Cannot delete files, "access is denied"

[weberm]

I recently discovered some files on my secondary hard drive which had become corrupted and needed to be deleted, however, when I try to delete them, I get a "Cannot delete file name: access is denied". I've poked around a bit online but none of the suggestions there are working. This is what I've tried thus far:[ul]
[li]Open the Task Manager to kill processes (none found).[/li]
[li]Delete the file in a DOS window.[/li]
[li]Reboot in 'safe mode' and delete the files.[/li]
[li]Delete the file while holding the SHIFT key.[/li]
[li]Installed Unlock but it didn't find anything wrong.[/li]
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Does anyone have any more suggestions? Could this be caused by spyware/trojans?

 

[weberm]

Hello again! Nothing else worked, including this great utility:

http://www.pcinspector.de/file_recovery/uk/welcome.htm

However, on a hunch, I booted my PC using a Norton SystemWorks 2002 CD (in Win98 DOS mode) and from there, manually deleted the files (using the 8+3 format names).

All fixed!