i have this folder in my desktop and im not being able to get rid og it, it appears a messagewhen i try to delet it: "cannot delete :Cannot find the specified file. Make sure you specify the correct path and file name".. will i have to live whit this unused folder in my desktop 4 the rst of my life?

Hi, Do a Google search for a program called 'move on boot'. Go to the sight and download it, then right click the icon and use the move on boot program to rid your machine of it. Tony AMD Athlonxp 3200+ OC Asus A7N8x-deluxe-E ATI AIW 9600pro 2x WD SATA raptors/raid0 Corsair XMS3200 16x Lite-on DVD 48x Lite-on CDRW Aspire Super Alien Case

I had this problem once with windows nt4 server but it was a corrupt file system issue as doing a restart of the server released the file and let me delete it. Id go with Tony for this one or try booting into safe mode on the machine that has the desktop on and try that way. Tom

1 > u can try to boot in safe mode and delete. if that do'nt work , 2 > then try changing the file name and restart yr computer, then delete . 3 > even that do'nt work , then type "dir /x" in dos mode. list of shortened file names appear. 4 > note down the short name of that particular file and delete it with the command "delete" . 5 > if even that do'nt work , know the name of the application , for which the folder is linked. remove the application from the add/remove programs. now delete the folder. Ravi Vamshi(Vamshi)

hi thanks, i download that program but only works whit files, and i have no files in the folder , just the folder, empty, but i can deleted or erase it.. gonna try what vamshi said.

Had this sort of problem myself once. Had to take ownership of the folder to delete it. How to Take Ownership of a Folder NOTE: You must be logged on to the computer using an account that has administrative privileges. If you are running Windows XP Home Edition, in order to have access to the Security tab, you must first start in Safe Mode and log on with an account that has Administrative rights. If you are using Windows XP Professional, you must disable Simple File Sharing. By default, Windows XP Professional uses Simple File sharing when not joined to a domain. For additional information about how to do this, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 307874 How to disable simplified sharing and set permissions on a shared folder in Windows XP To take ownership of a folder: 1. Right-click the folder you want to take ownership of, and then click Properties. 2. Click the Security tab, and then click OK on the Security message (if one appears). 3. Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab. 4. In the Name list, click your user name, Administrator if you are logged in as Administrator, or click the Administrators group. If you want to take ownership of the contents of that folder, click to select the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects check box. 5. Click OK. The following message appears, where folder name is the name of the folder that you want to take ownership of: Hope this helps, it worked for me.

when a click the folder properties i dont see a security tab. im using win xp and have the admnistrator rights in this account