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removing a file with an unknown fon
Name: L.L Date: August 24, 2002 at 07:36:00 Pacific
Comment:
I have a file on my desktop named _ç I have no clue how it got there. I can't delete it or find it in the registry.
Here is what is says under properties:
type: file
location: DESKTOP
Size: 0 bytes
Ms-DOS NAME : (blank)
created: unknown
modified: unknown
accessed : unknown
attributes are all unchecked.
If I go through DOS, I don't know how to make the ç symbol. Any advice would really be appreciated Thanks
Name: Renaissance Man Date: August 24, 2002 at 08:07:06 Pacific
Reply:
• Go to C:\WINDOWS\Desktop and delete it there
• Alt 0135 gets you ç in DOS.
• Can you rename the file?
• Third party file viewers/managers (like LIST can delete unconventional or normally illegal file names.
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Response Number 2
Name: L.L Date: August 24, 2002 at 15:00:16 Pacific
Reply:
Thanks so much Renaissance Man. I used List and got rid of it. I appreciate your time and expertise.
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Response Number 3
Name: Fred6008 Date: August 25, 2002 at 08:59:21 Pacific
Reply:
Although I have never had that exact situation, you probably could have changed to C:\Windows\Desktop and moved all the other files there to a temporrary directory. Then you could have entered DEL *.* and gotten rid of the file that way without any third party software.
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Response Number 4
Name: Renaissance Man Date: August 29, 2002 at 17:39:19 Pacific
Name: Ajay Date: August 31, 2002 at 01:56:04 Pacific
Reply:
Hey ya buddy there are 2 ways to delete it
first:- go and try Alt+ the ascii code what ever that is in the num pad. You can rename it k. you can enter also in dos with this key cd Alt+The ascii code
Second:- if you have win2000 any ver u doint have to do any thing coz it will directly open it!
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