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      05-28-2008
Hi,

I found a nameless hidden blank file in my user directory the other
day. It has no size, no name, no nothing. It can't be given a name,
can't be moved, deleted, changed or opened. I only see it in Windows
Explorer, not in a command shell and not in other file managers like
FreeCommander even having it set to see system and hidden files. If put
up a screen shot of it here:

http://tinyurl.com/5q5prx

What could it be and can I get rid of it somehow?

I am running Windows Vista Ultimate SP1.

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Carey Frisch [MVP]
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      05-28-2008
Try using Unlocker: http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/


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"ceed" <> wrote in message news: ...
Hi,

I found a nameless hidden blank file in my user directory the other
day. It has no size, no name, no nothing. It can't be given a name,
can't be moved, deleted, changed or opened. I only see it in Windows
Explorer, not in a command shell and not in other file managers like
FreeCommander even having it set to see system and hidden files. If put
up a screen shot of it here:

http://tinyurl.com/5q5prx

What could it be and can I get rid of it somehow?

I am running Windows Vista Ultimate SP1.

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ceed
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      05-28-2008
Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:

|Try using Unlocker: http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

Thanks, I did. Didn't work since the file isn't locked. The main
problem seems to be it's totally without content.

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