re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories - DONE! Friday, September 30, 2005 at 9:47 am Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Flemur13013 (1 messages posted) I managed to safely remove "Program files\MSN Gaming Zone" and "Program Files\xerox" and keep them removed. Here's how: 1 - Boot in Safe Mode and delete the folders. 2 - While in Safe Mode, start Notepad (or Wordpad, etc). 3 - I enter this text in the file: "This file is to prevent Winos from re-creating a directory with the same file name." 4 - Save the file as "MSN Gaming Zone" (if an extension got stuck on, remove it). 5 - Change the permissions on "MSN Gaming Zone" to "Read Only." (It can be tricky to get at the "OK" button in Safe Mode!) 6 - Reboot normally. Now you'll have a regular read-only file named "MSN Gaming Zone," which isn't perfect, but it's better than having the silly directory. I used the same method to remove "NetMeeting," "Frontpage," "Outlook Express," "Windows Media Player" and some other garbage. If you ever have any problems, just delete the file you created. All this works in Win2000 and XP. Good Luck Mr. F. Written in response to: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (Mark Stephenson: Monday, December 3, 2001 at 2:16 am) Responses to this message: re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories - DONE! (Michelle Wilkins: Friday, October 21, 2005 at 8:04 pm) re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories - DONE! (Dori: Saturday, November 12, 2005 at 11:12 pm) All messages in this thread [show all] Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (Mark Stephenson: Mon, Dec 3, 2001, 2:16 am) re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (Mark Stephenson: Mon, Dec 3, 2001, 2:43 am) Possible Solution for those who come after me! re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (Mark Stephenson: Mon, Dec 3, 2001, 2:50 am) re: Possible Solution for those who come after me! re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (Michael Vanier: Fri, Feb 1, 2002, 6:09 am) re: Possible Solution for those who come after me! re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (Andre: Fri, Feb 1, 2002, 7:22 am) re: Possible Solution for those who come after me! re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (Phil: Wed, Feb 6, 2002, 10:24 am) re: Possible Solution for those who come after me! re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (roachfart: Wed, Feb 13, 2002, 1:38 pm) re: Possible Solution for those who come after me! re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (rav: Wed, Apr 14, 2004, 4:12 pm) re: Possible Solution for those who come after me! re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (Jeff: Fri, Feb 4, 2005, 5:30 pm) re: Possible Solution for those who come after me! re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (bill: Thu, Jun 28, 2007, 7:27 pm) re: Possible Solution for those who come after me! re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (JK: Sun, Jun 22, 2003, 6:55 am) re: Possible Solution for those who come after me! re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (Brian Bober: Thu, Sep 4, 2003, 10:21 pm) re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (Gareth Lock: Mon, Feb 11, 2002, 4:24 pm) re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (Jason Andriulaitis: Sun, Feb 17, 2002, 9:49 am) re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (Daniel Waters: Mon, Feb 18, 2002, 10:45 am) HERE IS THE SOLUTION! (and it sucks) re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (Seth: Mon, Feb 18, 2002, 4:32 pm) The interesting thing... (fakeh: Wed, Apr 17, 2002, 3:24 pm) re: HERE IS THE SOLUTION! (and it sucks) re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (John: Sat, Sep 6, 2003, 9:43 am) A MUCH EASIER way to DELETE nwwia, xerox: (zardiw: Thu, Sep 18, 2003, 5:17 pm) Simple effective and safe solution. (Gavin Sharp: Wed, Feb 4, 2004, 5:20 pm) re: Simple effective and safe solution. (Ben: Sat, Sep 11, 2004, 12:30 pm) re: Simple effective and safe solution. (Gavin Sharp: Sat, Sep 11, 2004, 4:00 pm) re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (Jason Andriulaitis: Tue, Feb 19, 2002, 8:10 pm) re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (Charlie: Wed, Mar 6, 2002, 1:25 pm) re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (Erik Ruggels: Thu, Mar 21, 2002, 7:10 pm) re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (Jerry Bogrem: Sun, Mar 24, 2002, 7:03 pm) re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (miles: Sat, Mar 30, 2002, 12:44 pm) re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (Nikhil Nawaz: Sat, Apr 6, 2002, 3:06 pm) re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (Tyler Hepworth: Tue, Apr 9, 2002, 6:52 pm) re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (Rewind: Sat, Apr 13, 2002, 7:59 am) re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (Jb: Wed, Apr 17, 2002, 1:30 pm) re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (Cap: Fri, Jun 21, 2002, 7:01 am) re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (Bejhan: Mon, Sep 2, 2002, 11:51 am) re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (a solution) (Steven Don: Fri, Jul 12, 2002, 12:56 am) re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (a solution) (Adam: Sun, Jul 21, 2002, 8:49 pm) re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (a solution) (Steven Don: Mon, Jul 22, 2002, 2:40 am) re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (a solution) (SysAdmin: Sat, Aug 10, 2002, 4:11 pm) re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (a solution) (Guy: Thu, Aug 29, 2002, 9:25 pm) re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (a solution) (Complexable: Fri, Aug 30, 2002, 5:52 am) re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (a solution) (Bejhan: Tue, Sep 3, 2002, 7:15 pm) re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (a solution) (shannon: Sat, Sep 7, 2002, 9:42 am) re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (a solution) (Joseph Riesen: Thu, Oct 10, 2002, 6:19 pm) It works, but how? (Saul Stahlman: Sun, Oct 20, 2002, 12:25 pm) re: It works, but how? (Rob: Thu, Mar 27, 2003, 12:12 pm) re: It works, but how? (cobra: Sat, Apr 26, 2003, 8:16 am) re: It works, but how? (Brian Bober: Thu, Sep 4, 2003, 10:32 pm) re: It works, but how? (teacup: Thu, May 8, 2003, 9:16 pm) re: It works, but how? (PartieHonteuse: Sat, May 10, 2003, 10:15 am) re: It works, but how? (Brian Bober: Fri, Sep 5, 2003, 1:09 am) re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (Jeff adams: Sat, Jun 14, 2003, 2:07 pm) re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (Scott: Fri, Jun 20, 2003, 12:57 pm) re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (Rob: Fri, Aug 8, 2003, 8:49 pm) re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (Muratech: Fri, Aug 22, 2003, 6:08 am) re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (Brian Bober: Thu, Sep 4, 2003, 10:17 pm) EASY way to DELETE nwwia, xerox, etc. (zardiw: Thu, Sep 18, 2003, 5:25 pm) Re; Deleting empty directories (Pippa: Fri, Sep 26, 2003, 2:35 pm) re: Re; Deleting empty directories (Darkestfieriest: Thu, Nov 20, 2003, 12:19 pm) re: EASY way to DELETE nwwia, xerox, etc. (Damn Microflotz: Mon, Nov 24, 2003, 5:42 am) re: EASY way to DELETE nwwia, xerox, etc. (John B: Sat, Jan 31, 2004, 9:03 am) re: EASY way to DELETE nwwia, xerox, etc. (Billy Girlardo: Sat, Jan 31, 2004, 3:52 pm) re: EASY way to DELETE nwwia, xerox, etc. (joniaint: Mon, Apr 26, 2004, 8:19 am) re: EASY way to DELETE nwwia, xerox, etc. (Rik: Wed, Apr 28, 2004, 7:15 pm) re: EASY way to DELETE nwwia, xerox, etc. (Tony: Thu, Apr 29, 2004, 6:58 am) re: EASY way to DELETE nwwia, xerox, etc. (Alisa: Fri, May 7, 2004, 4:23 pm) re: EASY way to DELETE nwwia, xerox, etc. (LEDOUX: Thu, Jul 8, 2004, 12:13 am) re: EASY way to DELETE nwwia, xerox, etc. (Carl Ruppert: Sun, Aug 8, 2004, 9:32 pm) re: EASY way to DELETE nwwia, xerox, etc. (Rich: Sun, Oct 31, 2004, 6:44 am) Simple, effective, solution. (Gavin Sharp: Wed, Feb 4, 2004, 5:18 pm) re: Simple, effective, solution. (Marco Coletti: Thu, Dec 1, 2005, 10:47 am) re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories (BigBlue: Wed, Dec 8, 2004, 10:08 pm) re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories - DONE! (Flemur13013: Fri, Sep 30, 2005, 9:47 am) re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories - DONE! (Michelle Wilkins: Fri, Oct 21, 2005, 8:04 pm) re: Deleting Ghost/Empty Directories - DONE! (Dori: Sat, Nov 12, 2005, 11:12 pm) No problems, it is gone!! (Urban: Mon, Apr 17, 2006, 10:44 am) re: No problems, it is gone!! (Roger Morris: Tue, Sep 19, 2006, 9:01 pm) re: No problems, it is gone!! (AlexI: Sun, Feb 11, 2007, 8:32 am) re: WARNING: Spyware of the worst kind. (Anon: Fri, Jun 30, 2006, 12:35 pm) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum