When I try to delete an unwanted file from my system, I got a new situtation, I got it first time ever in 10yrs since I was using computer. To define the problem I am posting the Message I post in one of forum

I was trying to download a mpg file from internet, using a download manager, but then I have to stop downloading that file. After that I forget to resume my download, after few days, when I check my download manager list, it show me that file, and I delete it from the list. So far so good, but the problem is that in my download folder it still show that file with “grayed” icon of Media Player. However I cannot open that file I cannot delete that file from my hard disk.

Obviously that file is not yet download and it seems I cannot open, but the problem is I just hang Explorer.exe, and I need to restart Explorer application. I read lot about “undeleable file deletion” techinque to take ownership and then delete. I tried that too, I got the owner ship using command line but when I do

C:\Downloads>del filename.mpg

I got

could not find C:\Download filename.mpg

Interestingly, I use TAB key to fill the name of file after del key. So the should exists somewhere. how can I get rid of it?

I found the answer after 3-4 minute of this post myself. Actually the above condition is that, an Index File was created but not the content is ever written for it, when I was doing normal delete file, it never found its content file and hence generate the “could not find file” error. I should have read a simply Command before, will save me 2-3 day hassle.

Command you can use in this situtation is del /A I <filename>, it delete the index and hence you are done.

BTW I got that problem on Windows Vista