Delete An "undeletable" File

Are you having a problem deleting a certain file? a lot of us PC users sometimes face this kind of PC problem. sometimes we just let the "undeletable file" inside our pc but after you've read and understand the process on how to delete "Undeletable file" then it will not be a problem anymore. here are the steps to help and guide you to delete the "undeletable file".

follow the steps below carefully



Windows 95/98/ME

* If you are using Windows 95, 98, or Windows ME, the easiest way to remove an undeletable file is to boot to a DOS prompt and manually delete the file. Before you do this, you'll want to make a note of the location of the file including the entire path to it. Follow the steps below to delete these types of files.
* If you already know the path to the file, please skip to Step 7
* Click on Start, Find, Files and Folders
* Type the name of the undeletable file in the Named or Search For box
* Make sure the Look In box shows the correct drive letter
* Click on Find Now or Search Now and let the computer find the file
* Once the file is located, right-click on it and choose properties, make a note of the file location. Usually this is something similar to

c:\windows\system32\file.exe



Close the search box

* Locate a boot disk for your version of Windows. if you don't have a boot disk then follow the steps below to create one:

for windows 95/98/ME
FORMAT /S A:
COPY C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT A:
COPY C:\CONFIG.SYS A:
COPY C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.INI A:
COPY C:\WINDOWS\WIN.INI A:

On Windows XP, you can generally boot directly from the Windows XP CD-ROM, however in some cases you may still need a set of boot floppies. In this case, click one of the links below to download a program to create boot floppies for Windows XP Home or Windows XP Pro editions.

Windows XP Home Edition Boot Floppy Creator

Windows XP Pro Edition Boot Floopy Creator

* Shut down and restart your computer with the boot disk in your floppy drive.
* The computer will boot to a DOS prompt that will look similar to

c:\

* Type the following command and press Enter to delete the filer, substituting the phrase with the actual path and file name you discovered in Step 5 above.

del

Example:

del c:\windows\undeletablefile.exe
* Remove the boot disk in the floppy drive and restart your computer
* The file should now be deleted.



Windows XP

* If you already know the path to the file, please skip to Step 7
* Click on Start, Search, All Files and Folders
* Type the name of the undeletable file in the box shown
* Make sure the Look In box shows the correct drive letter
* Click Search and let the computer find the file
* Once the file is located, right-click on it and choose properties, make a note of the file location. Usually this is something similar to

c:\windows\system32\. (ex. c:\windows\system32\file.exe)

* Close the search box
* Click on Start, Run, and type CMD and Press Enter to open a Command Prompt window
* Leave the Command Prompt window open, but proceed to close all other open programs
* Click on Start, Run and type TASKMGR.EXE and press Enter to start Task Manager
* Click on the Processes tab, click on the process named Explorer.exe and click on End Process.
* Minimize Task Manager but leave it open
* Go back to the Command Prompt window and change to the directory where the file is located. To do this, use the CD command. You can follow the example below.

Example: to change to the Windows\System32 directory you would enter the following command and Press Enter

cd \windows\system32

* Now use the DEL command to delete the offending file. Type DEL where is the file you wish to delete.

Example: del undeletable.exe
* Use ALT-TAB to go back to Task Manager
* In Task Manager, click File, New Task and enter EXPLORER.EXE to restart the Windows shell.
* Close Task Manager
* Or you can try this
* Open Notepad.exe
* Click File>Save As..>
* locate the folder where your undeletable file is
* Choose 'All files' from the file type box
* click once on the file u wanna delete so its name appears in the 'filename' box
* put a " at the start and end of the filename
* (the filename should have the extension of the undeletable file so it will overwrite it)
* click save,