XP Won't Give It Up

[Chetsnuts]

Hi,

Why, when I try to delete certain files from my XP Pro system, does XP
report that the file is in use - when I know it's not?

I cannot delete some files ever. What's the deal?

Thanks,

Chet

[Taurarian]

Open the Command Prompt window and leave it open.

Close all open programs.

Click Start, Run and enter TASKMGR.EXE

Go to the Processes tab and End Process on Explorer.exe.

Leave Task Manager open.

Go back to the Command Prompt window and change to the folder where
the undeletable file is in.

At the command prompt type DEL <filename> (filename is the file you
want to delete).

Go back to Task Manager, click File, New Task and enter EXPLORER.EXE
to restart the GUI shell.

Close Task Manager.



http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;320081

You Cannot Delete a File or a Folder



"Chetsnuts" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
>
> Why, when I try to delete certain files from my XP Pro system, does
XP
> report that the file is in use - when I know it's not?
>
> I cannot delete some files ever. What's the deal?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chet
>
>