How do I remove "Empty" System Folders

[Nonsuch]

Just one example:

If I check to remove "Microsoft Movie Maker" from the installation, Movie Maker isn't installed. But the [C:\Program Files\movie maker] folder *is* and if you try to delete this "Empty" folder, Windows has a cow!

| Error Deleting File or Folder

| Cannot delete movie maker: it is being used by another person or program.

| Close any program that might be using the file and try again.

But, of course, the "program" is Windows XP! Catch 22!

I find no entry for the 'movie maker' folder in the Registry or in any .INF file. The folder 'appears' empty and isn't shown as a System folder. So, why is Windows XP having this cow, and how do I rid myself of this and all the other empty system folder Windows insists on creating?

[-I-]

i think you should look into editing txtsetup.sif - but test it in vmware because you probably have to try a few (Grinz evilly) times....

[nuhi]

It's the SFC, disable SFC in the Patches page and nlite will automatically remove that folder.

[Nonsuch]

Thank you nuhi. That was the missing incantation.

Ya know, every time something like this happens to me I have the feeling I'm back playing Zork for the first time (i.e. "I know this will work if I can *just find the right words*.").

[nuhi]

Hehe I never played Zork, seems like I missed something fun, just checking it on Wikipedia.

[dcyphure]

when i disable sfc, once in a great while a system file thats needed will get corrupted..dunno if anyone else has that problem but its quite a nuisance so now i keep sfc enabled unfortunatly

[bledd]

http://www.otbsw.com/Files/rmemp12.zip

rmempty.exe C:

will delete all empty folders in C: