Jim--
I feel fortunate to get such a complete post in such rapid fire time and I
will explore and save every link of course and look forward to using your
site and its resources. But Jim, invalid file or not, do you know how to ID
where the folder with the ... extension comes from. I don't know much
about ASCI II and quite honestly I read a lot of science jargon and have for
years but I found the KB terminology pretty tough going. I think you can
understand how that might have been and I read a lot of MSKBs in helping
some on groups and chats.
Jim do you know what the 3 dotter was or if there are thousands of
permutations and combinations of invalid files, set me straight. Maybe it
has no name.
Also I might add of course I suggested system restore but the guy shot back
he didn't like it. I find in my travels the most common system restore
delusion is that it impacts documents or that it will throw away a gamut of
things it doesn't. I collect articles on it including those from the MSFT
SR teams and in my experience it does not lose even the shortcuts and
hotfixes since the last restore point that it advertises. Of course in rare
cases, I'm sure system restore could lose everything, and I am reminded
with a smile of this new halarious long treastise from Mr. Ballmer's legal
team now appearing in some KBs at the bottom like this one:
RAM, Virtual Memory, Pagefile and all that stuff
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;555223
LOL this reminds me of all the direct advertisingTV commercial formats for
prescription meds where the poor perspective patient hears a small sound
bite about drug x only to be quickly deluged with an unending list of all
the PDR's side effects in a big multicenter study. The commercials border
somewhere in my mind between surreal and totally absurd.
If you can fill me in on the 3 dot or Part 6 of this MSKB applying, please
let me know.
The KB I meant for Part 6 was:
You cannot delete a file or a folder on an NTFS file system volume
http://support.microsoft.com/Default...1201211201 20
Thanks again very much for the excellent links JIm I would not have found
on my own.
Best,
Chad Harris
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"Jim Byrd" wrote in message
...
Hi Chad - From my Blog, addy in Sig, below. (I suspect you'd want to use
Delete Invalid File for this particular situation):
"Sometimes the tools below will find files which they are unable to delete
because they are in use.
A program called Copylock, here, http://noeld.com/programs.asp?cat=misc
can
aid in the process of "replacing, moving, renaming or deleting one or many
files which are currently in use (e.g. system files like comctl32.dll, or
virus/trojan files.)"
Another is Killbox, he http://www.downloads.subratam.org/KillBox.zip
A third which is a bit different but often very useful is Delete Invalid
File, he http://www.purgeie.com/delinv.htm which handles invalid/UNC
file/folder name deleting, rather than the in use problem.
A fourth useful program is Unlocker, he
.http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/ " Simply right click the folder or file
and select Unlocker. If the folder or file is locked, a window listing of
lockers will appear. Simply select the lockers and click Unlock and you
are
done!" Works as advertised and is particularly helpful in identifying
malware components which are 'protecting' each other."
--
Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP
My Blog, Defending Your Machine, he
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
"Chad Harris" wrote in message
I did not post this in 3 places to be rude or waste time; I posted to
get the best answer to a puzzling problem from the sources I ID as
the best groups; and if someone is perhaps not happy then in a
friendly pleasant way please "bring it" 'cause I can take cyberheat
in an effort to learn.
I'm on an XPSP2 box but it's not my problem but it got bandied about
on one of the MSFT chat formats and without a good answer. I suspect
many of the knowledgable Word regulars or people like David Candy
on the XP groups will be able to knock this out of the park.
The question is how to delete a folder whose extension has three
dots. When the individual tried to delete it, he got the file is in
use box. I suggested the following and the person did not try any
of them fully but finally got it deleted using: Purge IE
http://www.purgeie.com/delinv.htm
I suspect Purge IE could use methods in common with something below
but I'm not sure. It was the only one I know that was tried.
I suggested:
1) Reboot
2) Boot into Safe Mode and Delete it from Windows Explorer which
rightly or wrongly I believed would enhance chances of a Safe Mode
Delete, Does Windows Explorer enhance deletions? It's worked for me
on occassion. 3) I suggested Doug Knox's Delete an Undeletable File
and the individual wouldn't try it because he said it would not work
on a "Win 32 System." I took this term to mean a 32 bit Windows and
did not understand the objection. Someone correct me if I
misconstrued the term please.
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_undeletable_file.htm 4) I
suggested this MSKB:
You cannot delete a file or a folder on an NTFS file system volume
http://support.microsoft.com/Default...1201211201 20
5) Finally could Doug's method and the Purge IE method and the KB be
any of the same methods?
Also I found the reading a little tough and wondered about Part 6 in
the KB.
TIA,
Chad Harris