Re: cannot delete a file

Charles,

This is a network newsgroup, so how did this affect your network?

The information you provide implies that the file is in a different location
than the one you are using. Do a search for the file and note the exact
location, then use that path to find the file and delete it.

If, however, after using the above you still cannot delete the file;

1) Open a Command Prompt window and leave it open. Close all open programs

2) Click Start, Run and enter TASKMGR.EXE

3) Go to the Processes tab and End Process on Explorer.exe. Leave
Task Manager open

4) Go back to the Command Prompt window and change to the directory where
the undeletable file is located.

5) At the command prompt type DEL <filename> where <filename> is the file
you wish to delete

6) Go back to Task Manager, click File, New Task and enter EXPLORER.EXE to
restart the GUI shell

7) Close Task Manager

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"Charles" <charlesglobal@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:119e01c34237$7bb77140$a301280a@phx.gbl...

> It appears that a pornographic file was automatically
> downloaded to my computer and not it will not allow me to
> delete it. It says the following when I try to delete it:
> "cannot delete HOMEVI~1.MPG:cannot find the specific
> file. Make sure you specify the correct path and file
> name."
>
> Please help me on how to delete this file.
> Please respond by my e-mail: charlesglobal@yahoo.com
> Thanks...