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Name: MrKlaatu
Date: March 26, 2006 at 18:10:08 Pacific
OS: Windows XP Professional S
CPU/Ram: 3 Gig P4, 16k pri-mem, 10
Product: Custom
Comment:

I have a "Tweener" who Innocently Downloaded (and, after a lonnnnnnng talk, I DO believe it was innocent.....I trust my Kid), a few FILES, in one Folder, that are named: "con.*****.JPG"

I'm fairly confident that the "con." prefix is my problem.....//shrug

I have not been able to find any way to delete these Files, I always get an Error:


"
Cannot delete con.*****(2)(1)(1): Cannot find the specified file.
Make sure you specify the correct path and file name.
"


I've found that "CON" is a 'protected' "word" and I don't want to delete any other instances of it, just in this one Folder. (A different Physical Disk from my Active WIN XP Pro Installation).

Does anyone have any idea how I can DELETE/Remove these Files?

I've Computing.net-ed and Googled no end, with no resolution.

ANY clues .......even the 'slightest chance'....... would be MUCH appreciated.



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Response Number 1
Name: Arctos
Date: March 26, 2006 at 19:11:48 Pacific
Reply:

MoveOnBoot will get rid of them them.

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Boot-Manager-Disk/MoveOnBoot.shtml

Unity is strength.


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Response Number 2
Name: lurkswithin
Date: March 26, 2006 at 20:56:58 Pacific
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If that doesn't solve it for you try "unlocker" it will allow just about anything to be done to any files.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/Unlocker_d4660.html

In The Matters Of Style,
swim with the current;
in matters of principle,
Stand Like A Rock


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Response Number 3
Name: Nigel Spike
Date: March 26, 2006 at 22:17:48 Pacific
Reply:

CON: is a reserved word/name as it represents an input/output device. This means that you can write to it, or read from it like a disk device. CON stands for console and is the monitor and keyboard.
An example of usage is COPY A: CON:

There is no risk that you will delete any of them by trying to delete the file.

Nigel

I support Bigger feet for rabbits


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Response Number 4
Name: MrKlaatu
Date: March 27, 2006 at 01:24:33 Pacific
Reply:

Unfortunately, MoveOnBoot didn't do anything to these Files, as described in my original Post.

HOWEVER!.......UnLocker seems to have done the trick!!!

Thanks for all responses........//thumbsup!!!



mmmm.......but...... Nigel.....(??!??).....mayhap you should actually READ Posts before adding your 2ยข???!!!!

I'd already figgered out that it was "reserved" and DELETing it was to no avail.....which is why I Posted here to begin with...............but, thanks for tryin', anyways! //GREAT BIG SMILE!!!!!


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Response Number 5
Name: Nigel Spike
Date: March 27, 2006 at 22:57:48 Pacific
Reply:

MrKlaatu
I mainly intened to explain how and why it was reserved, besides explaining that you cannot "delete" the device :-)

Nigel


I support Bigger feet for rabbits


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