Are you sure you want to delete 'WINDOWS'

eMac4ever

macrumors regular

Original poster

• Aug 21, 2006

• #1

I tried to empty my trashcan on Windows XP and it asked me, "Are you sure you want to delete WINDOWS." (Have a good time looking at all the crap I have on my desktop. lol)

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Zwhaler

macrumors 604

• Aug 21, 2006

• #2

Weird, but I'm sure it is just a useless file that somehow got named WINDOWS 😕

 

eMac4ever

macrumors regular

Original poster

• Aug 21, 2006

• #3

Zwhaler said:

Weird, but I'm sure it is just a useless file that somehow got named WINDOWS 😕

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No, I checked there's nothing in there.

 

SamIchi

macrumors 68030

• Aug 21, 2006

• #4

There's somethin' in there. It's showing a the filled recycle bin.

I'd say virus. 😀

 

pknz

macrumors 68020

• Aug 21, 2006

• #5

But the answer is clearly 'yes.'😀

 

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w_parietti22

macrumors 68020

• Aug 22, 2006

• #6

eMac4ever said:

I tried to empty my trashcan on Windows XP and it asked me, "Are you sure you want to delete WINDOWS." (Have a good time looking at all the crap I have on my desktop. lol)

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Dont you mean recycle bin? 😛 🙄

 

iTwitch

macrumors 6502a

• Aug 22, 2006

• #7

Open the trash can and see what's in there. You might also want to get rid off some of the icons on the desktop, at least those you don't use frequently.

 

eMac4ever

macrumors regular

Original poster

• Aug 22, 2006

• #8

I fixed it guys. I just put a file in the Recycle Bin, clicked Empty the Recycle Bin,
and it worked. 🙂

A lot of people have had this dilemma apparently:
http://juliankay.com/blog/index.php?nbp=blog1&nbi=532
http://www.herrodius.com/blog/?p=46
http://www.blizzforums.com/showthread.php?p=41753
http://www.archive.freeola.com/m.p.w.basics/Aysywt-delete-W.shtml
http://forum.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=si_virus&message.id=55102

 

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~L~

macrumors member

• Aug 22, 2006

• #9

glad you got rid of the problem 🙂

more importantly, great choice of wallpaper 😛 didn't expect to see an ayu fan on this forum.

 

eMac4ever

macrumors regular

Original poster

• Aug 22, 2006

• #10

Ayu looks a bit like Cher there doesn't she? lol ReanimationLP is also a fan of Ayumi. Do you post on any Ayumi message boards?

 

eMac4ever

macrumors regular

Original poster

• Aug 22, 2006

• #11

(Double Post)

 

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~L~

macrumors member

• Aug 22, 2006

• #12

nope I've not found any Ayu boards that I liked so far, any suggestions? I post on Tokyo Nights regularly though. 🙂