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re: Question about 'How do I know if I can delete a specific file?' Wednesday, July 16, 2003 at 12:57 pm Posted by Steverz (77 messages posted) An option is to start in DOS mode, or go to Start / Programs / Command Prompt At DOS prompt c:\ type something similar to... del c:\windows\desktop\downloads\video.mpg ...whereas everything beyond "windows" in the above path will be different since all you are doing is listing the path to the file in question. Reboot and the file should be gone. If you see a parameters message the file should still be gone. On Wednesday, July 16, 2003 at 11:00 am, Bob wrote: >I have a question about How >do I know if I can delete a specific file?: >i have a picture file downloaded from the internet which has been placed in My Documents >file.When trying to erase the file I get the message "File name invalid or too long >" when I try to change the file name I get the same message.Please help its driving >me nuts!!! Bob > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'How do I know if I can delete a specific file?' Wednesday, July 16, 2003 at 6:58 pm Posted by Ron (895 messages posted) Hi Bob, Create a new folder and name it Junk. Drag your problem file into the Junk folder. Select and delete the folder. Regards, Ron [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows Me Discussion Forum