Sounds like a good guess to me suzanne....it certainly explains why he kept being told the file was in use. Linda Publisher ~ ABC ~ All 'Bout Computers Owner ~ Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com FREE MS Office eBook Tutorial http://personal-computer-tutor.com/library.htm =20 -----Original Message----- From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of suz=E1nne Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 12:57 PM To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: -=3DPCTechTalk=3D- Re: The File That Won't Go Away...Just Has!! that is what I was thinking... an always on connection... could be that kazaa was still being polled or sending a file to another user, that's why you couldn't delete the file??? just a guess here.... ~s To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/