Can't delete duplicate file entry

I have a text file on my computer - it has a normal entry as shown in windows explorer with a create date and size.

I also see a duplicate entry in windows explorer (in same folder) with identical name and create date - and the size is 0 bytes. I checked file attributes - it is not read-only or hidden. If I look at security tab in file properties, I get a message saying security information is either unavailable or can't be displayed.

I can delete the "normal entry", but cannot delete the duplicate. If I try, system asks me if I want to move it to recycle bin. When I say yes, it says it "could not find this item".

I tried doing it from the command line - it says "file not found".

Any ideas or nifty utilities I can use to kill this thing once and for all?

Edit: I booted into safe mode - was unable to remove entry in windows explorer or from command line

 

Hey guys - thanks for nothing

Just kidding - I actually got rid of it using Unlocker - a program I had read about on this forum.

 

Were you able to run Unlocker without being full admin? Just curious.

Sul.

 

Hi Sully -

Not sure what you mean by that. I was signed in as myself (with administrator rights). I did nothing else special - and it worked like a charm.

What is full admin?

 

When using Unlocker, you must be admin to do so. Full Admin is when in Vista/7, you are not running LUA/UAC, so the security token used for everything is of the Admins.

I was just wondering if Unlocker worked from a LUA/UAC environment. When I used it in XP, it would not operate propely in LUA with RunAs or SuRun, only from real user logged in as Admin.

Sul.

 

This all happened in XP

 

The newest Unlocker works fine with UAC.