"Cannot move(delete, change name) of ****.avi....

[Waldo]

it is being used by another person or program. Close any programs that
might be using the file and try again."

How can I find out which program, or process, is using the file ond how do
I release it so that I can delete it?
Thank you,
Waldo

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Please see if the following helps:

"How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421

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Will Denny
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
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[Shenan Stanley]

it is being used by another person or program. Close any programs
that might be using the file and try again."

How can I find out which program, or process, is using the file ond
how do I release it so that I can delete it?

First, try this registry hack to help speed things up:
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/1209/

Your choices then are:


(1)
Open Task Manager and kill off all Explorer processors.
Open just one instance to get your desktop back.
Do not use Windows Explorer to get to the file, do it at a command prompt
with CD and such command line things.
Then DEL the file in question.


(2)
Reboot the computer.
Do all of this as soon as you get logged in:
Do not use Windows Explorer to get to the file, do it at a command prompt
with CD and such command line things.
Then DEL the file in question.


(3)
Reboot the computer into SAFE MODE.
Attempt to delete the file there either with the command prompt method or
Windows Explorer.


(Detailed Version of the deletion process above)
Write down the exact path and full filename of the file in question.
Reboot/Kill Explorer and restart it/Reboot into Safe mode.
Without using Windows Explorer or My Computer, open a Command Prompt
(Start -> Run and type in CMD).
Change into the directory in question:
CD "X:\blah directory\blah sub-directory\"
(Quotes good.)
Then type in DIR to make sure you are in the right place..
Then type in:
del "filename you wrote down.ext"


It seems Windows XP is reading the file information of the
movie/mpg/avi/blah blah files all the time.. If anything
is wrong/weird/etc - it may not let go for you to erase it.
Thus, in a command prompt, this does not happen. The
reboot/killing of Explorer processes/etc simply clears things
up first.

 

[Guest]

it is being used by another person or program. Close any programs that
might be using the file and try again."

How can I find out which program, or process, is using the file ond how do
I release it so that I can delete it?
Thank you,
Waldo

Hi Dude,
I See u r facing a problem with ur operating system, It happens
when u r trying to delete a file it says trhat this file is used by another
program. in that condition u need to restart ur PC & then try to delete it
again. If it so happenes that it gives the same message again then make sure
the all programs are colsed, it could be possible that ur Antivirus program
is using the same folder or file Because Norton Antivirus is such a kind of
Program which uses the file exclusively hence the user faces a problem in
getting full aceess of that file. There is one more probability that The file
with name rundll32.exe or any system files cant be deleted
Hope this information will be useful for you.
Amit

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Additionally:

Deleting Stubborn Files:
http://aumha.org/a/stubborn.php

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


it is being used by another person or program. Close any programs that
might be using the file and try again."

How can I find out which program, or process, is using the file ond how do
I release it so that I can delete it?
Thank you,
Waldo