Desktop file removal

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I downloaded a file to my desktop now windows explorer keeps shutting down
and restarting,can someone tell me how to remove it,it`s a Nef file from a
preproduction camera and windows does not recognize it.All i get from my user
account on vista is windows explorer shuttind down and restarting repetedly.I
can log on to my wifes account on Vista but can`t do anything on my side.I
tried to delete it from my wifes account on vista premium by going to my
computer-users-brian-desktop but as soon as i right click the file to delete
it windows explorer shuts down and restarts there to...any help would be
appreciated
 
try going into safe mode by pressing f8 before windows starts...

then delete it

tell me if this helps
 
Tiberius,i just tried,and when in safe mode on my account all the desktop
icons just flash on and off all the time,it will not let me do anything..If i
go to my wifes account then i can get all the way to see the file under my
computer but if i try to click on it to delete it an error comes up and the
my computer page shuts dsown and i`m left with her start up screen with
icons again....i appreciate the quick reply,,,any ideas ?????
 
Perhaps this might help...
It adds an option to delete on boot in the right click..

so go to your wifes account install this and try right clicking and select
to delete on boot and restart..

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/moveonboot.html

I have used this many times on XP..
I have not tried it on Vista though

Tell me if it works
 
brianhare said:
account on vista is windows explorer shuttind down and restarting
repetedly.I
can log on to my wifes account on Vista but can`t do anything on my side.I
tried to delete it from my wifes account on vista premium by going to my
computer-users-brian-desktop but as soon as i right click the file to
delete
it windows explorer shuts down and restarts there to...any help would be
appreciated
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Hi Brian,

It sounds like Explorer is reacting badly to that file. Maybe you have a
Shell extension installed which recognises the NEF file, and tries to
instigate some customised logic when you go to delete it (Many applications
silently install Shell extensions - basically, their own DLLs - into
Explorer).

So instead, try deleting the file from a Command Prompt:

- log on to wife's account

- go to Start Menu, Accessories, Command Prompt

- right-click the Command Prompt icon in the Start menu and choose "Run as
Administrator"

- enter the administrative consent, if prompted.

- change directory to your desktop:

C:\Windows\System32>cd \Users\Brian\Desktop <enter>

C:\Users\Brian\Desktop>

- make sure the file is there:

C:\Users\Brian\Desktop>dir foo.nef <enter>
Volume in drive C is System
Volume Serial Number is 7846-1538

Directory of C:\Users\Brian\Desktop

30/09/2007 08:41 6 foo.nef
1 File(s) 6 bytes
0 Dir(s) 8,375,435,264 bytes free

C:\Users\Brian\Desktop>

(the exact details will be different on your machine, obviously)

- delete the file:

C:\Users\Brian\Desktop>del foo.nef <enter>

- do another dir to confirm teh file is gone

C:\Users\Brian\Desktop>dir foo.nef <enter>
Volume in drive C is System
Volume Serial Number is 7846-1538

Directory of C:\Users\Brian\Desktop

File Not Found

C:\Users\Brian\Desktop>

- then type "exit" to leave the Command Prompt.

- log out of your wife's account;

- now, log on to your own account normally. The *.NEF file should be gone
from your Desktop. If you are still getting instability in Explorer, it
won't be because of the NEF file.


Hope this helps, good luck!
 
Andrew,i tried it,,and i think i`m doing this wrong,where you wanted me to
put in C:\Users\Brian\Desktop>dir foo.nef am i to type it in exactly like
that or replace the foo with the file name which is ISO3200 DSC_0083
...Sorry but i know almost nothing in this area...if the first is correct with
"foo" in it then what i do get is

volume in drive C is S3A4031D502

Volume Serial Number is 6457-4C79

Directory of C:Users\Brian\Desktop

File Not Found


Which is not right because it`s still there,,,i`m not that bright when it
comes to this so please forgive my ignorance,and i appreciate your help on
this...
 
Can`t get that to work,when i type the file name ISO3200 DSC_0083 in the
field it comes up with "not a valid file"...Course i am probably doing
something wrong...
 
brianhare said:
Andrew,i tried it,,and i think i`m doing this wrong,where you wanted me to
put in C:\Users\Brian\Desktop>dir foo.nef am i to type it in exactly
like
that or replace the foo with the file name which is ISO3200 DSC_0083
..Sorry but i know almost nothing in this area...if the first is correct
with
"foo" in it then what i do get is
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Hi Brian,

No worries; sorry I didn't explain it more clearly.

I was using "foo" as a substitute, since I didn't know the real name of your
file.

In your case, you'd type:

C:\Users\Brian\Desktop>dir "ISO3200 DSC_0083.NEF"

then press the <enter> key. Note the quotation marks around the file name -
these are required for file names which contain a space.

Alternatively, you can type:

C:\Users\Brian\Desktop>dir ISO

and then press the <tab> key. The Command Prompt will fill in the rest of
the file name for you. If the name contains spaces, quotation marks are
automatically inserted around the file name. If you have multiple files
named "ISO"-something, keep pressing the tab key to cycle through all the
matching file names. This is a good way to avoid making spelling mistakes in
file names! After <tab> has expanded the file name, then press <enter> to
execute the command.

The "dir" command is just to make sure you're in the right directory, for
the file. Once you've used dir to verify you're in the right plce, the "del"
command is the one which actually deletes the file. As with dir, you can
type:

C:\Users\Brian\Desktop>del ISO

and then press <tab>, to expand the file name out to its full value. Just
make sure you ahve teh right file, before you hit <enter> to execute the
delete operation.

Hope that clears it up. If you still have questions, just ask ... happy to
explain further if required!
 
Andrew,i got it,i was missing the quotation marks" " like you said,if i would
have given you the file name in the first place you would have let me know
that,my fault,sorry..

I must say this is one of the nicest most helpfull forums i`ve visited in a
long time,i am on three Photography forums and used to teach a lot of newbies
photography then it just seemed that to many trolls that knew very little
seemed to try to discredit everything i said,so i only observe now,shame it
had to be that way.It was fun being helpful ........

You quite abviously know a lot about operating systems,and i truly
appreciate your time helping a "newbie" like me..I`ve had a computer for
years,but rarely get myself into trouble..And i appreciate you coming down to
my level so i can understand what you wanted me to do.You are a
gentleman...hope to talk to you again soon..

Brian Hare
 
brianhare said:
Andrew,i got it,i was missing the quotation marks" " like you said,if i
would
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Excellent! Thanks for letting us know it worked.
I must say this is one of the nicest most helpfull forums i`ve visited in
a
Click to expand...

Well microsoft.public.windows.vista.general certainly has its share of
trolls and empty flame-wars!!! But yes, there are many helpful and
knowledgeable people here: Malke, Cal Bear 66, Michael Solomon, dean-dean,
Ramesh, Synapse Syndrome, Rick Rogers, Jane C, to name but a few ...

Good luck with Vista, I hope it's painless from here on.
 
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