Cannot delete a folder on the desktop

I have an empty folder named songs5.7.5mp3s on my desktop. When I try to
delete it using shift+del, nothing happens, i.e. the folder remains there.
When I try to delete it from the cmd prompt, the following error msg comes:

The system cannot find the path specified.

Furthermore, when I try to rename that folder, a Copy Folder dialog box
appears with the following message:

The C:\Users\Owner\Desktop folder doesn not exist. The file may have been
moved or deleted. Do you want to create it?

C:\Users\Owner\Desktop already exists. Clicking yes or no makes no
difference. The folder name remains unchanged. However, I can copy the folder
to some other location and delete/rename the new copy successfully. I am
running Windows Vista Home Ultimate edition. Any ideas how to delete the
folder?

Thanks in advance

Try taking ownership of the folder then delete:
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67...ship-file.html

If that does not work, boot into safe mode then try deleting it.
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"lawerbit" <> wrote in message
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>I have an empty folder named songs5.7.5mp3s on my desktop. When I try to
> delete it using shift+del, nothing happens, i.e. the folder remains there.
> When I try to delete it from the cmd prompt, the following error msg
> comes:
>
> The system cannot find the path specified.
>
> Furthermore, when I try to rename that folder, a Copy Folder dialog box
> appears with the following message:
>
> The C:\Users\Owner\Desktop folder doesn not exist. The file may have been
> moved or deleted. Do you want to create it?
>
> C:\Users\Owner\Desktop already exists. Clicking yes or no makes no
> difference. The folder name remains unchanged. However, I can copy the
> folder
> to some other location and delete/rename the new copy successfully. I am
> running Windows Vista Home Ultimate edition. Any ideas how to delete the
> folder?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
>

lawerbit wrote:
> I have an empty folder named songs5.7.5mp3s on my desktop. When I try
> to delete it using shift+del, nothing happens, i.e. the folder
> remains there. When I try to delete it from the cmd prompt, the
> following error msg comes:
>
> The system cannot find the path specified.
>
> Furthermore, when I try to rename that folder, a Copy Folder dialog
> box appears with the following message:
>
> The C:\Users\Owner\Desktop folder doesn not exist. The file may have
> been moved or deleted. Do you want to create it?
>
> C:\Users\Owner\Desktop already exists. Clicking yes or no makes no
> difference. The folder name remains unchanged. However, I can copy
> the folder to some other location and delete/rename the new copy
> successfully. I am running Windows Vista Home Ultimate edition. Any
> ideas how to delete the folder?
>
> Thanks in advance
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Have you tried the obvious; right-click>Delete?

"lawerbit" wrote:

> I have an empty folder named songs5.7.5mp3s on my desktop. When I try to
> delete it using shift+del, nothing happens, i.e. the folder remains there.
> When I try to delete it from the cmd prompt, the following error msg comes:
>
> The system cannot find the path specified.
>
> Furthermore, when I try to rename that folder, a Copy Folder dialog box
> appears with the following message:
>
> The C:\Users\Owner\Desktop folder doesn not exist. The file may have been
> moved or deleted. Do you want to create it?
>
> C:\Users\Owner\Desktop already exists. Clicking yes or no makes no
> difference. The folder name remains unchanged. However, I can copy the folder
> to some other location and delete/rename the new copy successfully. I am
> running Windows Vista Home Ultimate edition. Any ideas how to delete the
> folder?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
>