Cant del folder bc vista says 'file

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brianosaur November 11, 2008 at 14:41:02 Pacific
Specs: vista 64x, q6600 4gigs

Trying to delete a folder off my desktop.
All files inside have apparently been deleted already because the folder and subfolder are empty.
Vista will not delete the folder and I get the error message:
"Could not find this item. This is no longer located in <location>. Verify the item's location and try again"
I have taken admin permission on the folder.
I ran chkdsk /f ...didnt help
It will not delete in safe mode.
It does not delete with a command prompt "del" command. (Goes through the motions but nothing happens).
I cant uncheck "read only" in properties bc I get the same error msg.
I CAN rename the folder.
'Killbox' wont kill it
'Unlocker' doesnt run on Vista x64
...and this is driving me nuts.

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Jack Frost46 November 11, 2008 at 14:51:51 Pacific

You may want to read this , I found it on my travels .
When you try to delete or rename a file/folder, you may receive a window that says:
"Item not found. Could not find this item. This is no longer located in [folder]. Verify the item's location and try again."
To solve, follow these steps:
1. Open up a command prompt (run cmd.exe from the Start Menu).
2. Navigate to the folder that the object resides in.
3. Run "dir /a /x /p" to display the contents of the folder, including hidden files (/a) and 8.3 filenames (/x).
4. Find the 8.3 filename of the object to the left of the regular, long filename.
5. Run "ren <8.3 name>" to rename the object, "del <8.3 name>" to delete it if it's a file and "rd /s <8.3 name>" to delete it if it's a folder.
Note: If renaming to a long filename, make sure to enclose the long filename in quotations. If that fails, temporarily rename it to an 8.3 name and then rename it to what you want outside of the command prompt.
http://www.netfresco.com/tech/item-...