Strange empty folder-Undeleatable-winxp

[europanorama]

i have a strange empty folder-has subfolder which is empy. name is like "e7bG8...." main folder is write protected. cannot unprotect. how can i delete it in winxp? in win2k i could do it in save mode. thanks

[t34b4g5]

Greetings.

It would be a simple matter of changing the "Attrib" permission settings on the folder, here's a easy to read and understand MicroSoft article. :)

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3Ben-us%3B326549

Please let us know if this works.:t

[Steve R Jones]

What is the main folder name?

[Rocketmech]

name is like "e7bG8...." main folder is write protected sounds like a Windows update or msxml temp folders. These are usually deletable unless they are in use.

[BipolarBill]

My advice would be to leave the folder alone. These are not uncommon. See attachment.

[europanorama]

its a folder on my 2nd (data)partition where i copied folders of an older win2k-drive. maybe this is the results of the copy-process.
i couldnt change attrib in user-account. does it only work as administrator?of course i will leave it alone. thanks

1. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then press ENTER.
2. To view the syntax for the Attrib command, type attrib \? at the command prompt.

Warning If you remove the Read-only or System attribute from a folder, it may appear as a ordinary folder and some customizations may be lost. For example, Windows customizes the Fonts folder and provides a special folder view that permits you to hide variations, such as bold and italic. It also permits you to change the folder's view settings in ways that are specific to fonts. If you remove the Read-only and System attributes of the Fonts folder, these customized view settings are not available. For folders that you have customized by using the Customize tab of the folder's Properties dialog box, the folder icon and other other customizations may be lost when you remove the Read-only attribute.

If a program cannot save files to a folder with the Read-only attribute, such as My Documents, change the Read-only attribute to System by using the Attrib command at a command prompt.

To remove the Read-only attribute and to set the System attribute, use the following command:
attrib -r +s drive:\<path>\<foldername>
For example, to remove the Read-only attribute and to set the System attribute for the C:\Test folder, use the following command:
attrib -r +s c:\test