

I know I can "fix" it by running the system restore (it's a Dell Dimension B110 desktop) but that's the "nuclear option" to one stupid corrupted file or folder Windows should've been able to detect and remove without ever bothering the user. Is there a Linux bootable CD image with a utility that can get rid of this problem? What use is a repair utility that doesn't work? Ye Olde SCANDISK would find the bad file, "recover" some of it to useless. Windows is determined to hang onto what it should destroy with extreme prejudice.ĬHKDSK /F doesn't fix anything, run from a safe mode command prompt under Administrator login or with DaRT, it claims there's nothing wrong yet every time the PC is booted normally CHKDSK runs and says the volume is dirty, but no other problems found or fixed. I've also booted it with Microsoft's DaRT 5.0, both connecting to the Windows install and not doing so. I've tried KillBox, Delete Dr., Disk Investigator (which claims the folder is empty) and various things with XCACLS. I can rename the folder but can't see anything in it.

I'm attempting to remove a user account on a PC with XP Home but there's one folder under temporary internet files that Windows says is corrupt and can't be read.
