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Windows XP: Files can not be deleted

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by rajeshparikh

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Whenever I try to delete any file/folder on my computer with Windows XP, I get a message 'File(Filename) can not be deleted. Path can not be found.' This is very problemsome.

Your help is highly appreciated.

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by borginva

First, run yourself a scan disk. It sounds like corruped links. Then try to delete the files again. If you still can not delete in Windows, does your login have the rights? The the USERS under CONTROL PANEL. If this is for any file and any folder, it has to be a permission issue if you are not the ADMIN of the system.
Also, use a Win98 boot disk, boot to DOS, and try deleting the file from there, assuming you are on a FAT32 and not a NTFS.

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