undeletable folders

ok i finally have my computer like i want it thanx to yalls help, but i have two folders in my D drive (that is where all my programs go) that i believe were put there by sp1 installation the folders are D:\5521403335dd36082d8d31317522 and D:\c7cc15ba1856f9c8314b5df7c1572647 and in both of them it says that it cant delete because of a file called eula.txt and i tried to make it where it wasnt read only but it jusrt reverts back whenever i click ok any idea why i need these, if i need them, and if not how to get rid of them they are just annoying lol

also this is off this subject but i only have about 950 mb of free space in my c partition where all my windows system files are, i was just wondering if this is too low for windows to operate because i got a warning about the size being so low

If you're sure there is nothing in either of those two directories that you want, you might try this:

1. Click Start|Run, type in cmd and press [Enter]. You should now be in a Command Shell window.
   
2. Type the following 5 commands, pressing [Enter] after each:
   Code:

   ---

   attrib -r -s -h D:\5521403335dd36082d8d31317522\*.* /s /d
rmdir D:\5521403335dd36082d8d31317522 /s
attrib -r -s -h D:\c7cc15ba1856f9c8314b5df7c1572647 /s /d
rmdir D:\c7cc15ba1856f9c8314b5df7c1572647 /s
exit

   ---

More about the attrib and rmdir can be found on these Microsoft TechNet pages:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...ver/attrib.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...rver/rmdir.asp

Microsoft TechNet: Command Line Reference

ok cool but thats the thing, i dont need anything in those folders, but i was just wondering if windows needs those folders for sp1 or something?

If your EULA (End User License Agreement) is the only thing in the files, then your system doesn't need them. They're there for your reference (late night reading if you can't get to sleep).

HI Vernon,as I read the post there are two folders involved why no *.*(widcard) in the second attrib,could it not possible have files in any subdirectories as well?

Everything you ever wanted to know about deleting files & folders is here:

You cannot delete a file or folder

ok i tried what vernon said and it said access denied for both folders

and i couldnt find anything on the microsoft page that was the same as what was appearing on my computer

OK, this is a bit complicated but it should work. Go to Start>Run and type "gpedit.msc" without the quotes. Then navigate to Local Computer Policy>Computer Configuration>Windows Settings>Security Settings>Local Policies>Security Options. Near the bottom of the list in the right-hand pane find the entry "Recovery console: Allow floppy copy and access to all drives & folders". Right click on it, choose Properties and set it to Enabled.

Then boot up with the XP CD in the drive and go to the Recovery Console. At the command prompt type "set allowallpaths = true" without the quotes. You should then be able to navigate to the recalcitrant files and use the Del command on them.

Description of the XP Recovery Console

Description of the Set command in the Recovery Console

ok i tried that supersparks and it said the folder or file is not found so i went to cmd and typed set allowallpaths = true and then tried removing attributes and then del and it says acces is denied, and in the folder c7cc...... i cannot even open the subdirectories because it says access is denied

any other ideas?

MWAHAHAHAHA the computer n00b to the rescue :D

thanx for all ur help but i deleted these folders in a totally different way

first i booted into safe mode and logged on as administrator

i then went to the 55... folder and went to each file and right clicked wnet to properties then clciked on the security tab and allowed full control, that worked for that folder the c7cc... folder was more stubborn i had to go into gpedit.msc and navigate to computer configuration->windows settings->security settings->local policies->audit policy

i then clicked on each policy and chose success

i then went to the security tab, took ownership (sometimes having to add the group Administrators) and delted the files, however on some i had to go to the audit tab and work int here i did alot of work in there so i cant remember exactly what i cliked ( i wasnt just clicking randomly i did know what i was doing...kinda :o )

thanx again i have never had such stubborn files but finally they are gone and my system seems to be fine