How to remove a file that is described as a path not valid

Where you are specialists, please help!

I use Win Vista Home 32-bit Edition.

When I tried to delete an empty folder on the desktop, I received a message that says ' could not find this point, this is no longer in C:\...plz check the location and try again '. Of course, I had two options: retry or cancel. I tried the command prompt, but it says that "cannot find the specified path" in the first place.

It makes me really frustrated, anyone knows about this problem please help! I am so grateful.

I know also that using a software called 'record-cleaning tool' could solve this but y at - it another way which is free (the software costs U.S.$ 19).

With respect,

a patient of Windows...

Try to http://www.freeware-guide.com/dir/util/cleanup2.html BeClean.  He claims to be able to clear up Office of broken links (and your problem seems to be at least in part).

I can't find anything else other than the one you have found (and I'm not sure that it will work even in your case because I don't think the problem is that the folder name is too long).

I have no other suggestions.  Everything else I found was commercial and costs even more than $19 (and I'm not at all certain that they would work either).

A roundabout must examine your corrupted user profile.  To fix this use http://windows.microsoft.com/en-AU/windows-vista/Fix-a-corrupted-user-profile.  If that is the only available Administrator Profile (you need to be an administrator to fix this), enable the Hidden Administrator Account (HAA) using http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?&lang=en&cr=US&guid=&sloc=en-us&dg=microsoft.public.windows.vista.administration_accounts_passwords&p=1&tid=d20f9db4-7b2c-48be-a087-7835dc2a9055&mid=d20f9db4-7b2c-48be-a087-7835dc2a9055.  If you don't remember the password, try nothing because that's probably what you (or seller) did during the installation.  Once that is done, don't forget to disable the HAA to save it in case it is necessary once again and for safety reasons (since people often try to hack into systems using this account).  Do NOT use the HAA as your administrator account because if you lose the only administrator on the system account or it is damaged again, then you're watered.  The THING is when copy you the Desktop folder do NOT include this file.  Then your desktop in your new profile should be clear from the record.  Unfortunately, you have some problems to delete the old profile user due to this folder - but at least the record will disappear from your desktop (even if you have a profile user unusable, sitting in the users folder parts - but then again it can remove very well - especially with the above two programs if necessary). It's a lot of work just to delete an unwanted record, but if it happened to you that bad it is an option to consider.

I hope this helps.

Good luck!

Lorien - MCSA/MCSE/network + / has + - if this post solves your problem, please click the 'Mark as answer' or 'Useful' button at the top of this message. Marking a post as answer, or relatively useful, you help others find the answer more quickly.

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