Hello, have you tried deleting the file in safemode?

Enter the advanced menu when you are

starting your computer by pressing F8. Once in advanced mode, select safemode. When
safemode finishes starting app, right click on the file and select delete. You can also try deleting
the file from command prompt:
click on start
all programs
accessories
right click on command prompt and select run as administrator
once command prompt opens do the following:
*** type dir and press enter
*** type cd Desktop and press enter
*** type dir
*** find the folder you want to delete and type the following:
del ****
*= replace with file name as it shows on desktop
exit commmand prompt and restart computer in normal mode
Or you could try unlocker to see if it can delete the folder:
http://www.emptyloop.com/unlocker/
or lockhunter,
http://lockhunter.com/

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Jay
November 24, 2011
it is possible that a hidden file is in the folder, and it is being used by a program.
do you get an error ?
what is it?
some times refreshing the folder or in your case desktop or restarting removes the folder, or
allows to delete at least.
were you in a hurry when you transferred files ? and tried to do it faster than your pc can, in that
case a you should check disk for errors.
else unlockr is the answer to stubborn data.
http://unlocker.en.softonic.com
from the previous question :
http://www.makeuseof.com/answers/delete-stubborn-mp4-file/#comment-328478710

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zogster
How To Create a Password Protected Folder in Windows 7
1. First choose or create a folder and give it a name.
2. Open the folder by double left clicking it and then right click anywhere within the open folder
and select New then Text Document
3. Rename your newly created text file to 'Password.bat' (make sure the file extension is .bat -
not .bat.txt)
Note: that you need to have file extensions view enabled in Windows in order to rename the .txt
extension to .bat. Please follow the first to steps of the tutorial HERE if you do not know how to
enable it.
4. Right click on the file password.bat and select 'Edit' this will open the file in Notepad.
5. Highlight and Copy the below text and then paste it into the Password.bat file:

@ECHO OFF
title Folder Private
if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK
if NOT EXIST Private goto MDLOCKER
:CONFIRM
echo Are you sure you want to lock the folder(Y/N)
set/p "cho=>"
if %cho%==Y goto LOCK
if %cho%==y goto LOCK
if %cho%==n goto END
if %cho%==N goto END
echo Invalid choice.
goto CONFIRM
:LOCK
ren Private "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
attrib +h +s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
echo Folder locked
goto End
:UNLOCK
echo Enter password to unlock folder
set/p "pass=>"
if NOT %pass%== ENTER YOUR PASSWORD HERE goto FAIL
attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Private
echo Folder Unlocked successfully
goto End
:FAIL
echo Invalid password
goto end
:MDLOCKER
md Private
echo Private created successfully
goto End
:End
6. Replace the text in the above script 'ENTER YOUR PASSWORD HERE' with your choice
of password - it's best if it is something memorable and unique. Save the file by left clicking 'File'
and selecting 'Save' in Notepad and close the file.

7. Now double left click on the password.bat file in the folder and this will create a Private
folder. Simply 'copy and paste' the documents/data you want to protect into this Private folder.

8. Once you are finished copying/pasting your documents/data into the Private folder double
left click the password.bat file and you will get prompted with: Are You Sure You Want To
Lock The Folder Y/N - type Y and hit the enter/return key. The Private folder will disappear.
It is wise to move the password.bat file to a different location on your computer or on a USB
memory stick - as most people who are literate with Windows and bat(ch) files will be able to
figure out how to open the password.bat file by right clicking it and selecting 'Edit', which will
then reveal your password.

9. If you want the Private folder to reappear - simply move the password.bat file back into the
original folder you created, and double left click on the password.bat file, when prompted -
enter your password and hit enter/return key - like magic the Private folder will appear once
again. Use this technique to Lock/Unlock the file as required.

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How to Change File Extensions in Windows 7
When you open a file, Windows will check the file extension and run the appropriate
application that is defined as default. However, file extensions can be lost when you download
files from various Websites, E-mail attachments, or via peer to peer clients such as Bitlord.
Often video and image files are know to lose their extensions and may end up as .DAT or
extensionless. Here's where this tutorial can come in handy...
Step 1: First we unhide extensions for known file types - so you can see the extension of files
(E.G. Passionate_About_IT.jpg). Open Windows Explorer by clicking the folder icon to the
right of the Start Button and press the Alt on your keyboard, then click on Tools > Folder
Options as shown below:


Step 2: Now click on the View tab and uncheck the tick from Hide extensions for known file
types, and then click OK as shown below:

Step 3: Locate the file that you wish to change the extension and follow the example below where we
use the file AK with an extension of .avi, a common video file extension:

When I tried opening the highlighted file above - the default application for .avi gave an error
that Windows Media Player could not play the file, VLC Media Player didnt work either. On
this occasion it is due to the fact that the file has the wrong extension and is not a video file:

Step 4: Right Click on the chosen file and Left click Rename.

The characters before full stop or period are the what we known as the filename, and the 3
charecters after the period are the files extension - which is what we want to modify as shown
below:

Step 5: Change the file extension as desired - note that you may not know the correct extension
that you need for a given file so here is a brief list (there are many more beyond the scope of this
document):
Word Documents: .doc .docx
Excel Documents: .xls .xlsx
PowerPoint Presentations: .PPT .PPTX
Image Files: .jpg .jpeg .gif .png .bmp
Video Files: .avi .mov .mpg .rmvb .mkv .VOB
In our example below we change image_1.avi to image_1.jpg Windows will prompt you with a
warning, left click the Yes button as shown below:

Now open the file again by double left clicking, and if you've managed to change it to the
correct file extension, the file will display a thumbnail as above and open without any problems.
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