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MoToe103

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I have a failed download icon on my desktop. I've tried to delete it using right-click/dragging to recycle bin but they each fail. (It just says "deleting 0 bytes" & continues forever.)

I've tried to use Disk Cleaners "Delete Doctor" (which has worked once before) but now will not work. I've Refreshed & rebooted by system countless times. I've tried the Registry Edit (Run: regedit) but I'm unsure which file to delete. How do I know I'm deleting the right file?

I'm using Vista Home Premium (32-bit). Can anyone help me? I've read through the other threads regarding this issue & none of the solutions seem to solve my problem. Thanks.
 

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Try System Restore if that does not work try back up and restore. I was able to get rid of an icon with System Restore. Let us know what happens.

MoToe103 said:
I have a failed download icon on my desktop. I've tried to delete it using right-click/dragging to recycle bin but they each fail. (It just says "deleting 0 bytes" & continues forever.)

I've tried to use Disk Cleaners "Delete Doctor" (which has worked once before) but now will not work. I've Refreshed & rebooted by system countless times. I've tried the Registry Edit (Run: regedit) but I'm unsure which file to delete. How do I know I'm deleting the right file?

I'm using Vista Home Premium (32-bit). Can anyone help me? I've read through the other threads regarding this issue & none of the solutions seem to solve my problem. Thanks.
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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
Boot into safe mode then delete. Make sure you are running as administrator first.Failing that do a Google search...there are several free programs to achieve exactly what you are trying to do.If all this still doesn't fix the problem,I suggest you contact your Tech. guy in your area.
 

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That program might have an uninstaller, try installing the uninstaller. I had the same problem with "NSSstub" shortcut while installing Shockwave player.
 

My Computer

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Biostar
    CPU
    AMD Athlonx64 Dual Core 3800+ 2.0GHz
    Motherboard
    Biostar MCP6P-M2
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS
    Monitor(s) Displays
    CIBOX
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi 160GB
Thank you so much for everyone's help.

I used Safe Boot & then deleted the icon & it was successful. I was afraid to use System Restore as I thought that would only revert my OS/programs/etc. & not the data that I had recently modified.

Again, thanks!
 

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