Rogerianus
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file cannot be deleted
Hello!
In one of my temporary internet file folders there is a file with a .htm extension that has a very very long filename.
Maybe that is the reason I cannot delete it?
I also tried deleting it by using the command prompt.
Either the delete function does not react at all, or it says 'file not found'
I cannot rename it either.
Does anyone know how I can get rid of it?
Roger.
In one of my temporary internet file folders there is a file with a .htm extension that has a very very long filename.
Maybe that is the reason I cannot delete it?
I also tried deleting it by using the command prompt.
Either the delete function does not react at all, or it says 'file not found'
I cannot rename it either.
Does anyone know how I can get rid of it?
Roger.
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Also in safe mode I cannot delete the file.
I don't know if it helps you but the file is located in C:\documents and settings\adminsitrator\loc
The properties of the file are 'not available'.
The delete button (or delete function after right clicking) just doesn't do anything, it gives no error.
It is a .htm file but when opening it just calls internet explorer with an empty screen.
I don't know if it helps you but the file is located in C:\documents and settings\adminsitrator\loc
The properties of the file are 'not available'.
The delete button (or delete function after right clicking) just doesn't do anything, it gives no error.
It is a .htm file but when opening it just calls internet explorer with an empty screen.
Can you view the source code of that htm file? I'm leaning towards it being a virus but not really sure. Dump the HTML codes here.
If your install is on FAT with basic disk, see if you can get into MS-DOS (using DOS Floppy, not cmd.exe) and navigate to that directory (using 8.3 filenames), and use del built-in function to kill that file. See if this works.
If your install is on FAT with basic disk, see if you can get into MS-DOS (using DOS Floppy, not cmd.exe) and navigate to that directory (using 8.3 filenames), and use del built-in function to kill that file. See if this works.
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No, I cannot edit it with Notepad and neither with CoffeeCup.
My computer is protected with AVG antivirus, for what it 's worth.
I have NTFS file system.
Now when I double click the file it goes to a website http://www.lop.com/dnserror.cgi?s=http:///
I remember yesterday I had to reset my wallpaper because that same site had put an image on my desktop about a search engine, without asking me first.
My computer is protected with AVG antivirus, for what it 's worth.
I have NTFS file system.
Now when I double click the file it goes to a website http://www.lop.com/dnserror.cgi?s=http:///
I remember yesterday I had to reset my wallpaper because that same site had put an image on my desktop about a search engine, without asking me first.
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While waiting for an answer from EE I fooled around a bit and was able to delete the file myself:
While being in its original location, I could'nt delete it nor the folder in which it was contained. But I could move the folder to another location (c:\), and then deletion of the folder was possible !!
I don't understand how or why but I got rid of it.
Thanks for your help.
While being in its original location, I could'nt delete it nor the folder in which it was contained. But I could move the folder to another location (c:\), and then deletion of the folder was possible !!
I don't understand how or why but I got rid of it.
Thanks for your help.
BTW I forgot to include the link in my comment. If you run into problems with the lop.com site then this page has some info the may be useful.
http://lop.com/help.html
http://lop.com/help.html
So..try Safe Mode and post any results.