can't delet a file

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when I try to delet the folder that the file is in it says error cannot delet
adult ~ 1. mpe: cannot find the specifide file make sure you have typed the
correct path and file name and when I try to delet the files I right click
go to delet click and nothing happens. it even says that there are no
propertys available for it I have even tried to drag and drop it in the
recycle bin but I get the same error cannot delet. any help will be greatly
apperciated. Thank You. killikat
 
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when I try to delet the folder that the file is in it says error
cannot delet adult ~ 1. mpe: cannot find the specifide file make
sure you have typed the correct path and file name and when I try to
delet the files I right click go to delet click and nothing happens.
it even says that there are no propertys available for it I have even
tried to drag and drop it in the recycle bin but I get the same error
cannot delet. any help will be greatly apperciated. Thank You.
killikat
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Guessing by the name and the name alone?

Malware Cleaning:
http://kgiii.info/windows/all/general/malwarefix.html

That's where I'd start... Repost if it turns out to not be malware.

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Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/

"A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the
furniture that he is likely to use, and the rest he can put away in the
lumber-room of his library where he can get it if he wants it."

Sherlock Holmes
 
You can also try deleting from the recovery console. First you'll need to
Control Panel|Admin Tools|Local Security Policy Recovery console:
"Allow floppy copy and access to all drives/folders" set to enabled

Then from the recovery console command line;
SET allowallpaths = TRUE

to gain access to all folders and try deleting from here.

To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows 2000
Setup CD or the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks. If you do not have Setup
floppy disks and your computer cannot start from the Windows 2000 Setup CD,
use another Windows 2000-based computer to create the Setup floppy disks. At
the "Welcome to Setup" screen. Press F10 or R to repair a Windows 2000
installation, and then press C to use the Recovery Console. The Recovery
Console then prompts you for the administrator password. If you do not have
the correct password, Recovery Console does not allow access to the
computer. If an incorrect password is entered three times, the Recovery
Console quits and restarts the computer. Note If the registry is corrupted
or missing or no valid installations are found, the Recovery Console starts
in the root of the startup volume without requiring a password. You cannot
access any folders, but you can carry out commands such as chkdsk, fixboot,
and fixmbr for limited disk repairs. Once the password has been validated,
you have full access to the Recovery Console, but limited access to the hard
disk. You can only access the following folders on your computer: drive
root, %systemroot% or %windir%


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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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killikat said:
when I try to delet the folder that the file is in it says error cannot
delet
adult ~ 1. mpe: cannot find the specifide file make sure you have typed
the
correct path and file name and when I try to delet the files I right
click
go to delet click and nothing happens. it even says that there are no
propertys available for it I have even tried to drag and drop it in the
recycle bin but I get the same error cannot delet. any help will be
greatly
apperciated. Thank You. killikat
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do it in cmd shell, cd to the dir, do dir /x, find its shortname, and del it
 
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