Wednesday, March 3, 2010

"system cannot find the specified file" during deletion of folder

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The system cannot find the specified file
"system cannot find the specified file" This was the error message i got when i was trying to delete the folder "Kaspersky Lab" in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\

Actually my anti virus trial period is over i was trying to install and use it again for next 30 days trial period. For this first i uninstall and delete all folders and registry value associated with it, i searched in my computer for the folder named Kaspersky Lab i successfully deleted all except one in location C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\

Whenever i try to delete i get the error message folder can not be deleted, then i try to rename it but result was same then i lookup inside the folder and then again in the folder... and i reached to a folder named www.yourfilehost.com and it contain a single file "xyz.SOL" deleting it also has the same message "the file also cannot be deleted"

Then i search for the solution of this problem and after a long time, trying many solution i was success full.. hurrreeeey

first let me tell you the procedures i followed

1. In this type of situation firstly i will try to execute the task in "Safe Mode" result same failed

then i reboot in normal mode
2. Try to delete the registry key with the same name failed.. failed
3. Then i tried to delete it with dos prompt using MS-DOS del command failed

DEL [/P] [/F] [/S] [/Q] [/A[[:]attributes]] names
ERASE [/P] [/F] [/S] [/Q] [/A[[:]attributes]] names

names Specifies a list of one or more files or directories. Wildcards may be used to delete multiple files. If a directory is specified, all files within the directory will be deleted.
/P Prompts for confirmation before deleting each file.
/F Force deleting of read-only files.
/S Delete specified files from all subdirectories.
/Q Quiet mode, do not ask if ok to delete on global wildcard
/A Selects files to delete based on attributes
attributes

R Read-only files S System files
H Hidden files A Files ready for archiving
- Prefix meaning not

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Kaspersky Lab rmdir C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Kaspersky Lab /s
it prompt me with the message C:\Documents Are you sure(Y/N)? Y(i choose Y and then error message)

The system cannot find the specified file and Are your sure(Y/N)? Y
The system cannot find the specified file and Are your sure(Y/N)? Y
The system cannot find the specified file and Are your sure(Y/N)? Y
The system cannot find the specified file and Are your sure(Y/N)? Y
it prompt me 5 times here is the snapshot
The system cannot find the specified file

then i download and installed a registry Cleaner "EClea2_0.exe" and find the registry errors and delete all errors however i already tried the same procedure with CC cleaner(also a registry cleaner)after fixing that i go to the folder and right clicked and choose delete and finally i have done it

Although the folder "Kaspersky Lab" is not deleted but i successfully delete all 17 folder one into another and a single file "xyz.sol" in inner most folder

then i again search for errors with registry Cleaner "EClea2_0.exe" but i got nothing. I shutdown my system since i was too tired , tried all those prcedures many times in hope perhaps something will be happened

Next time when i power on my system thing first thing i have done was delete that remaing single folder and it was easily deleted


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Related: "Folder not deleted", "How to delete a folder", "How to remove unwanted files or folders?", "system cannot find the file specified",Cannot delete folder "How to delete folder 'www.yourfilehost.com'","Can't delete a windows folder", "system cannot find the specified file" error message, when deleing "system cannot find the specified file"
The system cannot find the specified file
"system cannot find the specified file" This was the error message i got when i was trying to delete the folder "Kaspersky Lab" in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\

Actually my anti virus trial period is over i was trying to install and use it again for next 30 days trial period. For this first i uninstall and delete all folders and registry value associated with it, i searched in my computer for the folder named Kaspersky Lab i successfully deleted all except one in location C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\

Whenever i try to delete i get the error message folder can not be deleted, then i try to rename it but result was same then i lookup inside the folder and then again in the folder... and i reached to a folder named www.yourfilehost.com and it contain a single file "xyz.SOL" deleting it also has the same message "the file also cannot be deleted"

Then i search for the solution of this problem and after a long time, trying many solution i was success full.. hurrreeeey

first let me tell you the procedures i followed

1. In this type of situation firstly i will try to execute the task in "Safe Mode" result same failed

then i reboot in normal mode
2. Try to delete the registry key with the same name failed.. failed
3. Then i tried to delete it with dos prompt using MS-DOS del command failed

DEL [/P] [/F] [/S] [/Q] [/A[[:]attributes]] names
ERASE [/P] [/F] [/S] [/Q] [/A[[:]attributes]] names

names Specifies a list of one or more files or directories. Wildcards may be used to delete multiple files. If a directory is specified, all files within the directory will be deleted.
/P Prompts for confirmation before deleting each file.
/F Force deleting of read-only files.
/S Delete specified files from all subdirectories.
/Q Quiet mode, do not ask if ok to delete on global wildcard
/A Selects files to delete based on attributes
attributes

R Read-only files S System files
H Hidden files A Files ready for archiving
- Prefix meaning not

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Kaspersky Lab rmdir C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Kaspersky Lab /s
it prompt me with the message C:\Documents Are you sure(Y/N)? Y(i choose Y and then error message)

The system cannot find the specified file and Are your sure(Y/N)? Y
The system cannot find the specified file and Are your sure(Y/N)? Y
The system cannot find the specified file and Are your sure(Y/N)? Y
The system cannot find the specified file and Are your sure(Y/N)? Y
it prompt me 5 times here is the snapshot
The system cannot find the specified file

then i download and installed a registry Cleaner "EClea2_0.exe" and find the registry errors and delete all errors however i already tried the same procedure with CC cleaner(also a registry cleaner)after fixing that i go to the folder and right clicked and choose delete and finally i have done it

Although the folder "Kaspersky Lab" is not deleted but i successfully delete all 17 folder one into another and a single file "xyz.sol" in inner most folder

then i again search for errors with registry Cleaner "EClea2_0.exe" but i got nothing. I shutdown my system since i was too tired , tried all those prcedures many times in hope perhaps something will be happened

Next time when i power on my system thing first thing i have done was delete that remaing single folder and it was easily deleted

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