JM> Try REMing out the COM.SYS driver in your 
 JM> config.sys then reboot and attempt to remove the 
 JM> file.  Don't forget to put the COM.SYS driver 
 JM> back afterwards.
 
Tried that but no luck.  I did this with com.sys remed out:
 
[I:\]>dir com*
 
The volume label in drive I is OS2.
The Volume Serial Number is A768:5C15.
Directory of I:\
 
21/12/96  15:06          6           0  com2
        1 file(s)          6 bytes used
                    63673856 bytes free
 
[I:\]>dir I:\com2
 
The volume label in drive I is OS2.
The Volume Serial Number is A768:5C15.
 
Directory of \DEV
 
 
SYS0002: The system cannot find the file specified.
 
[I:\]>
 
You can see the file with dir com* but dir com2
displays \DEV directory.
I don't have a \DEV directory...
 
The only thing that might work is a disk editor.
I have Norton but I haven't tried it.
It's a DOS program and I don't know what would
happen if I used it on hpfs which is where this
problem is.

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