Problem deleting file under windows and linux

[wizard5233]

I just downloaded a game file onto my harddrive, but the file is causing my computer to slow down considerably. Under Windows XP, I can't delete the file because everytime I select it and try to delete it, the OS would crash. When I run Knoppix, right off the CD, I get an error message saying it is a read only file system even after I mounted the drive with write permissions. Any ideas as to what the problem is?

 

[InlineFive]

Try booting the system into Safemode and deleting the file from there. And what is the file extension?

-Por

 

[Slikkster]

Makes sense that Knoppix says it's a read-only file system, as you're running it off a CD. Can't write to a CD (that's been finalized).

Anyway, I'd download a dos bootdisk from bootdisk.com. Boot up with it and change directories to the one with the file and get rid of it there, assuming Safe Mode doesn't work.

 

[wizard5233]

DOS can't read NTFS partitions, therefore I am unable to delete the file. Which version of dos can read NTFS partitions? The problem with Knoppix is that I have already mounted the harddrive with write permissions and I am accessing the harddrive through the Knoppix CD, but I still am unable to delete the file.

 

[Slikkster]

Certain dos utilities can read ntfs drives, but writing/deleting costs some bucks.

Just read on Tom's Hardware that while Knoppix 3.3 can read NTFS, it cannot write to it. Version 3.4 is supposed to have read/write capability.

However, Tom's points to another .iso you can download that's based on Knoppix (runs off of CD) that DOES have read/write NTFS capability.



It's called "Project Insert". Get it here.

 

[wizard5233]

I got it fixed, thanks a lot.