Dos doesn't work on WinXP because usually there is a different file system called NTFS. Win98 used a file system that was called FAT or FAT32 . Before you start deleting things especially in the registry lets make it clear how you got the folder on your desktop that you can't delete. Go through what you did again and what exactly is in it.
In Documents and settings, you only have all users? Did the system ask you to set up a user name and password when you got it? Now your CD. Are you trying to use the cd recording program that comes with WinXp? If you were using Adaptec software before it's different. Adaptec software let you set up your cd-rw drive to act like a floppy drive. I don't believe windows will do that for you. You should be able to erase all the files on a cd-rw but it won't do individual files. Go to help in WinXP and search for cd recording. You might investigate getting a newer copy of the Adaptec software which is now made by a company called Roxio. There is other cd recording software that will do the same thing out. Maybe someone could suggest some. Ben -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Harold B Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 8:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: PCWorks: Using DOS in Windows XP Hello again, Ben Moore > Another way would be to figure out exactly where in your file system the > folder is and then boot to dos and delete it. Make sure you are deleting > the correct folder. Response You forget that most people, myself included) starting with computers during the last ten years never had to use DOS. The one desktop folder that has everything that is actually on the desktop is here: "C:\Documents and Settings\Compaq_Owner\Desktop" In Win98, there was one "desktop" folder and that was in the Windows directory. Just to show how complicated everything now is is, here in XP, a "Desktop" folder can also be found in these four different places: 1. C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop 2. C:\Windows\profiles\all users\desktop 3. C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\Desktop 4. Windows/Desktop (note that this one has a forward slash) Windows 1, 2, and 3 all have scattered files and programs (very incomplete lists; some having nothing to so with the actual desktop). With the above information, maybe you can give specific directions as to what to do in a DOS window to access ... "C:\Documents and Settings\Compaq_Owner\Desktop" ... where I have all the "undeletable folders" a, b, c, and d in one folder that I now have named: "Try to delete" (which name I cannot even change) --- Harold ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
