-=PCTechTalk=- Re: The File That Won't Go Away!
- From: "vic" <vaf@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 07:41:45 -0400
Just caught this thread so if you already tried this, sorry.
1. Close All Programs and type cmd in the run box as Linda already said.
2. Leave the dos window open and then click Start>Run and enter TASKMGR.EXE
3. KILL EXPLORER.EXE
4. Now go to the dos prompt and try to delete the file using the DEL
command.
5. Go back to Taskmanager, click File>New Task, and enter Explorer.exe.
If that doesn't work, I have a programming method that should get rid of it.
But try that first.
hth
vic
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----- Original Message -----
From: "andy" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 6:14 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: The File That Won't Go Away!
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Linda F. Johnson"
> >
> > Will Windows let you drag it to the recycle bin?
>
> No, I just get the same messaage about it being in use by someone else or
> another program. (BTW, I have shut down 'everything' that runs in the
> background that I possibly can)
> >
> > If not, try thi
> >
> > Go to Start>Run and type cmd
> >
> > This will bring you to what looks like a dos box....at the C: prompt
> > type:
> >
> > del "C:\path to file"
> >
> > Note the space after del and the quotes around the whole path
>
> And I get the message that it can't process this because it is being used
by
> another application!!
>
> Andy
>
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