Second hand pc, want to delete all files stored?

[what..the?]

Yes got a old pc from a family members office, it's a fairly old dell but it is running xp.

I think the previous owner deleted some personal stuff. I have then managed to delete alot of other rubbish that was still stored on there and then empty the recycle bin. Some doc's I need to keep so I have reorganised them and put them in a new file.

But now I seem to be left with loads of old empty files in 'My Documents' where the 'inards' have beed deleted but the folders remain and when I select them to be deleted the computer says 'I cannot delete them as the pc needs to be reconnected to the server to do so'. I of course cannot really take it all the way back into the office to connect it, so what else can I do to get rid of them.

Thanks in advance

[eyebrows]

i would re-install windows......

thats what i did when i got my laptop, as it had loads on sh1t that pc world wanted to install on my compluter.....

who needs antivirus? lol

[eyebrows]

they may not be on the new account, but they will still be there usingusless space and just cludding up the computer.....

personally id go for teh re-install...

[Panic Button]

Surely if they are empty folders they can't be taking up much disc space? Ignore them?

[eyebrows]

well they do take up space, teh short cut is 1kb...but despite that, when i get a new ANYTHING always restore it to factory settings.....