Windows Vista Tips

Windows Vista Tips > Newsgroups > Windows Update > Re: Undeletable files

Reply
Thread Tools Display Modes

Re: Undeletable files

 
 
Dave
Guest
Posts: n/a

 
      08-14-2004
Halo Sniper wrote:
> i have a couple of files (deaderror) for example that can not be
> deleted even though all of the other program files that go with it
> are already deleted. i have tried to close down all proccesses that
> could be using it but i just cant delete it as it comes up with a
> message stating that the file may be in use or write protected


I would run CHKDSK /F (/F fixes errors) from the command line, I has some
corrupt files that I couldn't delete and others I couldn't see. After run
chkdsk and tell it to fix the errors, I had about 100+ errors, now I
delete the files and see the others just fine.


 
Reply With Quote
 
 
 
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Undeletable files Robert Clark Windows Vista General Discussion 9 03-21-2008 03:33 PM
Deleting undeletable files pianofreak Windows Vista File Management 6 04-28-2007 04:08 AM
Undeletable folders James Windows Vista General Discussion 4 03-17-2007 07:25 AM
Re: Undeletable files Derek Windows Update 0 08-13-2004 11:02 AM
Undeletable Files on Interrupted Update Windows Update 0 02-15-2004 12:43 AM



1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59