can't delete directory

[gargar]

ok then, i upgraded from norton utilities 2002 to systemworks 2005 but for some funny reason the norton protected recycle bin didn't work. i uninstalled and saw that the hidden c:\recycle folderhas some file in it. well then... i've tried to delete them but couldn't i get the erroe message (translating from hebrew) "can't delete file, can't read from file or directory defined as source" the funny thing is that i can change the name of the directory to whatever i want. i also can't change the directory from read only status. i get the error message "the system can't find the specified file" while statind the name of the above file... anyhow, i've changed the name of the directory and done a new install and all is well now. but this is annoying that i can't delete this one. what to do? please help!

[Miz]

You can try deleting the file in Safe Mode or you can try turning off XP's Indexing service or you can download and use MoveOnBoot.

The indexing service if often the culprit in the "file is in use' message. It tries to index not only the file you're trying to access but also all the files in the folder with it. If the folder contains a lot of files, big files or if one is corrupt, it may take forever or, in the case of a corrupt file, it will never complete the indexing but it will never give up trying. While all that's going on, the file is "in use" by the indexing service.

[gargar]

thanks a lot!

[Gene K]

Another thing-unless you do a lot of searching for documents, turn OFF the indexing function.