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- From: kskapin@csws2.ic.sunysb.edu (Keith T Skapinski)
- Subject: Re: A really undeleteable file (Yes I tried everything in the FAQ)
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- Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 02:26:02 GMT
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- In article <4691@copper.Denver.Colorado.EDU> rvaniwaa@copper.denver.colorado.edu (Ronald J. Vaniwaarden) writes:
- >Well, I think I have the ultimate in undeletable files. While I was
- >installing the Trident 32-bit drvers, I rebooted from a floppy to
- >change the 'in-use' files and while at the command line, I tried to print
- >out a file. What I did was type fname.txt > lpt1. Well, nothing
- >was printed and I searched to find the old copy of thes file. When I
- >rebooted, there was this file called lpt1 and it is undeleteable. I
- >tried the drag to a folder and delete the folder but I am not allowed
- >to move the file. If I try to delete it, it says it \dev\lpt1 Sys0003:
- >the system cannot find the path specified.
- >If I try the gnu rm, it says rm:can't force write permission for c:/lpt1:
- >no such file or directory.
- >
- >suggestions??
- >
- >--Ronald Van Iwaarden
- >
-
- I had the same thing happen to me some time ago but it was with com1 rather
- than lpt1 and I couldn't delete it. The only way I could get around it was
- to boot using DOS than access the partition with the file (assuming it is FAT)
- then delete the file using some third party utility package. I think it was
- either QDos3 or Norton. Good luck.
-
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