I get an error when trying to delete a folder. It says "Cannot delete......:Cannot find the specified file. Make sure you specify the correct path and file name." or it says "Cannot delete file: Cannot read from source file or disk." What should I do? All the folders are on my hard drive. Please help!

Vikas Patel: some ideas for you; 1. You Cannot Delete a File or a Folder see: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=320081 2. take ownership and delete the folder. see: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421 and http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308418 3. use the Command Console; click Start, Run, type: cmd and press the Enter key. at the Command prompt; CD to the folder that contains this file. and press the Enter key. (denoted as {enter}) type: dir /x {enter} and note the output. the offending file will be listed like (filena~1.xxx) take note of the name and type: del filena~1.xxx {enter} you are interested in the SHORT FILE NAME and EXTENSION displayed type: del xxxx.xxx (where xxxx.xxx is the SHORT FILE NAME and extension). 4. The file may be read only or hidden. on the desktop right click on the file and select Properties. uncheck read-only, hidden, system. if still cannot delete, see #5. 5. is the file flagged as ‘System’? open the Command Console, navigate to the folder in which the file resides (i.e. cd c:\folder\folder\ {enter}) type: attrib -r -s -a -h filename.extension {enter} del filename.extension {enter} 6. try deleting the file while in Safe Mode. 7. Rename the folder and then delete it. 8. one post did a combo of #3 and #7 as follows: "went into command, went to the folder in which "The End is nigh........." was located. Typed Dir /X to find it was known as THEEND~1, did "REN THEEND~1 Kill" (To rename it) and then I had a nice folder to delete." 9. if all else fails, download the "Zap" program from: http://helpdesk.kixtart.org/KixUtilsTasks.asp let us know what worked for you...

I get the error described in the original post (Cannot find the specified file). None of these things work, b/c the filename is not ascii. It is some sort of temp file created when I upgraded to XP and the filename consists of garbage binary type characters. So I can't type the filename to use in any command. I also cannot rename the file b/c the system "cannot read from the source file or disk". It must be a corrupted file of some sort. Chkdsk returns all ok. Tried to cut and paste the name of the file and use the zap utility, but it failed. Any other suggestions?

I had the same prob:"Cannot delete(rename) file: Cannot read from source file or disk." So I renamed("REN [shortform~1][new title]") it using DOS(Total Commander) and simply deleted it like it was said before by Everett (.8.). TY.:)