How to get ride of a currupt file?

[KCav]

Can not delete a video movie named NTUSER.DAT.
When I click delete I am told the file is being used by another program.

 

[db]

what kind of movie is it,
because I got one too.

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perhaps, before
you delete files,

you might want
to do some research
first.

enter that file name
in google and find
out what it is and
how to treat it.

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[John Inzer]

Can not delete a video movie named NTUSER.DAT.
When I click delete I am told the file is being used by another
program.

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Maybe these links will offer some ideas:

Unlocker
http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

Delete The Undeletable File
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_undeletable_file.htm

(320081) You Cannot Delete a File or a Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=320081

Can't delete a file in Windows?
http://www.softwarepatch.com/tips/howto-delete-xp.html

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John Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[Brian Lynn]

Did you try a reboot and then delete the file? Might work...

 

[nass]

Can not delete a video movie named NTUSER.DAT.
When I click delete I am told the file is being used by another program.

Try to delete it in safe mode and please run your Antivirus to run a
thorough scan.
A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP
View products that this article applies to.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315222

# MoveFile
Schedule file rename and delete commands for the next reboot. This can be
useful for cleaning stubborn or in-use malware files.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897556.aspx


HTH,
nass

 

[Pegasus [MVP]]

Can not delete a video movie named NTUSER.DAT.
When I click delete I am told the file is being used by another program.

Where exactly is this file located? Drive? Folder?

 

[FredW]

Try to delete it in safe mode and please run your Antivirus to run a
thorough scan.

Why would you want to delete a system file?
Ntuser.dat is certainly not a video movie.

 

[John John (MVP)]

Where is this file located? If it's in your profile folder that is your
user profile, it's the registry hive that Windows loads when you logon.

John

 

[FredW]

"NTUSER.DAT is the running registry file for the user logged onto the
machine. Each user instance creates a new NTUSER.DAT file located in the
profile directory. While the user is logged into the machine you will NOT
be able to copy this file, nor will you be able to copy it after logging the
user off the machine (if administrator) since the file will still be
locked."

Astonishing!

Three people trying to delete a system/registry file,
just because someone calls it a "video movie".

:-((

 

[Gord Dibben]

That is not a video movie file.

It is a user profile file.

You will have several of these.............one for each user, default user
and one for all users.

And one each for Local Service and Network Service


Gord

 

[Thip]

Astonishing!

Three people trying to delete a system/registry file,
just because someone calls it a "video movie".

:-((

Since when is a .dat file any kind of video file???! :-Þ

 

[Jim]

Can not delete a video movie named NTUSER.DAT.
When I click delete I am told the file is being used by another program.

Ntuser.dat is the name of the user specific part of the registry.
Do not delete this file.
Jim

 

[FredW]

Since when is a .dat file any kind of video file???! :-Þ

Not that I know.

I read ".dat" files with Notepad.
;-)


In my GOM-Player file type ".dat" is called "MPEG Video File",
but that is the only file type I never select.
(maybe OP tried to play ntuser.dat with GOM Player?)

 

[TiredofYou]

Why doesn't someone just answer the question straight foward, in plain
somple English without trying to be so damn clever and cute? People don't
come here for answers that are like riddles that need to be solved. They are
usually freaked-out because something isn't working and they want it
working the way it should. They come to you for help, and this is what they
get. Some of you are simply a-holes!

 

[Guest]

It is not a video file but the registry.

 

[John John (MVP)]

We were waiting for you to come by and give the us the correct answer...
apparently we will have to keep on waiting.

 

[Alister]

Why doesn't someone just answer the question straight foward, in plain
somple English without trying to be so damn clever and cute? People don't
come here for answers that are like riddles that need to be solved. They are
usually freaked-out because something isn't working and they want it
working the way it should. They come to you for help, and this is what they
get. Some of you are simply a-holes!

The straight forward answer is:
The file ntuser.dat is a system file, don't delete it.

Alister

 

[Al Falfa]

Why doesn't someone just answer the question straight foward, in plain
somple English without trying to be so damn clever and cute? People
don't come here for answers that are like riddles that need to be
solved. They are usually freaked-out because something isn't working
and they want it working the way it should. They come to you for help,
and this is what they get. Some of you are simply a-holes!

It is *not* a video file. It is a *system* file.

 

[Unknown]

Which one is NOT straight forward and in plain English?
YOU are the one freaked out.

 

[KCav]

Hi Brian,

Yes I rebooted then retried the delete command. It said the file could not
be deleted because it was in use.