You can delete the file, using the DOS command: DEL "C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\badfile" The use of the double quote marks (") is necessary, otherwise you will get the message that the file cannot be found. I would in any case rather recommend that you do the following: In Windows, click on "Start" Choose "RUN", and put CMD in the box and click on OK In the DOS window issue the command: CD "C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents" And the issue the command: DEL badfile where "BADFILE" is the name of the file you want to delete. After the file has been deleted, issue the command: EXIT At Neethling On 2013/04/19 06:01, PCSOFT automatic digest system wrote: ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:50:21 +0000 From: "Hachmeyer, Mr. Paul S."<[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Question ?? can't delete empty file Did you look at your control panel/folder options? Maybe this file is linked to another file, and one of the folder options may treat the two files as related. Did you try booting into safe mode and attempting to delete it from there? Last resort, maybe try opening a command prompt, I don't recall the command, but something like 'deletec:\mydocuments\badfile' I haven't worked in DOS in a long time to provide you with the actual string needed... DOS might not work either, I don't think it likes spaces in file and folder names, MY DOCUMENTS has a space as does DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS, but you could try. Paul Hachmeyer -- ___________________________________________________________ QOTW: One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world. -- Jewish Proverb PSOFT maintains hundreds of useful files for download visit our download web page at: http://freepctech.com/index.php/downloads