hhhmmmm.....I was Hoping that would solve the problem for you. Perhaps
someone else will happen along with the correct solution.

Carol2

"JustSomeGuy" <JustSomeGuy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Carol, Nice try! Good idea...wish it worked, but...unfortunately,
> showing
> hidden files doesn't reveal the problem files stuck in the Recycle
> Bin.
> They're still invisible. So there's no way to get the file to appear
> so as to
> select it. I suspect it will take some kind of registry hack to
> repair this
> one...
>
> "Carol2" wrote:
>
>> Just taking a stab at this, but it can't hurt anything....... right
>> click on the Recycle Bin & choose Explore. Go to Tools>Folder
>> Options>View & put a mark in the box by Show Hidden Files & Folders.
>> Now..... Try right clicking on the file & choose Restore..... Then
>> go
>> to the file's original location & rename it to something shorter &
>> delete it again. If the problem is as you stated, you should be able
>> to
>> delete it with the shortened name.
>>
>> Carol2
>>
>> "JustSomeGuy" <JustSomeGuy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message
>> news:0A174658-6B2A-4AF2-8D74-38C8A58223A9@microsoft.com...
>> > In XP Pro SP2, I deleted a file that had a path that was
>> > excessively
>> > long.
>> > Now I have that file (and a bunch of others) stuck in the recycle
>> > bin.
>> > The
>> > bin looks empty but when I try to Empty Recycle Bin, i get the
>> > message,
>> >
>> > "Are you sure you want to delete these 26 items?" (that I can't
>> > see)
>> >
>> > When I say Yes, i get:
>> >
>> > "Cannot delete [my big long filename]: The file name you specified
>> > is
>> > not
>> > valid or too long. Specify a different file name."
>> >
>> > So, How can I force-empty the Recycle Bin...?