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From: Badger on 22 Jun 2010 11:41
An alternate idea,
The folder may be set up as read only.
Right click CMD.EXE and select Run as Administrator,
Type CD\ and hit enter to drop you into the Root directory,
Type ATTRIB -S -H -R (name of directory) *.*/S and hit enter,
Then try to delete it.
"none" <nospam(a)bogusaddress.com> wrote in message news:hvq9h2$1t3$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
Had a situation where an invalid folder was created. The folder looked like an ASCII ATL-1 symbol. This is a multiboot system ... could not delete it in XP or W2K, had to use DOS scandisk, which deleted the folder.

An invalid folder (or file) has been created on occasion before so the question is, what utility can be used to delete an invalid folder in an NT OS?

Thanks
From: none on 22 Jun 2010 12:07
Badger, the directory has already been deleted. My post was to fine a utility which can run in an NT OS for -future- use.

With regards to your idea; tried going to a CMD window but could not type the directory name on a command line. When I hit 'ATL-1' on the KB an ^A appeared, which is not the name of the directory, so I was stumped.
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"Badger" <jerrymcm(a)msn.com> wrote in message news:eEDHXFiELHA.5668(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
An alternate idea,
The folder may be set up as read only.
Right click CMD.EXE and select Run as Administrator,
Type CD\ and hit enter to drop you into the Root directory,
Type ATTRIB -S -H -R (name of directory) *.*/S and hit enter,
Then try to delete it.
"none" <nospam(a)bogusaddress.com> wrote in message news:hvq9h2$1t3$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
Had a situation where an invalid folder was created. The folder looked like an ASCII ATL-1 symbol. This is a multiboot system ... could not delete it in XP or W2K, had to use DOS scandisk, which deleted the folder.

An invalid folder (or file) has been created on occasion before so the question is, what utility can be used to delete an invalid folder in an NT OS?

Thanks
From: mm on 22 Jun 2010 19:40
On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 07:15:19 -0500, "none" <nospam(a)bogusaddress.com>
wrote:

>Had a situation where an invalid folder was created. The folder looked like an ASCII ATL-1 symbol. This is a multiboot system ... could not delete it in XP or W2K, had to use DOS scandisk, which deleted the folder.
>
>An invalid folder (or file) has been created on occasion before so the question is, what utility can be used to delete an invalid folder in an NT OS?
>
>Thanks

Your lines go off the right edge of the screen!


If you have multiboot, boot into the other os and delete from there.

You may need to change the attributes from R-ead only, H=idden,
S-ystem, like Badger said.
From: surferdude2 on 22 Jun 2010 13:03

I use my BartPE boot CD to handle stubborn files and folders when
necessary. It rarely necessary.

I recommend making a current drive image before doing anything rash.


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