cannot delete a jpg file in win explorer. Right click/delete disabled, driving me nuts

[eisen]

I am trying to debug a pc running win98se. I have got the
ad-aware/spybot,and nod32 anti- virus running and it found lots of
malware,data mining and spam.
This pc is used mostly by a 15yr old who uses Instant Messenger and
Kazzaa and he's put about 40-50 mp3's and short .avi's on it.

The only bad spam I have found is one mildly pornographic jpeg that is
in the folder with this music folder.
It does have a long,long, filename with lots of nasty words but it
begins with "con.HARDCORE~...ETC ETC)
When I am viewing in Explorer,
I can not right click it and get the dialog box to come up that would
allow me to delete this file. It just "blinks" as it is being selected
but nothing happens.
It is "grayed" out like it's a hidden file but I can double click on
it and it will load in a viewer.
I have read that I might be able to delete it in dos but I don't know
how to see the dos path. (the Windows naming conventions have spaces
and apostrophes and my dos skills are primitive).
I tried to delete it in Safe Mode but did not work.
The Windows Path is similar to this c:\my documents\Jimmy\Jimmy's New
Music
How can I find the dos name for this path/filename?

Can anybody help me. I don't want to buy software if I don't have to.
thanks

[Ingeborg]

(eisen) wrote in news:3802b6ed.0411031131.12be111
@posting.google.com:

> The Windows Path is similar to this c:\my documents\Jimmy\Jimmy's New
> Music
> How can I find the dos name for this path/filename?
>
>

The dos path should be
C:\MyDocu~1\Jimmy\Jimmys~1

But you can see it yourself. Restart to dos and type

c: <enter>
cd \ <enter>
dir /AD /W <enter>

and find the right map. type

cd 'map' <enter>
dir /AD /W <enter>

repeat the last 2 steps until you are in the right map. then type

dir /W | more <enter>

and find the right filename. Or just type

del con*.* <enter>

[Brian A.]

You can see the DOS file/folder/directory/subdirectory name by right =
clicking the file/folder/directory/subdirectory and choosing Properties.
You will also find the attributes in Properties where you can remove =
them. If they revert back and you still can not delete the file, then =
you need to get into DOS and remove them before deleting the file.

To remove the attributes in DOS type at the prompt:
attrib -s -h -r (type full path including file name here or if you are =
in the directory type the DOS file name)

ex: attrib -s -h -r c:\mydocu~1\Jimmy\Jimmys~1\con
or
attrib -s -h -r con

Then type:
del (type full path including file name here or if you are in the =
directory type the file name)

You may find it easier to work within the directory to eliminate any =
errors due to typing errors.


--=20

Brian A.

Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"eisen" > wrote in message =
m...
>I am trying to debug a pc running win98se. I have got the
> ad-aware/spybot,and nod32 anti- virus running and it found lots of
> malware,data mining and spam.
> This pc is used mostly by a 15yr old who uses Instant Messenger and
> Kazzaa and he's put about 40-50 mp3's and short .avi's on it.
>=20
> The only bad spam I have found is one mildly pornographic jpeg that is
> in the folder with this music folder.
> It does have a long,long, filename with lots of nasty words but it
> begins with "con.HARDCORE~...ETC ETC)
> When I am viewing in Explorer,
> I can not right click it and get the dialog box to come up that would
> allow me to delete this file. It just "blinks" as it is being selected
> but nothing happens.
> It is "grayed" out like it's a hidden file but I can double click on
> it and it will load in a viewer.
> I have read that I might be able to delete it in dos but I don't know
> how to see the dos path. (the Windows naming conventions have spaces
> and apostrophes and my dos skills are primitive).
> I tried to delete it in Safe Mode but did not work.
> The Windows Path is similar to this c:\my documents\Jimmy\Jimmy's New
> Music
> How can I find the dos name for this path/filename?
>=20
> Can anybody help me. I don't want to buy software if I don't have to.
> thanks

[PCR]

First, as Brian A. said, check the file's Properties. If it is
Read-Only, uncheck that. Can you delete it now? (I guess, also check the
folders in it's Path for Read-Only).

After that may fail... If you have trouble deleting it even in DOS, and
you are willing to sacrifice entire folders...

c:\my documents\Jimmy\Jimmy's New Music

....then, in Windows, try deleting the entire "Jimmy's New Music" folder.
That may well work, BUT you loose everything in it, not just one file.

Don't delete the "My Documents" folder, though.


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"eisen" > wrote in message
m...
| I am trying to debug a pc running win98se. I have got the
| ad-aware/spybot,and nod32 anti- virus running and it found lots of
| malware,data mining and spam.
| This pc is used mostly by a 15yr old who uses Instant Messenger and
| Kazzaa and he's put about 40-50 mp3's and short .avi's on it.
|
| The only bad spam I have found is one mildly pornographic jpeg that is
| in the folder with this music folder.
| It does have a long,long, filename with lots of nasty words but it
| begins with "con.HARDCORE~...ETC ETC)
| When I am viewing in Explorer,
| I can not right click it and get the dialog box to come up that would
| allow me to delete this file. It just "blinks" as it is being selected
| but nothing happens.
| It is "grayed" out like it's a hidden file but I can double click on
| it and it will load in a viewer.
| I have read that I might be able to delete it in dos but I don't know
| how to see the dos path. (the Windows naming conventions have spaces
| and apostrophes and my dos skills are primitive).
| I tried to delete it in Safe Mode but did not work.
| The Windows Path is similar to this c:\my documents\Jimmy\Jimmy's New
| Music
| How can I find the dos name for this path/filename?
|
| Can anybody help me. I don't want to buy software if I don't have to.
| thanks

[glee]

cd 'map' ??
What is that command supposed to do? It gives an error here.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"Ingeborg" > wrote in message
...
> (eisen) wrote in news:3802b6ed.0411031131.12be111
> @posting.google.com:
>
> > The Windows Path is similar to this c:\my documents\Jimmy\Jimmy's New
> > Music
> > How can I find the dos name for this path/filename?
> >
> >
>
> The dos path should be
> C:\MyDocu~1\Jimmy\Jimmys~1
>
> But you can see it yourself. Restart to dos and type
>
> c: <enter>
> cd \ <enter>
> dir /AD /W <enter>
>
> and find the right map. type
>
> cd 'map' <enter>
> dir /AD /W <enter>
>
> repeat the last 2 steps until you are in the right map. then type
>
> dir /W | more <enter>
>
> and find the right filename. Or just type
>
> del con*.* <enter>
>
>
>

[Bill Blanton]

Con is a reserved device name for "console" and is probably why
you're having a problem with the file. If you can't delete it in DOS
as the others suggested, you might try scandisk. Mabey it will pick
it up as an invalid name. (but I wouldn't bet on it)


"eisen" > wrote in message m...

> The only bad spam I have found is one mildly pornographic jpeg that is
> in the folder with this music folder.
> It does have a long,long, filename with lots of nasty words but it
> begins with "con.HARDCORE~...ETC ETC)
> When I am viewing in Explorer,
> I can not right click it and get the dialog box to come up that would
> allow me to delete this file. It just "blinks" as it is being selected
> but nothing happens.
> It is "grayed" out like it's a hidden file but I can double click on
> it and it will load in a viewer.

[Bill Watt]

On 3 Nov 2004 11:31:15 -0800, (eisen) wrote:

>I am trying to debug a pc running win98se. I have got the
>ad-aware/spybot,and nod32 anti- virus running and it found lots of
>malware,data mining and spam.
>This pc is used mostly by a 15yr old who uses Instant Messenger and
>Kazzaa and he's put about 40-50 mp3's and short .avi's on it.
>
>The only bad spam I have found is one mildly pornographic jpeg that is
>in the folder with this music folder.
>It does have a long,long, filename with lots of nasty words but it
>begins wi thcon.HARDCORE~...ETCETC
>When I am viewing in Explorer,
>I can not right click it and get the dialog box to come up that would
>allow me to delete this file. It just "blinks" as it is being selected
>but nothing happens.
> It is "grayed" out like it's a hidden file but I can double click on
>it and it will load in a viewer.
>I have read that I might be able to delete it in dos but I don't know
>how to see the dos path. (the Windows naming conventions have spaces
>and apostrophes and my dos skills are primitive).
>I tried to delete it in Safe Mode but did not work.
>The Windows Path is similar to this c:\my documents\Jimmy\Jimmy's New
>Music
>How can I find the dos name for this path/filename?
>
>Can anybody help me. I don't want to buy software if I don't have to.
>thanks

Try dragging it into the Recycle Bin then delete it from there.

If this and the other suggestions don't work post back. The Deltree
command from Dos should remove it. The command can also delete every
file and subdirectory within the specified directory so it requires
caution.

Regards,

Bill Watt
Computer Help and Information http://home.epix.net/~bwatt/

[Ingeborg]

"glee" > wrote in news:#vxNxhhwEHA.3808
@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl:

> cd 'map' ??
> What is that command supposed to do? It gives an error here.

>> and find the right map. type
>>
>> cd 'map' <enter>

Map is a usermode variabele which refers to the map found in the line above
:-)

[glee]

"Ingeborg" > wrote in message
...
> "glee" > wrote in news:#vxNxhhwEHA.3808
> @TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl:
>
> > cd 'map' ??
> > What is that command supposed to do? It gives an error here.
>
> >> and find the right map. type
> >>
> >> cd 'map' <enter>
>
> Map is a usermode variabele which refers to the map found in the line above
> :-)

....and where is the map on the original poster's system, dare I ask? :-)
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

[... et al.]

glee wrote:
> "Ingeborg" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>"glee" > wrote in news:#vxNxhhwEHA.3808
:
>>
>>
>>>cd 'map' ??
>>>What is that command supposed to do? It gives an error here.
>>
>>>>and find the right map. type
>>>>
>>>>cd 'map' <enter>
>>
>>Map is a usermode variabele which refers to the map found in the line above
>>:-)
>
>
> ...and where is the map on the original poster's system, dare I ask? :-)

Not sure if you are just messing with Ingeborg as i think you
could make out the meaning of 'map' from the context of what
Ingeborg tried to explain to the OP.

If you really wonder, i think that by 'map' Ingeborg means
'directory' (or 'folder', or ... or whatever other name your OS
prefers for this type of entity).

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[eisen]

> Computer Help and Information http://home.epix.net/~bwatt/

Thanks for the help.
I tried all the suggestions and I think I finally got that file
deleted by deleting the folder that contained it.
(1)I tried the dos remedy but I just could not find that file listed
in the rows and rows of .mp3 files. So the other dos rememdies could
not be tried.

(1)I could not "right click" the file in question in Explorer so I
could not see properties, file size or anything.

(3)I tried to "edit" this jpeg in Paintshop Pro but when I selected
it, It told me
it could not open because of "device name" or something like that.

Hopefully, the method of deleting the folder up one level has done the
trick.
Thanks everybody. If I see this thing again, I'll revisit the issue.

[Brian A.]

You can see the DOS file/folder/directory/subdirectory name by right =
clicking the file/folder/directory/subdirectory and choosing Properties.
You will also find the attributes in Properties where you can remove =
them. If they revert back and you still can not delete the file, then =
you need to get into DOS and remove them before deleting the file.

To remove the attributes in DOS type at the prompt:
attrib -s -h -r (type full path including file name here or if you are =
in the directory type the DOS file name)

ex: attrib -s -h -r c:\mydocu~1\Jimmy\Jimmys~1\con
or
attrib -s -h -r con

Then type:
del (type full path including file name here or if you are in the =
directory type the file name)

You may find it easier to work within the directory to eliminate any =
errors due to typing errors.

--=20

Brian A.

Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"eisen" > wrote in message =
m...
>I am trying to debug a pc running win98se. I have got the
> ad-aware/spybot,and nod32 anti- virus running and it found lots of
> malware,data mining and spam.
> This pc is used mostly by a 15yr old who uses Instant Messenger and
> Kazzaa and he's put about 40-50 mp3's and short .avi's on it.
>=20
> The only bad spam I have found is one mildly pornographic jpeg that is
> in the folder with this music folder.
> It does have a long,long, filename with lots of nasty words but it
> begins with "con.HARDCORE~...ETC ETC)
> When I am viewing in Explorer,
> I can not right click it and get the dialog box to come up that would
> allow me to delete this file. It just "blinks" as it is being selected
> but nothing happens.
> It is "grayed" out like it's a hidden file but I can double click on
> it and it will load in a viewer.
> I have read that I might be able to delete it in dos but I don't know
> how to see the dos path. (the Windows naming conventions have spaces
> and apostrophes and my dos skills are primitive).
> I tried to delete it in Safe Mode but did not work.
> The Windows Path is similar to this c:\my documents\Jimmy\Jimmy's New
> Music
> How can I find the dos name for this path/filename?
>=20
> Can anybody help me. I don't want to buy software if I don't have to.
> thanks

[PCR]

You are welcome. Yea, it's gone to the Bin.

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"eisen" > wrote in message
om...
| > Computer Help and Information http://home.epix.net/~bwatt/
|
| Thanks for the help.
| I tried all the suggestions and I think I finally got that file
| deleted by deleting the folder that contained it.
| (1)I tried the dos remedy but I just could not find that file listed
| in the rows and rows of .mp3 files. So the other dos rememdies could
| not be tried.
|
| (1)I could not "right click" the file in question in Explorer so I
| could not see properties, file size or anything.
|
| (3)I tried to "edit" this jpeg in Paintshop Pro but when I selected
| it, It told me
| it could not open because of "device name" or something like that.
|
| Hopefully, the method of deleting the folder up one level has done the
| trick.
| Thanks everybody. If I see this thing again, I'll revisit the issue.

[PCR]

What are they talking about up there-- "map"? What map?

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Bill Blanton" > wrote in message
...
| Con is a reserved device name for "console" and is probably why
| you're having a problem with the file. If you can't delete it in DOS
| as the others suggested, you might try scandisk. Mabey it will pick
| it up as an invalid name. (but I wouldn't bet on it)
|
|
| "eisen" > wrote in message
m...
|
| > The only bad spam I have found is one mildly pornographic jpeg that
is
| > in the folder with this music folder.
| > It does have a long,long, filename with lots of nasty words but it
| > begins with "con.HARDCORE~...ETC ETC)
| > When I am viewing in Explorer,
| > I can not right click it and get the dialog box to come up that
would
| > allow me to delete this file. It just "blinks" as it is being
selected
| > but nothing happens.
| > It is "grayed" out like it's a hidden file but I can double click
on
| > it and it will load in a viewer.
|
|

[Bill Blanton]

"PCR" > wrote in message ...
> What are they talking about up there-- "map"? What map?

The republicans have assumed a mandate..
We need to map out an escape route.
:-|

[glee]

"Bill Blanton" > wrote in message
...
> "PCR" > wrote in message
...
> > What are they talking about up there-- "map"? What map?
>
> The republicans have assumed a mandate..
> We need to map out an escape route.
> :-|

At the risk of being OT...yes, and yikes! Dunno how they decided a race that close
was a "clear mandate". Must be using a logic beyond the comprehension of mere
mortals such as you or I.

[Bill Watt]

On Thu, 4 Nov 2004 23:54:04 -0500, "glee" >
wrote:

>"Bill Blanton" > wrote in message
...
>> "PCR" > wrote in message
...
>> > What are they talking about up there-- "map"? What map?
>>
>> The republicans have assumed a mandate..
>> We need to map out an escape route.
>> :-|
>
>At the risk of being OT...yes, and yikes! Dunno how they decided a race that close
>was a "clear mandate". Must be using a logic beyond the comprehension of mere
>mortals such as you or I.

Yes, I believe it's called "fuzzy logic".

[PCR]

Ack! That went against my vote!

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Bill Blanton" > wrote in message
...
| "PCR" > wrote in message
...
| > What are they talking about up there-- "map"? What map?
|
| The republicans have assumed a mandate..
| We need to map out an escape route.
| :-|
|
|
|