Can't delete a folder

Im running windows vista and i have a folder on my desktop that i can't delete or move to another location which is really starting to me off. =/



Its the black square at the top right corner.

Any ideas on how to delete it? I tried using hijackthis but i could only delete files and not folders with it.

Sorry if this is in the wrong section.

 

What was the item originally? Is it one of the system folders? I ask because those need to be handled with care. If it isn't, can you right-click on the folder icon and pull up its properties dialogue? If you can, under the security tab, click on the "Advanced..." button at the bottom and see if you can take ownership of the file under your user name, and give yourself "full control" over the folder.

 

It is a desktop error? or really a folder there which can be click?
Download Unlocker 1.8.7 install it.
With unlocker, you can delete whatever files in your computer even system files.

 

Unlocker may not work, at least not according to the discussion in this thread.

 

Its not a system folder. Its completely empty. I went to the security tab and i already have full control over the folder but no matter what i do i cant delete it. I can't even name the folder or anything.



Ill try unlocker 1.8.7 and see if it works.

 

Did you take ownership of the item?

 

It says im the owner of the folder.

 

Do you get an error message when you try to delete it? If so, what does it say?

Also, check in your event logs, particularly system and security, to see if anything gets logged there when you try to delete the item.

 

nah, i dont get an error message. It just flashes for a second and nothing happens.

Could you tell me how to check my logs please? not really good with this kinda stuff =/

 

Sounds like registry error too.
Try Ccleaner? www.ccleaner.com

Have you tried Unlocker? You should give it a try at least.

 

Start->Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Event Viewer

 

Am i just suppose to scan the registry and fix all the issues with ccleaner?


Oh and here's the event viewer thingy


not sure what to do with it ><

 

Here's the easiest way to see if the event logs are catching anything. Try to delete the item again, note what the time is, and then go look in each of the different logs to see what, if anything, got logged at that time that might be relevant to the issue.

 

nothing got logged =/

And i also ran ccleaner and i still can't delete it. Though it did free up a bunch of space =x

 

Have you tried enabling the administrator account, logging on as the administrator and attempting to delete the folder?

Here's how to enable the administrator account: http://lifehacker.com/341521/enable-vistas-administrator-account

When you are done, make sure to log back into your regular account and disable the administrator account.

 

Im fairly certain that my account is the administrator. At least it says i am >_o

 

have u tried........ right click on desktop refresh

 

http://download402.mediafire.com/cvyxufrg0isg/3dwjyq4gu1m/Vista-Take_own.rar


this program should let you delete it

run that then when you right click it press take ownership

 

Yes, as well as restarting and all that stuff.

Mr.Moo: The program didn't let me delete it unfortunately. I was so hopeful too.

Are there any programs that would somehow force windows to delete it?

 

that program should have

I can only think virus (1%) or corrupt file
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i will fill this post up with programs and eventually how to kill it in DOS

http://www.docsdownloads.com/Tier1/dr-delete.htm

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/...r-in-used-files-or-folders-with-fileassassin/

1. 
   
   Click on the "Start" button in the lower left corner of the screen and select "Run."
2. 
   
   Type "cmd" into the run dialog box to open a new command-line interface window.
3. 
   
   Find the exact path of the file you want to delete and make note of it.
4. 
   
   Type "del c:\users\Lauren and Robert\Desktop\******* since there is no file name i don't know what to put" into the command-line interface, replacing "c:\path" with the exact file path of the file you want to delete.
5. 
   
   Press the "Enter" key to confirm the delete command. <nobr style='font-weight: normal; font-size: 100%;' id='itxt_nobr_5_0'></nobr>windows will now automatically delete the specified file, as long as it exists at the given

 

I`ve ran an AVG scan on it and it came out clean so im fairly certain its not a virus.

 

I can't name the folder ;-;

When i click rename i can type in the name but when i push enter it just flashes once and is still unnamed.

 

what does it say when you try ?

try booting into safe mode and see what you can do

 

Okay sure, Ill try to in safe mode.

I really appreciate the help ><

Edit: So, im in safe mode w/ networking at the moment and Right click+delete didn't work as well as naming it.

Any thing else i should try? =/

 

A format.. ^_^

Someone else probably knows this better but is there a way to delete it from a Dos environment?

 

i posted how but there is no name so i do not know how to delete

 

Ya it looks like you invested quite some time into installing programs. I guess format is not an option.

I had a file once in my downloads folder I couldn't delete - an instalation for American Army game. It was 3 gb. Some time ago, I formatted HDD and installed W7 and feel great.

 

if you run cmd, and then go to the desktop (cd "c:\users\yourname\desktop") and write "dir" to list all files and folders, how does the list look?

 

No, you are not the administrator. Follow the link I gave you. Unless you enabled the "administrator" account, and when you turn on your computer you type "administrator" as the user name, then you have not enabled the admin account and you are not the admin.