Windows XP corrupt folder problem

[jesuswasamedic]

I'm using XP Professional and I'm having trouble with a corrupt folder on my storage hard drive. I can't delete the folder, and the disk check utility on startup freezes when it tries. The folder was created by Nero Burning Rom, and was supposed to be a user database for storing the attributes of my burnt cds. It froze up while I was using Nero, and now there is a folder that I can't be rid of.

I tried using system restore, but I didn't have it logging my storage drive because I thought it would be a waste of space.

I cleaned my registry and deleted the entries for this folder, but no dice. I tried using the recovery console but it won't let me access the D: drive using it, it just says Access denied.

There is about 6 gigs of files tied up in this one folder. So I'm kinda anxious about getting rid of it.

So what I'm asking for is, are there any third-party tools that could help with this problem, or any other ways to rid myself (other than backing it all up and reformatting?)

Thanks.

 

[Dare01]

Boot to dos and remove it from there. And don't click shutdown and restart in dos mode (protection is still there). Boot from floppy disk work your way through. I have been able to delete files that way, but I haven't tried it with XP yet. Let me know if it works.

 

[jesuswasamedic]

alright... i got it fixed. here's how in case someone else ever has this problem.

i made an xp boot disk, but the xp boot disk didn't work, and i made a 98 one on my mom's computer and tried deleting it and still no dice... so i ran 98's scandisk and voila.. no more corrupted directory.

god bless win98's scandisk.