Photos can not be deleted from hard drive

this has been covered elsewhere but in my case
my photos are stored on a networked pc and the iphoto is run from a mac
deleting photos and emptying the iphoto trash only deletes
the thumbnails from the pictures/iphoto folder on the mac
but the photos are still on the pc
this makes it almost impossible to organize and get rid of stuff
any help would be great, thanks

Are you running iPhoto in it's alias mode? That is, not copying the files into the library folder but just use alias files pointing to the "source" files wherever they are located, in this case on the networked PC? If that's the case then, yes, the "source" files are not deleted when you delete photos from the library. That's one of the "downsides" of the alias system (or upside in the case of using the alias system to share between multiple users). It's not a bug but sort of a "feature" for that system.
If you want to have the control to delete the source files then start a regular library located on the PC and import all of the source files to it. Then run the library from the PC. You'll essentially achieve the same thing as the alias system as far as keeping files off your Mac, but you'll have the deletion capability. I've written some Tutorials on the alias system and you might find some info there that might help you use it more effectively.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.

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