Installer of Lexmark printer drivers saved in a folder "c:\Program Files \" (with a space at the end of this one!)

I have a real problem.

On my Windows 7 Professional machine somehow is an automatic update of installed Lexmark printer drivers and the installation program saved files
in a folder names "c:\Program Files \" (with a space at the end of this one!)

This all happened the day after without seeing me what was going on.

It seems that the Windows 7 system does not like the folder or file names ending in a 'space' or a 'period' and it will not work with it.

The side effect is that in some sort the system has copied EACH name on this new folder called sub0folder "C:\Program Files-" and I ended up with TWO files that have the air of the same name (even if we have a space at the edn of it ".

It isn't really a problem in what I could simply ignore it (the other folder names corrrectly operates always OK). The only problem is that changes to 'Security' affect the TWO files because Windows 7 sees the two folder as the 'same' names when setting security.

That's why, when I tried to mark the 'bogus' as 'not available' folder to everyone (including the system) it is the same for 'Program Files' (the real one) with disastrous consequences. I had the chance to get out and restore some semb; launched sound mind to my machine.

But I'm stuck now with this annoying issue with many sub-fdolers (which are all unaccessable because the system cannot locate).

My question is, how to remove a file that has a 'space' as the last part of his name when Windows Explorer cannot work with it?

Thanks a lot with no matter what helpf with this very unusual problem.

If you have the opportunity to make a complete picture of the system of the disc, I would before you try the following... just in case remove the "bad" folder ends up deleting all good also.  Alternatively, rather than remove the directory in the last step below, rename it using a command like

ren c:\PROGRA~3 c:\badprogs {press Enter}

If program of the 'real' the files and other directories survive unscathed, and then delete the C:\badprogs in the usual way.

******************************************

In the search box, type cmd, then right click on cmd.exe and select "Run as Administrator".  Give the password when you are prompted.

Type

CD c:\  {Press Enter}

to switch to the root

Now type

dir /x {press Enter}

This will show you a list of directories of names "short form".  You will probably see something like this (from a x 64 Win 7 installation, is why there "Progra ~ 1" and "Progra ~ 2" directories ")

Directory of c:\

01/08/2012 13:19

PROGRA ~ 1 Program Files
30/07/2012 13:03 PROGRA ~ 2 Program Files (x 86)
03/07/2012 10:46 users
30/07/2012 20:16 Windows

In your case, your directory parasite called or PROGRA ~ 3 (if you have x 64) or PROGRA ~ 2 (if you have Windows 7 32 bit).

Now that you know the name short, which allows to delete:

del C:\progra~3 {press Enter}

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