Need help in removing file !

93'guy SG

ok guys , i'm desperate for help . i downloaded this game called "blahblah.rar" . its a fake name . and i changed the name to "blahblah.exe" . now i cant remove it .

my friend told me to open cmd and type in

C:\Users\HP>Desktop>erase "blahblah.exe" in cmd . but when i tried it keeps saying 'Desktop is not recognized as an internal / external command , operable program or batch file .

can anyone help me PLEASE ?

GIB SG

Should be "del C:\Users\HP\Desktop\blahblah.exe".

93'guy SG

i dont think so cos cmd default is C:\Users\HP>(fill in the rest)

GIB SG

Maybe I was not too clear. You type "del", followed by a space, followed by the full path or the relative path to the file.

My example is a full path, it works no matter which directory you are in, assuming that your file is in the C:\Users\HP\Desktop directory. If the file is NOT in this directory, you adjust accordingly.

Or assuming that the file is in the C:\Users\HP\Desktop directory and your cmd default is C:\Users\HP then you can also type "del Desktop\blahblah.exe". This is the relative path version.

93'guy SG

i see , i'll try now . hang on .. it still says 'Desktop is not recognized as an internal / external command , operable program or batch file

93'guy SG

okay , i've checked on the net . something to do with Variables . i still cant figure it out . damn it .

caleb_chiang SG

erase... typical kids that did not deal with dos in the past... But I think you can del it without using dos too mah...

GIB SG

i see , i'll try now . hang on .. it still says 'Desktop is not recognized as an internal / external command , operable program or batch file

Why don't u type whatever you typed into the cmd window here? Don't type what is displayed. Just type what YOU typed into the cmd window.

93'guy SG

i tried >> C:\Users\HP>Desktop>del "blahblah.exe"
>> C:\Users\HP>C:\Users\HP\Desktop>del "blahblah.exe"
all sorts .

and erase DOES WORK ! i tried editing Enviromental Variables but still failed

GIB SG

i tried >> C:\Users\HP>Desktop>del "blahblah.exe"
>> C:\Users\HP>C:\Users\HP\Desktop>del "blahblah.exe"
all sorts .

and erase DOES WORK ! i tried editing Enviromental Variables but still failed

Yes, for newer Windows, there is an ERASE which is basically a DEL.

You mean you actually typed C:\Users\HP>Desktop>del "blahblah.exe"?

Or you typed Desktop>del "blahblah.exe"?

Anyway, listen carefully. JUST TYPE IN EXACTLY LIKE SHOWN IN THE LAST LINE OF THIS POST WHEN YOU ARE IN CMD. DON'T ADD ANYTHING TO WHAT I TYPED BELOW.

del C:\Users\HP\Desktop\blahblah.exe

fatone SG

93'guy SG

Yes, for newer Windows, there is an ERASE which is basically a DEL.

You mean you actually typed C:\Users\HP>Desktop>del "blahblah.exe"?

Or you typed Desktop>del "blahblah.exe"?

Anyway, listen carefully. JUST TYPE IN EXACTLY LIKE SHOWN IN THE LAST LINE OF THIS POST WHEN YOU ARE IN CMD. DON'T ADD ANYTHING TO WHAT I TYPED BELOW.

del C:\Users\HP\Desktop\blahblah.exe

cant find file specified

GIB SG

cant find file specified

Which folder is the file in?

93'guy SG

Which folder is the file in?

its at my desktop

GIB SG

Is it a hidden file?

tut4nkh4m3n SG

lol funny pictures

tut4nkh4m3n SG

rmbr to change the 'blahblah' to whatever yr game name is...lol

Xcert SG

its at my desktop

maybe U want to move ur file out of desktop...create a simple directory in the root directory like C:\abc and then delete from there?

c:\abc>del blahblah.exe