My friend can't delete file in Windows, and I can't fix it!

Submitted by tredman on April 3, 2007 - 23:02.

Windows

http://i9.tinypic.com/2n24fok.jpg
http://i13.tinypic.com/404ox75.jpg

Take a look at those pics and perhaps offer ideas? He can't press delete, nothing happens. Can't drag to Recycle, nothing happens. No properties options. Done safemode, same thing.

Corrupt OS? Malware? I assume malware is probably the most likely culprit.

Don't ask why the names are blacked out.. it's probably porn.

Tried it from command line?

Submitted by robertsr on April 3, 2007 - 23:15.

Tried it from command line? I've had that issue a few times in earlier windows distros, and I always did it successfully via command prompt

If your DOS is a bit rusty:

cd {directory} --- changes directory
dir --- lists everything in the directory
del {filename} --- removes the file. ? and * wildcards work too, but beware.

Randall Roberts - 3rd Year Class Rep

I know this is a bit off

Submitted by rvarga on April 3, 2007 - 23:17.

I know this is a bit off topic but does anybody else ever find themselves trying ls before dir in DOS? Or is it just me? -_-;;

All the time Bryan

Submitted by bheisler on April 3, 2007 - 23:28.

All the time

Bryan Heisler
"Half the lies I tell aren't true"
--Elazmeh

Yup

Submitted by robertsr on April 4, 2007 - 01:57.

Constantly.

Randall Roberts - 3rd Year Class Rep

It's why the first thing I

Submitted by aberry on April 4, 2007 - 23:47.

It's why the first thing I install in 'doze is Cygwin.

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Andrew

Is it just me, or is the

Submitted by jgaber on April 5, 2007 - 03:03.

Is it just me, or is the first thing that most Linux users look for when they use a Mac is the command terminal?
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CPES-SC - Treasurer

I feel lost and scared

Submitted by menglert on April 7, 2007 - 09:31.

I feel lost and scared untill i find the terminal. Even if i don't use it, i like haveing it open somewhere i can see it. OSX it's jest so shiny it comforts me to see a black and whight window with text...

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Matt Englert
SOCIS System Admin

There's always '>console'

Submitted by aberry on April 7, 2007 - 23:09.

There's always '>console' from the loginwindow.

There's something hot about a laptop with a high-res framebuffer using Vim in all it's glory.

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Andrew

have you tried msconfig and

Submitted by rgroves on April 4, 2007 - 10:21.

have you tried msconfig and reboot in diagnostic mode (pretty sure it's not the same as safe mode)? if that fails, boot into an ubuntu live cd, download the software to allow ntfs write capabilities in linux, and delete it from there.

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