deletion of folder denied

I use Winxp Home , and i have a folder that refuses to be deleted.
I have tryed to change the attributes to allow deletion of the said folder, but it still comes up with the message access denied

I am the sole user of this is pc and have adm privileges. Can anyone help pls


Ps :- the folder has a ufe extention at the end of it .

 

I also have a folder that wont delete! Its a folder name xerox and has nothing at all in it! no system files or normal files.

Any ideas?

 

Try dragging it to the recycle bin, try holding down the shift key and then try to delete it.
You can also try creating a new folder and then drag that file into that folder, then delete the folder.
You can also try renaming the file or folder and then try to delete it.

 

sunny - double check that ending. I can't find any hint that .ufe exists as any sort of standard file. There is a variety of audio file (a dictation file) where the extension is the dictator's initials and playable by BCB Voice Systems software.

sunny & Geordie - if you really want to get rid of the file/folder things and safe mode doesn't work, you can boot to the recovery console and do a delete from the command line there. They should go poof and be gone for ever.

PeteC - while you are correct that a folder usually doesn't have an extension, you can create one that does. No idea why you would want to but it can be done.

 

thanks for your help, i got rid of it, had to goto safe mode and login as a adminstrator and change the permissions on the said file to allow me to delete it