Paul M. Cook wrote:
> "Dora" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I'm trying to delete about 100 photos from My Documents in
>> Microsoft XP SP3. Every time I try to delete, the software
>> automatically makes a copy of the picture.
>> I've tried so many times that I have multiple batches of copies
>> these
>> pictures. How can I delete the things so they're gone? Any help
>> would be appreciated. Thanks.
>> Dora
>
>
> Use Windows Explorer to navigate to your My Documents folder. You
> shouold have an icon for it on the desktop. If not, make one.
> Right
> click on the open desktop, choose properties --> desktop -->
> customize desktop and then click on the checkbox for "my documents".
>
> Then navigate to your My Pictures folder, assuming that is where
> they
> are. Then keep navigating to the folder you have the files stored
> in.
> Then select them holding down the CTRL button and clicking one at a
> time on the files you want to select. Then just press the delete
> key.
>
> Paul

Paul, that's precisely what I've been doing; i.e., going to My
Documents, selecting the pictures (either one by one or by pressing
Control), then clicking delete. Everything goes to the Recycle Bin, I
clear that, then find everything back in My Documents, marked. e.g.,
copy of copy of copy John Doe (15). Rather than be on
rec.food.cooking, anyone can e-mail me at limey108 at verizon dot net,
so I don't get everyone mad with this OT problem. Thanks!

Dora