Hi, before like 3 months I saw some way to create an "unreachable" directory which called com1.

The directory is c:\RECYCLER\com1
The full directory is C:\recycler\com1\aux\lpt1\lpt2\nul and it contains no files.
I tried to remove that directory in couple ways.. like MS-DOS\Safe-Mode\FTP.
When I try to delete it like this: rd c:\recycler\, it tells me the directory isn't empty.
I even re-installed windows and I still couldn't remove it.

Please help me!
Thanks, tte.

Why didn't u reinstall with formating?

ren \\.\c:\recycler\com1 comone
ren \\.\c:\recycler\comone\aux auks

etc...then just remove the dirs when theyre all renamed to something else

Hey,

Are you sure that the DIR is empty?.. How ever, you try to rename the folder and then try to delete it from Safe mode... You shall get it...

Manu

cranky and me replied same way at same time.. Nice coincidence.. Lol...

MANU

try it with "rd folder\blaa\blaa\fullpath\" in the command line
hope it works

usch: com1 is a special windows protected directory with very interesting features - play around with it and see

My question is:

how do i make those Dirs?

With FlashFXP in RawCommand?

mkdir "com1\\"
mkdir "com1\.tmp"

something like that i recall...

Oh btw with OS is it? cuz if it's NT or higher ja maybe can change the rights on that folder

i think this can help you

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...b;EN-US;q120716

nice topic.

I can make the com1 folder and delete it but how do you add files to it? Talk about not being able to get ride of something

rich

hm adding files.u can try it with
"copy C:\bla.exe C:\com 1\bla.exe"

ok I tried this command for windows xp pro and 2000 pro:

c:\>copy file.exe to com1\\ it works in xp & in 2000 pro.

and the mkdir works for any RESERVED name in windows as long as you have the \\ after the name.

to remove the dir: rmdir com1\\ or to the location you made the folder.

And to cherry coat it on this windows 2000 pro machine if you create the folder com1 and you try to access it or just highligh the folder, explorer.exe locks up and reloads. everytime. But XP will allow you to browse the folder. But will not allow you to drag and drop to the folder. but if you use the command window to copy file to it, it's is successfull. NOw here is a good question: How do you hide that folder so it cannot been seen?other then -h. I have had Content.IE5 folders that I could not access only thru prompt. Even though I was showing ALL FILES AND FOLDERS. I am going to see if I can make bat file to run @ boot time and access the folder and see if it will send the machine into a infinite loop of explorer failures. Thus never getting to windows. If I am correct in my thinking then even in safe mode this would work also. And if you go further you coudl even register the bat as a service and really put the stones to the perons. just my thoughts though.

rich

i usually give these commands with netcat but should work @ cmd prompt too.

path = C:\recycler\tmp\com1\whatever\

cd C:\recycler\tmp\

C:\recycler\tmp\rmdir \\.\com1 /s/q

hope it helps