How to delete an Undeletable File

1.       Click the Start Button.

2.       Click All Programs followed by Accessories.

3.       In the Accessories drop down menu, click Command Prompt.

4.       The Command Prompt window will now open.

5.       Close all other programs that are running with the exception of the Command Prompt.

6.       Now click Start and then Run.

7.       In the Run dialog box type: taskmgr.exe

8.       In the Task Manager window, click on the Processes tab.

9.       From the processor list, highlight Explorer.exe and then click the End Process button.

10.   Don’t close the Task Manager window, leave it open. You should have the Command Prompt and the Task Manager window open.

11.   Now return to the Command Prompt window and change the directory to the directory that contains the file(s) you wish to delete.

12.   At the Command Prompt type: del (filename) (where the file name is the name of the file you want to delete).

13.   Press Enter to delete file.

14.   Now go back to the Task Manager window.

15.   Click File>New Task.

16.   In the New task dialog box, type: explorer.exe

17.   The Explorer User Interface(EUI) should now start

18.   Finally, close the Task Manager Window and the Command Prompt Window.