Hi jake8-ga,
Here are two a possible solutions.
Solution 1:
Was Imesh closed when you were trying to delete those files?
If not, close Imesh first and then try to delete them.
If Imesh was closed there's another, more complicated solution.
Solution 2:
First of all write those 7 file names to a piece of paper along with
the last date where they were modified (the hour and minute would be
good to know too). To find this info right click on each file and
choose Properties.
Then put your computer in MS-DOS mode.
If you're using Windows 98 simply press the "Start" button and then
select "Shut Down".
Choose "Restart in MS-DOS mode" and click OK.
For more information on how to put your computer in MS-DOS mode please
visit this page:
ComputerHope.com - How to get to a MS-DOS prompt
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/chdos.htm
After you get in MS-DOS mode the prompter should appear. (C:\> ,
C:\Windows> or something similar)
Type "cd c:\program files\iMesh\client\downloads" (without the
quotes).
Now type "dir/p". (without the quotes). A list with files should
appear. Their names might not be complete because MS-DOS uses only 8
characters for the file name and 3 for the extension (e.g. "dat").
You will have to identify the files you want to delete by looking at
their (incomplete) name plus the date and hour when they were
modified. Write each corresponding incomplete name on paper (e.g.
"filena~1.dat", "filena~2.dat" etc.)
This can be a tough job if you have lots of files in that directory.
I'm sorry if that's the case.
Then (at the prompter) type "del filena~1.dat", "del filena~2.dat"
etc. (without the quotes).
Another method would be to temporarily move (while in Windows) all the
other files in another directory (=folder), leaving only the targeted
files in. (It's possible that some files cannot be moved.)
If you remain with only those 7 files in your directory, you can use
the "del *.*" command instead of "del filena~1.dat" etc.
IMPORTANT: "del *.*" deletes all the files in the current directory
(folder). Use it carefully!
Hopefully that should do it. If you encounter any problems please post
a clarification request before you rate/tip the answer. You can ask as
many clarifications as you need until you get your problem solved. If
you don't know how to ask for clarifications, please visit this page:
http://answers.google.com/answers/faq.html#furtherclarification
Good luck!
ldcdc-ga |
