep you posted in case it doesnt work

[Broni]

Bring us good news

[bhouse01]

well I made a short cut of the files on the desktop and I was able to see the unblocker thing, I deleted and restarted, but they were still there.... should I try to take control of them from the desktop?

[JJ 3000]

Try highlingting the file and pressing shift+delete.

If that doesn't work, click Start then Run and type in: cmd  and press enter. This will bring up the command window. Now use the del command to delete the files.

[bhouse01]

quick question whats the delete command?

[Broni]

At command prompt type in:
del C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Shared\offending_file
where instead of "offending_file" put exact name of the file, you want to delete (including extension, like .jpeg)
Note the space after "del".

Hit Enter, and see, if you'll get delete confirmation.

[bhouse01]

it says the system cannot find the path specified..... do you think im typing it in wrong?

[iamtonsoffun247]

I had the same issue before and nothing would work.  The only way I was able to remove the file was to actually delete the folder it was in, which took care of the file as well.  However, mine was a music folder, so yours is an essential folder.  I dont know how to do it, but possibly Broni does.  Is there a way to move whatever else is in the folder to another folder and then delete the first folder with the vulgar files in it? (lol I know, wordy).

[Broni]

At command prompt type in:
cd C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Shared
(note the space after "cd")
Hit Enter.
Now the command prompt should look like this:
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Shared>
Type in:
dir
Hit Enter.
Are those files listed there?

[bhouse01]

yes!!! now what?

[Broni]

type in:
del offending_file_name_goes_here
(note the space after "del")
offending_file_name_goes_here must be exact name of the file (letter by letter, dot by dot)

Hit Enter.

Type dir again, hit Enter, and see, if the file is still there.

[bhouse01]

alright broni I did what you said to get rid of one file and it worked.....but i tried with the others and it didn't, so i was probably typing them in wrong... I decided to do what tonsoffun said to do and it worked thanks everyone who spent time helping me!!!