folder on desk top i cant get rid of

hi i have a folder on my desk top that i can't get rid of
someone dled something to my pc and was going to transferr it to there pc...




i cant get rid of it,the folder is empty but it wont keep it off the pc,i can toss it and empty the recycling bin but as soon as i restart the pc the folder comes back....its driving me nuts.i hope this is the right place to post this

 

Try this:
If it's a folder YOU created you may be able to delete it permanently in Safe Mode.

 

Also:
Right click the folder>Properties
Make sure it's NOT 'Read Only'

 

i havent try to remove it yet from the safe mode but i did go and look and it is a read only ,do i have to do anything before i try to remove it in safe mode since its a read only file ?

thanks

 

Untick the 'Read Only' box for the folder
Try to delete it.
If you get an error message make note of it and post it here
Good Luck!

 

ok well safe mode ,didnt make it stop coming back......unchecking read only and that didnt make it stop coming back either .....i dont get it ......Please help me im going nuts
thanks cab0824

 

Try this.

Click START, RUN, then type in MSCONFIG (press enter).

Now select the radial button "Selective Startup".

Uncheck "Load startup items".

Press OK. Reboot. Delete the folder, then reboot, is the folder still there?

If it is gone, run msconfig again, and select the radial button "Normal Startup".

Press ok, reboot. Does the folder reappear?

 

yea i tryed that too and the folder came right back
grrrrrrr
i dont know what to do
crazy pcs

 

Okay, it came back, even when you ran msconfig and turned everything off?

 

yea , i dont get it

 

Try using this little program:
Admin Tools | Unlocker 1.81
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Unlocker_d4660.html

 

ok i tryed them programs and they didnt get rid of the folder either,but i did find out what was causing it, it was something to do with my aol im ,i guess thats what was used to send the file so i unistalled it and removed all the stuff in the folder that has stuff sent to me with aol im and then reinstalled aol im and now its gone and i dont have the problem any longer......the folder is gone and it stays gone.....just want to tell u all that helped me and thank you.