Two files that refuse to be deleted

[Saugilsr]

I have a file server for students at a highschool. One of the students has manged to save a file and folder with the following names:
af;kw=ancient+maya+treatment+of+the+sick;h=misc;sz=728x90;!category=adult;!category=sexualovertones;ord=2371425574595_files
and
sarsdcopt=ist;dir=sarsnode;dir=health;dir=conditioncenter;dir=sars;page=article;kw=;pos=ad19;sz=728x90;tile=19;abr=!ie;ord=1051323541527.gif

The first is a folder and it appears to be some search a student did. However, the machine wont let me rename or delete the files. In windows GUI or command mode. I can't even see the properties of the files. Deleting the parent folder doesn't work.

I need to get rid of these files because they cause problems and they are an abomination! ;-)

Anyone have any ideas?

 

[aftertaf]

safe mode, DOS

del *.*

Aftertaf
if its not broken, fix it anyway - with luck you might break it and have an excuse

 

[Saugilsr]

Well I've tried that and every other combination of Del i can think of. When I try a 'del *.*' it asks if i really want to delete the file I say yes. Then it says File Not found.
Is booting it in safe mode going to change that? Does del in safe more work differently then in regular mode?

 

[aftertaf]

i dont know but it helped me..
might be the explorer process blocking something.

it is a real pain though!!

Aftertaf
if its not broken, fix it anyway - with luck you might break it and have an excuse

 

[Saugilsr]

I found another way to do it.
All I needed to do was rename the parent folder. Once I did that I could delete the contents. Why that works I don't know. Because it wouldn't let me move the file out of it to get around the file name size problem. Oh well. It's gone now.
Thanks for your help.