Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 13:14:03 +0200
From: "Eli Zaretskii" <eliz AT elta DOT co DOT il>
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> From: sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu (Charles Sandmann)
> Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 08:23:51 -0500 (CDT)
> 
> This is usually a sign that some process has the default directory 
> being that directory.

Right.  Might that process be rm.exe itself?

> Things to try:
>  0) Make sure no other windows are open with default directory in tree.
>  1) Can you remove the directory from a CMD.EXE prompt?
>  2) If that fails, does killing NTVDM.EXE process allow it to work?

One more thing to try: add a call to chdir before the call to rmdir.
(chdir should change to the root directory.)