cannot delete getimage.exe

[Jason]

This is strange. I was browsing photos on a historical society website.
I decided to save a copy of one. Right-click > Save Image as ... what
wound up on my desktop was NOT an image file, but something named
getimage.exe. I cannot delete it. A utility I have that finds which
processes have open files reported that explorer (i.e., the shell) was
the culprit. Twice. I've tried everything I can think of: logging in as
Administrator, Safe Mode, etc. but nothing works.

Any idea how to get rid of it?

Thanks,
Jason

 

[John John]

What about the "historical society website", do they have a help/support
section where the question might be answered?

Try this: Open the Task Manager and right-click on Explorer.exe and End
Process Tree. Then, in the Task Manager click on File | New Task (Run)
and start a Command Session by entering cmd in the run box. The
Command prompt should open in your home directory:

x:\Documents and Settings\Your User Name>

Change Directory (cd) to the desktop by issuing:

cd\desktop

If the Command Session started in a folder other than your home
directory issue:

cd %homepath%\desktop

From the desktop folder issue the del (delete) command:

del getimage.exe

Then type exit to exit the Command Session. In the still open Task
Manger start Explorer.exe again by entering explorer in the New Task
box. When you try this remember to end the process tree, not just
Explorer.exe. All programs and tasks started or spawned by Explorer
under your user context will be ended, don't do this if you have
programs with data files open, close these before you end the process tree.

If that doesn't work post again, there are many different ways to tackle
the problem.

John

 

[John John]

PS: Typo below. Should read:

Change Directory (cd) to the desktop by issuing:

cd desktop

 

[Jason]

What about the "historical society website", do they have a help/support
section where the question might be answered?

Try this: Open the Task Manager and right-click on Explorer.exe and End
Process Tree. Then, in the Task Manager click on File | New Task (Run)
and start a Command Session by entering cmd in the run box. The
Command prompt should open in your home directory:

Thanks so much John John! That worked perfectly.


Jason

 

[John John]

Thanks so much John John! That worked perfectly.

You're welcome.

John