Bouncing's method works because notepad is more of a old DOS application than a windows application using the old disk access system.
If it doesn't work the next step is trying in safe mode like NLM said.
If these easier ways don't work you need to boot up into DOS (using a DOS shell from windows won't work), go to the directory the file is in and delete it.
You should be able to hit F8 while booting and get an option to boot into DOS. If not you need to download a DOS boot disk image and make a floppy.
You may elect to do some repairing on that drive too - looks like you may have parts of the disc sriface getting shakey. When yu can take a time out onm the drive and after a backup (assuming backup can run with no CRC errors) then maybe give spinwrite a whirl?
Bear in mind you may not want to have critical data on this drive going forward IMHO also.
Also Hi EP and people. I found this place again while looking through a oooollllllldddd backup. I have filled over 10TB and was looking at my collection of antiques. Any bids on the 500Mhz Win 95 fix?
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