how to fix cannot delete msi: cannot find the specified file
Error Message: Cannot delete: Cannot find the specified file. Make sure you specify the correct path and filename. |
Translation: Variations of this message can occur when you click a file in Windows Explorer to open, delete, or drag it to the Recycle Bin. The file or folder may contain invalid characters, even though they may not appear in the filename. |
Solution: Create a temporary folder, copy the file or folder’s contents to it and delete the old folder’s contents by pressing CTRL-A and pressing DELETE. Restore all the files except the improperly named one to the old folder. Use a single-character wildcard question mark to replace the invalid character (i.e. to rename a file named *eadme.txt, type ren ?eadme.txt |