I've searched the forums and haven't found this problem yet. I have Windows XP.

Here's the deal: I decided to uninstall Limewire from my PC. After all was said and done, I'm left with a folder on my desktop named ".limewire", which contains a "limewire shared" folder, which contains the shortcut icons of anything new I put on my PC!

When I try to delete it, I get a message that reads, ".limewire is a Windows system folder and is required for Windows to run properly. It cannot be deleted." Nasty.

So... when I originally uninstalled LW, I used Add/Remove Programs. Found out that wasn't supposed to be the way to completely remove LW, so I REinstalled it and uninstalled it again with the LW uninstaller. SAME RESULT. Folder is still there.

I've looked everywhere I know to look to figure this out, but I can't; and I'm not happy at ALL that this is a "Windows system folder" that cannot be deleted. And I'm even LESS happy that my partner who works for the government uses a homeload - and the shortcut icons for THAT are in the folder.

I've scanned my system with Ad Aware, Spybot, Norton, and HouseCall. Nothing. Clean as a whistle.

Will you please tell me how to get rid of this thing?

Thanks.