right-click-and-deleting, delete button, nothing works. i can't open properties on it. scanning with norton anti-virus only returns a message saying the file is invalid. i have no idea how to remove this file without completely formatting my drive, which is just rediculous. any ideas?
2007-01-24 04:47:57 · 14 answers · asked by Strohberries 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Refresh or reboot and see if it is still there.
2007-01-24 04:51:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
By all means make sure it is not a system file first......if you are using Windows XP you can run msconfig and remove it that way. Click on start click on run in the box that shows up type msconfig, then click ok In the box that comes up click on the boot tab, find the box for safe mode and put a check mark in the box, then click ok it will restart in safe mode. from there you should be able to go in and remove the file. when you are done make sure you go back to the run and msconfig and uncheck the safe mode and then restart your computer. Safe mode only loads what is nessary to run the computer. . Good luck....I had to remove a trojan horse this way a few weeks back.
2007-01-24 05:21:40 · answer #2 · answered by qualityearthmovers 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Run a registry cleaner. I use RegScrubXP.
Download RegScrubXP--http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=2048
Safely cleans junk out of the Windows 2000/XP system registry. All changes made to the registry are fully restorable to it's original condition. You can make an exclusion list of registry entries that RegScrubXP will not display as problems. You can sift through a list of file extensions, company names, run upon startup programs, Internet Explorer history, and uninstall programs to delete what you think is junk
2007-01-24 04:53:20 · answer #3 · answered by rlh242424 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you can do is boot the PC into safe mode and try deleting the file again. That may well work. You can also try doing it by command line (Start, Run, type "cmd" without quotes) and using a delete command although I suggest against that until you try the safe mode option.
2007-01-24 05:01:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the finest component for you do do is reformat. reproduction you information to an exterior gadget and make effective you've each and every of the cd with product key code you should use belarc to get the product keys. when you're strong at computer the put on your xp cd restart and instead of reloading xp goto fix and seem for any amenities that ought to no longer be there. then attempt operating virus cleaners in safemode
2016-12-03 00:02:01 · answer #5 · answered by kobielnik 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is the file called?
Make sure it isnt a system file! There are a few hidden files using by the Operating System that this would happen with.
2007-01-24 04:53:01 · answer #6 · answered by rodandalisonthompson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It might be a system file. Microsoft locks those off under normal circumstances to prevent people from tampering and destroying the computer's ability to function. What is the file name? if it is a 32 file, or a .dll file, you're wasting your time.
2007-01-24 04:55:05 · answer #7 · answered by Tyler P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
where is the file? Is it in the system directory or temp?
Can you rename it to something like xyz.jpg or something then remove it? This sometimes works.
Try DelinvFile.exe
http://www.purgeie.com/delinv/index.htm
It can remove invalid files.
you can also try spybot which has a secure shredder.
http://www.safer-networking.org/
2007-01-24 04:55:26 · answer #8 · answered by drakshug 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why dont you get into DOS and get rid of it using a file manager. I suggest using Hirens Boot Cd which you can download from here:
http://rapidshare.com/files/9845095/softarchiveBootCD87.rar
This is a bootable disk and so you can get into dos and use file managers to get rid of it.
PS The password for that is
www.softarchive.net
2007-01-24 04:53:03 · answer #9 · answered by Chada C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well the only way to get rid of this is to formatt ya drive sorry.
what they are are files which have just got lost and are empty i get them all the time what i do is just hide them because that is all you can do with them if its right what im saying is in file propities it says that it has 0 bites on it im sorry but there is no fix to this on windows.
useing unix and linux you dont get this problem because thease two operating systes ARE MUCH better!!!!!!!!!!
hope this helps.
2007-01-24 05:08:34 · answer #10 · answered by sexyxxxxx 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You may have downloaded avirus in the form of a program without knowing it. see if you can find it in add/remove programs and delete.
2007-01-24 04:51:12 · answer #11 · answered by Slinky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋