Files "Deleted from Disk" not deleted

I was under the impression that this problem related to the appearance of "Ghost" drives (duplicate drives appearing in the LR after I edited a file. The folder duplications are no longer a problem in LR 2.1
HOWEVER, when I use the option "delete from disk" (vs. remove)these files are not getting deleted from my hard drive. They reappear on the next folder synchronization I run.
I am either asking for input on how to make deletions stick and/or requesting that Adobe look into this before releasing the release version of 2.1
Thanks - Kevin
System info:
LR 2.1
Windows Vista Home Premium
Quad Core PC with 4GB RAM
1 TB "RAID 5" system drives (4 of them make up the 1 TB)

Thanks for the suggestions but they didn't work:
1- Cleared preferences by hitting the various reset to factory buttons. Then closed and restarted LR. Is there another way to do this?
2- The foloder quantity goes down when I delete and goes back up when I synchronize
3- File manager shows the same number of files as LR BEFORE I delete and then shows more AFTER I delete. Then, after synchronizing they are back to equal.
Finally, I tried deleting a file in windows explorer to see its effect. It immediately showed as missing in LR. I synchronized and that file was deleted.
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