Re: can't delete file

From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (mrxp2004_at_nospamyahoo.com)
Date: 03/13/04


Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 11:44:01 -0600

Delete A File That Is Seemingly "Undeletable"
http://www.theeldergeek.com/delete_undeletable_file.htm

-- 
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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"slaird" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message:
 news:c5be01c40917$eb393830$a501280a@phx.gbl...
|I have a 4GB video file that I download from my DV 
| camera.  I want to delete a file (in fact I don't know 
| how it got saved on my c drive, I saved it on another 
| partition...it is actually under a yahoo attachment 
| folder under my documents & settings...etc.).  Anyway, 
| when I go to delete it, it won't delete.  It says that 
| the file is in use by another program.
| 
| I have tried restarting, safe mode, closing services and 
| running Norton System Works (disk doctor, etc).  Any 
| ideas out there would be very appreciated.
| 
| Thank you.
| 
| Sheldon


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