Can't delete a large file!

[Steve]

I have a 11 GB video file (AVI) on the root directory of
a backup drive (E:). I can't delete it! The error
message reads: "Cannot delete 'filename': It is being
used by another person or program". No other program has
this file open. I disabled the image preview by changing
the Explorer view options to "Classic Windows". I am
logged in to XP as the Administrator. Is it
a "permissions" problem? How can I get rid of this file?

[Joli Ballew]

Do you know how you got this file or what it is? 11 GB makes me think it's a
virus or something....Have you tried booting to safe mode as Administrator
and deleting?


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"Steve" > wrote in message
...
> I have a 11 GB video file (AVI) on the root directory of
> a backup drive (E:). I can't delete it! The error
> message reads: "Cannot delete 'filename': It is being
> used by another person or program". No other program has
> this file open. I disabled the image preview by changing
> the Explorer view options to "Classic Windows". I am
> logged in to XP as the Administrator. Is it
> a "permissions" problem? How can I get rid of this file?

[Wislu Plethora]

>-----Original Message-----
>Do you know how you got this file or what it is? 11 GB
makes me think it's a
>virus or something....Have you tried booting to safe mode
as Administrator
>and deleting?
>
>
>--
>Joli Ballew
>Author of Windows XP Professional - The Ultimate Users
Guide
>NEW EDITION!
>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-
/1932111832/qid=1051627390/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/104-6151436-
5265553?v=glance&s=books
>
>Purchase my XP E-books at www.expert-guides.com



A strong contender for stupid response of the month! The
OP said it's an AVI, or can't you read (I already know
you can't write)? An 11Gb virus??? That would be one
hell of an e-mail download!!

[CWatters]

I found this posted some time ago. I've not tested it myself..

Colin

The fix for Windows XP not letting you delete .avi..
I've seen this coming up more and more all over the place so I figured I'd
stick it here.
Avi files (divx) can be trouble in xp. there is a fix to let xp behave much
better so it's possible to move or delete large avi files. The obnoxious bug
in XP that causes Explorer to read the entire contents of broken AVI files
before allowing any access to them is caused by bad behavior of shmedia.dll.
To correct this misbehavior in Windows XP, remove the following
registry key.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}
InProcServer32
This will prevent Explorer from loading shmedia.dll in response to file
property queries on these files.
Just an extra note, if you do a "search" for this key it will not be found,
look for it manually it is very easy to find. As always newbie or not, if
you FUBAR your registry its your own fault. This fix does work, I use it and
have applied it to many XP machines. Now go ahead and fix this royal pain in
the ass!

[DJ]

On Wed, 14 May 2003 12:22:49 -0700, "Wislu Plethora"
> wrote:

>A strong contender for stupid response of the month! The
>OP said it's an AVI, or can't you read (I already know
>you can't write)? An 11Gb virus??? That would be one
>hell of an e-mail download!!

You obviously are not thinking creatively. It is certainly reasonable
for someone to write a new virus (hope this doesn't give anyone
ideas...) that simply appends data to the end of an existing file.
This could easily be done with a download of less than a single
kilobyte.

While I have no reason to believe it IS a virus, it is not appropriate
for you to condemn someone for offering help that could in fact be
accurate. Lest you decide to attack me, consider the possibility that
a virus, a piece of spyware or something else simply has a lock on the
file. There are numerous explanations. His response was not as bad
as yours.

[Kermit The]

What does FUBAR mean please?
"CWatters" > wrote in message
...
> I found this posted some time ago. I've not tested it myself..
>
> Colin
>
> The fix for Windows XP not letting you delete .avi..
> I've seen this coming up more and more all over the place so I figured I'd
> stick it here.
> Avi files (divx) can be trouble in xp. there is a fix to let xp behave
much
> better so it's possible to move or delete large avi files. The obnoxious
bug
> in XP that causes Explorer to read the entire contents of broken AVI files
> before allowing any access to them is caused by bad behavior of
shmedia.dll.
> To correct this misbehavior in Windows XP, remove the following
> registry key.
>
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}
> InProcServer32
> This will prevent Explorer from loading shmedia.dll in response to file
> property queries on these files.
> Just an extra note, if you do a "search" for this key it will not be
found,
> look for it manually it is very easy to find. As always newbie or not, if
> you FUBAR your registry its your own fault. This fix does work, I use it
and
> have applied it to many XP machines. Now go ahead and fix this royal pain
in
> the ass!
>
>
>

[David Candy]

f***ed up beyond all repair

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---------------------------------------------------------------
"Kermit The" > wrote in message =
...
> What does FUBAR mean please?
> "CWatters" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I found this posted some time ago. I've not tested it myself..
> >
> > Colin
> >
> > The fix for Windows XP not letting you delete .avi..
> > I've seen this coming up more and more all over the place so I =
figured I'd
> > stick it here.
> > Avi files (divx) can be trouble in xp. there is a fix to let xp =
behave
> much
> > better so it's possible to move or delete large avi files. The =
obnoxious
> bug
> > in XP that causes Explorer to read the entire contents of broken AVI =
files
> > before allowing any access to them is caused by bad behavior of
> shmedia.dll.
> > To correct this misbehavior in Windows XP, remove the following
> > registry key.
> >
> =
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC7=
3E}
> > InProcServer32
> > This will prevent Explorer from loading shmedia.dll in response to =
file
> > property queries on these files.
> > Just an extra note, if you do a "search" for this key it will not be
> found,
> > look for it manually it is very easy to find. As always newbie or =
not, if
> > you FUBAR your registry its your own fault. This fix does work, I =
use it
> and
> > have applied it to many XP machines. Now go ahead and fix this royal =
pain
> in
> > the ass!
> >
> >
> >
>=20
>=20

[Kermit The]

Beautifully explained. Tar very much!
"David Candy" > wrote in message
...
f***ed up beyond all repair

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http://prorev.com/forbesrussia.htm
---------------------------------------------------------------
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http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros
---------------------------------------------------------------
"Kermit The" > wrote in message
...
> What does FUBAR mean please?
> "CWatters" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I found this posted some time ago. I've not tested it myself..
> >
> > Colin
> >
> > The fix for Windows XP not letting you delete .avi..
> > I've seen this coming up more and more all over the place so I figured
I'd
> > stick it here.
> > Avi files (divx) can be trouble in xp. there is a fix to let xp behave
> much
> > better so it's possible to move or delete large avi files. The obnoxious
> bug
> > in XP that causes Explorer to read the entire contents of broken AVI
files
> > before allowing any access to them is caused by bad behavior of
> shmedia.dll.
> > To correct this misbehavior in Windows XP, remove the following
> > registry key.
> >
>
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}
> > InProcServer32
> > This will prevent Explorer from loading shmedia.dll in response to file
> > property queries on these files.
> > Just an extra note, if you do a "search" for this key it will not be
> found,
> > look for it manually it is very easy to find. As always newbie or not,
if
> > you FUBAR your registry its your own fault. This fix does work, I use it
> and
> > have applied it to many XP machines. Now go ahead and fix this royal
pain
> in
> > the ass!
> >
> >
> >
>
>

[Wislu Plethora]

>-----Original Message-----
>On Wed, 14 May 2003 12:22:49 -0700, "Wislu Plethora"
> wrote:
>
>>A strong contender for stupid response of the month! The
>>OP said it's an AVI, or can't you read (I already know
>>you can't write)? An 11Gb virus??? That would be one
>>hell of an e-mail download!!
>
>You obviously are not thinking creatively. It is
certainly reasonable
>for someone to write a new virus (hope this doesn't give
anyone
>ideas...) that simply appends data to the end of an
existing file.
>This could easily be done with a download of less than a
single
>kilobyte.
>
>While I have no reason to believe it IS a virus, it is
not appropriate
>for you to condemn someone for offering help that could
in fact be
>accurate. Lest you decide to attack me, consider the
possibility that
>a virus, a piece of spyware or something else simply has
a lock on the
>file. There are numerous explanations. His response was
not as bad
>as yours.

Duh. Of course I realize that malicious code might become
attached to a file of almost any type or size.
If there is something in the original post that might lead
a rational person to believe that a virus was at work in
this case, I hope you will point it out to me. On second
thought, I said "rational person," so never mind.

[DJ]

On Thu, 15 May 2003 06:45:35 -0700, "Wislu Plethora"
> wrote:

>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>On Wed, 14 May 2003 12:22:49 -0700, "Wislu Plethora"
> wrote:
>>
>>>A strong contender for stupid response of the month! The
>>>OP said it's an AVI, or can't you read (I already know
>>>you can't write)? An 11Gb virus??? That would be one
>>>hell of an e-mail download!!
>>
>>You obviously are not thinking creatively. It is
>certainly reasonable
>>for someone to write a new virus (hope this doesn't give
>anyone
>>ideas...) that simply appends data to the end of an
>existing file.
>>This could easily be done with a download of less than a
>single
>>kilobyte.
>>
>>While I have no reason to believe it IS a virus, it is
>not appropriate
>>for you to condemn someone for offering help that could
>in fact be
>>accurate. Lest you decide to attack me, consider the
>possibility that
>>a virus, a piece of spyware or something else simply has
>a lock on the
>>file. There are numerous explanations. His response was
>not as bad
>>as yours.
>
>Duh. Of course I realize that malicious code might become
>attached to a file of almost any type or size.
>If there is something in the original post that might lead
>a rational person to believe that a virus was at work in
>this case, I hope you will point it out to me. On second
>thought, I said "rational person," so never mind.

OK, we all yield to your superior intelligence.