Windows XP: How to delete files that cannot be deleted?

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Published on 2011-01-05T20:49:15Z Indexed on 2011/01/05 20:55 UTC
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I have a backup copy of my previous Documents and Settings folder which only contains my original user and within that, 2 directories (Favorites and Local Settings) which are visible in cmd shell but when I try to delete them, Windows gives me this error:

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If I try to delete the Documents and Settings folder, I receive this warning:

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I tried doing this in a cmd shell:

attrib *.* -r -a -s -h /s

But it did not help, nor did it return any errors/warnings.

Unlocker 1.8.5 returns: No Locking handle found.

Any ideas?

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