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Cannot Delete a file
I just found that I have a file on my system (one I downloaded) that I can't
delete. When I try to kill it (delete it), a message pops up and says : " Cannot delete (the file). It is being used by another person or program. Close any programs that might be using the file and try again".. So I checked to see what else was running or using that program and nothing was found. I shut the computer off and restarted it. Hoping this would kill whatever was using the program. Same thing. The program is STILL being used by another person or program?? How can I delete this file? |
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Cannot Delete a file
Ted Gervais wrote:
I just found that I have a file on my system (one I downloaded) that I can't delete. When I try to kill it (delete it), a message pops up and says : " Cannot delete (the file). It is being used by another person or program. Close any programs that might be using the file and try again".. So I checked to see what else was running or using that program and nothing was found. I shut the computer off and restarted it. Hoping this would kill whatever was using the program. Same thing. The program is STILL being used by another person or program?? How can I delete this file? Try it in Safe Mode. -- johnf (when replying direct, please ensure my address ends with .au) |
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Cannot Delete a file
Ted Gervais wrote:
I just found that I have a file on my system (one I downloaded) that I can't delete. When I try to kill it (delete it), a message pops up and says : " Cannot delete (the file). It is being used by another person or program. Close any programs that might be using the file and try again".. So I checked to see what else was running or using that program and nothing was found. I shut the computer off and restarted it. Hoping this would kill whatever was using the program. Same thing. The program is STILL being used by another person or program?? How can I delete this file? Try it in Safe Mode. -- johnf (when replying direct, please ensure my address ends with .au) |
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Cannot Delete a file
Hello Kelly, and others on the list. Thank you very much for the tip on how to delete this file. It worked just as you said. Obviously you have done things like this before. I was getting pretty desparate in finding a way to remove this file. I bet the attributes or permissions were changed, somehow. Thanks again for the great tip and maybe this might be of some use to others on the list. By the , I wonder how this happened? Why did the file suddenly become undeletable? "Kelly" wrote in message ... Hi Ted, Close all open apps. Open a command prompt (Start/Run/CMD) and navigate to the directory with the offending file(s). Then open the Task Manager and click on the Processes tab, select "explorer.exe" under Image Name. Click "End Process". In the opened Command Prompt, DEL the offending files (DEL *.mpg, DEL mus*.avi, DEL test.wmv, etc.) Once done, go back to the task manager and click on the Applications tab. Click the "New Task..." button. in the dialog, type explorer.exe and click OK. Note: Could also opt for: ATTRIB -H -R -S filename before the DEL. Or you can use Process Explorer http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/fr.../procexp.shtml Use the search function to find every handle that Explorer.Exe has open and close them (right-click on the file and choose 'close handle'). Then delete the file(s) in question. -- All the Best, Kelly MS-MVP Win98/XP-Shell/User [AE-Windows® XP] Troubleshooting Windows XP http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm "Ted Gervais" wrote in message ... I just found that I have a file on my system (one I downloaded) that I can't delete. When I try to kill it (delete it), a message pops up and says : " Cannot delete (the file). It is being used by another person or program. Close any programs that might be using the file and try again".. So I checked to see what else was running or using that program and nothing was found. I shut the computer off and restarted it. Hoping this would kill whatever was using the program. Same thing. The program is STILL being used by another person or program?? How can I delete this file? |
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Cannot Delete a file
Hello Kelly, and others on the list. Thank you very much for the tip on how to delete this file. It worked just as you said. Obviously you have done things like this before. I was getting pretty desparate in finding a way to remove this file. I bet the attributes or permissions were changed, somehow. Thanks again for the great tip and maybe this might be of some use to others on the list. By the , I wonder how this happened? Why did the file suddenly become undeletable? "Kelly" wrote in message ... Hi Ted, Close all open apps. Open a command prompt (Start/Run/CMD) and navigate to the directory with the offending file(s). Then open the Task Manager and click on the Processes tab, select "explorer.exe" under Image Name. Click "End Process". In the opened Command Prompt, DEL the offending files (DEL *.mpg, DEL mus*.avi, DEL test.wmv, etc.) Once done, go back to the task manager and click on the Applications tab. Click the "New Task..." button. in the dialog, type explorer.exe and click OK. Note: Could also opt for: ATTRIB -H -R -S filename before the DEL. Or you can use Process Explorer http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/fr.../procexp.shtml Use the search function to find every handle that Explorer.Exe has open and close them (right-click on the file and choose 'close handle'). Then delete the file(s) in question. -- All the Best, Kelly MS-MVP Win98/XP-Shell/User [AE-Windows® XP] Troubleshooting Windows XP http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm "Ted Gervais" wrote in message ... I just found that I have a file on my system (one I downloaded) that I can't delete. When I try to kill it (delete it), a message pops up and says : " Cannot delete (the file). It is being used by another person or program. Close any programs that might be using the file and try again".. So I checked to see what else was running or using that program and nothing was found. I shut the computer off and restarted it. Hoping this would kill whatever was using the program. Same thing. The program is STILL being used by another person or program?? How can I delete this file? |
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Cannot Delete a file
You are very welcome, Ted and glad it worked for you. However, it is a
major XP issue, so don't fret too much over it. However, some users claim they haven't ever had the issue, some claim they have always had the issue and some claim that the issue came about one day. -- All the Best, Kelly MS-MVP Win98/XP-Shell/User [AE-Windows® XP] Troubleshooting Windows XP http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm "Ted Gervais" wrote in message ... Hello Kelly, and others on the list. Thank you very much for the tip on how to delete this file. It worked just as you said. Obviously you have done things like this before. I was getting pretty desparate in finding a way to remove this file. I bet the attributes or permissions were changed, somehow. Thanks again for the great tip and maybe this might be of some use to others on the list. By the , I wonder how this happened? Why did the file suddenly become undeletable? "Kelly" wrote in message ... Hi Ted, Close all open apps. Open a command prompt (Start/Run/CMD) and navigate to the directory with the offending file(s). Then open the Task Manager and click on the Processes tab, select "explorer.exe" under Image Name. Click "End Process". In the opened Command Prompt, DEL the offending files (DEL *.mpg, DEL mus*.avi, DEL test.wmv, etc.) Once done, go back to the task manager and click on the Applications tab. Click the "New Task..." button. in the dialog, type explorer.exe and click OK. Note: Could also opt for: ATTRIB -H -R -S filename before the DEL. Or you can use Process Explorer http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/fr.../procexp.shtml Use the search function to find every handle that Explorer.Exe has open and close them (right-click on the file and choose 'close handle'). Then delete the file(s) in question. -- All the Best, Kelly MS-MVP Win98/XP-Shell/User [AE-Windows® XP] Troubleshooting Windows XP http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm "Ted Gervais" wrote in message ... I just found that I have a file on my system (one I downloaded) that I can't delete. When I try to kill it (delete it), a message pops up and says : " Cannot delete (the file). It is being used by another person or program. Close any programs that might be using the file and try again".. So I checked to see what else was running or using that program and nothing was found. I shut the computer off and restarted it. Hoping this would kill whatever was using the program. Same thing. The program is STILL being used by another person or program?? How can I delete this file? |
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Cannot Delete a file
You are very welcome, Ted and glad it worked for you. However, it is a
major XP issue, so don't fret too much over it. However, some users claim they haven't ever had the issue, some claim they have always had the issue and some claim that the issue came about one day. -- All the Best, Kelly MS-MVP Win98/XP-Shell/User [AE-Windows® XP] Troubleshooting Windows XP http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm "Ted Gervais" wrote in message ... Hello Kelly, and others on the list. Thank you very much for the tip on how to delete this file. It worked just as you said. Obviously you have done things like this before. I was getting pretty desparate in finding a way to remove this file. I bet the attributes or permissions were changed, somehow. Thanks again for the great tip and maybe this might be of some use to others on the list. By the , I wonder how this happened? Why did the file suddenly become undeletable? "Kelly" wrote in message ... Hi Ted, Close all open apps. Open a command prompt (Start/Run/CMD) and navigate to the directory with the offending file(s). Then open the Task Manager and click on the Processes tab, select "explorer.exe" under Image Name. Click "End Process". In the opened Command Prompt, DEL the offending files (DEL *.mpg, DEL mus*.avi, DEL test.wmv, etc.) Once done, go back to the task manager and click on the Applications tab. Click the "New Task..." button. in the dialog, type explorer.exe and click OK. Note: Could also opt for: ATTRIB -H -R -S filename before the DEL. Or you can use Process Explorer http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/fr.../procexp.shtml Use the search function to find every handle that Explorer.Exe has open and close them (right-click on the file and choose 'close handle'). Then delete the file(s) in question. -- All the Best, Kelly MS-MVP Win98/XP-Shell/User [AE-Windows® XP] Troubleshooting Windows XP http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm "Ted Gervais" wrote in message ... I just found that I have a file on my system (one I downloaded) that I can't delete. When I try to kill it (delete it), a message pops up and says : " Cannot delete (the file). It is being used by another person or program. Close any programs that might be using the file and try again".. So I checked to see what else was running or using that program and nothing was found. I shut the computer off and restarted it. Hoping this would kill whatever was using the program. Same thing. The program is STILL being used by another person or program?? How can I delete this file? |
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