Deleting an empty folder

Hi,
Hi,
I have an empty folder in the trash which I have been trying to delete using all the various methods that I have been able to find so far. Just using the standard "empty Trash" function under Finder gives the following message, "This operation cannot be completed because the item (and then) "-NNNN over 000FS+ Private Data" is locked. I have checked the permissions - all OK. It does NOT show as being locked. The operating system is OS 10.3.9
Regards,
Mike Hewitt

Look at these links.
You can't empty the Trash or move a file to the Trash in Mac OS X
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106272
Solving Trash Problems
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/trash.html
How To Fix Stubborn Trash and Why it Won't Delete
http://www.osxfaq.com/Tutorials/LearningCenter/HowTo/Trash/index.ws
Download Trash It! v3.6.1 from:
http://www.nonamescriptware.com/?page_id=5
Download DropNuke from:
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/12664
 Cheers, Tom

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Revision: 12929
Revision: 12929
Author:   [email protected]
Date:     2009-12-14 15:49:16 -0800 (Mon, 14 Dec 2009)
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Date:     2009-12-14 15:49:16 -0800 (Mon, 14 Dec 2009)
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