Strange Problem..

[Mike8622]

Hi everyone,

I'm new to this forum and should probably say from the get go that I am not extremely computer savvy. I know my way around, just not in depth stuff. Anyways, I was extracting icons to add custom icons to my HTC Thunderbolt's framework, I extracted a huge folder to my desktop by accident and now I can't move or delete these icons on my desktop. It keeps saying...

"Could not find this item
This is no longer located in C:\\Users\Michael\Desktop. Verify the items location and try again."

I've tried placing the file they originally came from on my desktop, moving them to the recycling bin, placing them in a new folder, rebooting and nothing works. I keep getting the message above. Am I going to have to stare at these icons forever, is there anyway to remove them? I'm really at a loss here and any and all advise, suggestions and/or help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance everyone

edit: I just realized this way be in the wrong section, I apologize if it is

 

[Bill2]

Check out the solutions in this thread.

http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/27924-could-not-find-item-when-deleting-files.html

 

[Mike8622]

Thank you for the quick reply. I'm embarrassed to say I don't know how to do some of the suggestions mentioned in the thread you linked. I guess I'm not as savvy as I thought. Would you be able to walk me through how to go into CMD prompt and rename the files so I can try and delete them?

 

[Bill2]

To get into command prompt, just click the start button, type cmd, hit Enter. That'll bring up the command prompt where dos commands can be entered.

As for dos commands, heres a list.

MS-DOS help and commands

To rename files, just use the ren command like this:

ren c:\billy bill

renames the folder billy to bill.

 

[Mike8622]

Ok, kind of strange, I moved all 32 icons into one pile so I could place a gadget over it to hide, lol. I just checked and they were all gone. SWEET! Not sure how or why, but I'll take it. Thanks for your help, definitely have a good impression of this forum and am excited to start learning as much as I can