Problem: Desktop Icons that can"t be deleted

I saved two Word docs to my desktop. I don't know how the files became
corrupted but I can't open the files, delete or rename them. When I try to
do any of the above, I get an error message that says: "Cannot delete file:
Cannot read from the source file or disk." or the message says it can't read
the file, etc.

What's going on and what can I do?

Re: Problem: Desktop Icons that can"t be deleted

"hjf" wrote in message
news:6DB283EB-9CFB-4569-B60F-8DAB77E3E3EC@microsoft.com...
>I saved two Word docs to my desktop. I don't know how the files became
> corrupted but I can't open the files, delete or rename them. When I try
> to
> do any of the above, I get an error message that says: "Cannot delete
> file:
> Cannot read from the source file or disk." or the message says it can't
> read
> the file, etc.
>
> What's going on and what can I do?


Asking in an appropriate Windows group, rather than in this .NET
programming group will get you a lot more help.

To find the group you need:

http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/defaul t.aspx?guid=1080912A-26C5-7040-AFDD-2224A4FEB3EA

Select your language from the Tree View on the left, then scroll down to
Windows. In Windows, select your version of Windows and find an applicable
group there.

Re: Problem: Desktop Icons that can"t be deleted

You're so right! Sorry, I didn't realize I had posted it in the wrong group.

Thanks for telling me.


"PvdG42" wrote:

> "hjf" wrote in message
> news:6DB283EB-9CFB-4569-B60F-8DAB77E3E3EC@microsoft.com...
> >I saved two Word docs to my desktop. I don't know how the files became
> > corrupted but I can't open the files, delete or rename them. When I try
> > to
> > do any of the above, I get an error message that says: "Cannot delete
> > file:
> > Cannot read from the source file or disk." or the message says it can't
> > read
> > the file, etc.
> >
> > What's going on and what can I do?
>
>
> Asking in an appropriate Windows group, rather than in this .NET
> programming group will get you a lot more help.
>
> To find the group you need:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/defaul t.aspx?guid=1080912A-26C5-7040-AFDD-2224A4FEB3EA
>
> Select your language from the Tree View on the left, then scroll down to
> Windows. In Windows, select your version of Windows and find an applicable
> group there.
>
>
>