Can't Delete File

[Guest]

I need some help, I have a file on my system that I cannot delete and almost
any program which tries to access this file stops working (Windows Explorer,
Adaware, Norton Virus Scan) the only exception I have found is Windows Media
player. I don’t get any error messages when the programs stop working the
just get hung and I have to kill them with the task manager.

I have gone into command prompt, booted from a DOS boot disk and still can’t
delete this file. Funny thing with the boot disk though, I’m running XP Pro,
but when I use the create a DOS boot disk routine; the boot disk ends up
being ME which was my original OS. It won’t drag an drop into the recycle bin
either.

The filename is “c:\documents and settings\chris\my documents\ares lite
editionâ€

At a loss and don’t know where to go from here, any help would be appreciated.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Try the following free utility:

Unlocker v1.8.1
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Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
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| I need some help, I have a file on my system that I cannot delete and almost
| any program which tries to access this file stops working (Windows Explorer,
| Adaware, Norton Virus Scan) the only exception I have found is Windows Media
| player. I don’t get any error messages when the programs stop working the
| just get hung and I have to kill them with the task manager.
|
| I have gone into command prompt, booted from a DOS boot disk and still can’t
| delete this file. Funny thing with the boot disk though, I’m running XP Pro,
| but when I use the create a DOS boot disk routine; the boot disk ends up
| being ME which was my original OS. It won’t drag an drop into the recycle bin
| either.
|
| The filename is “c:\documents and settings\chris\my documents\ares lite
| editionâ€
|
| At a loss and don’t know where to go from here, any help would be appreciated.
|
| --
| Thanks Eric

 

[Peter Foldes]

Apart from Carey's answer to you also see these below.

MANUALLY DELETING STUBBORN FILES
http://aumha.org/a/stubborn.php

You Cannot Delete a File or a Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;320081

Delete A File That Is Seemingly "Undeletable"
http://www.theeldergeek.com/delete_undeletable_file.htm

Delete - Can't Delete Files or Folders
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_d.htm#del

Delete - AVI, MPG... files (access denied error)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_d.htm

Scroll down to Delete - AVI, MPG... files (access denied error)

How To Delete "Undeletable" Files And Folders In XP
http://www.bootdisk.com/xptop20.htm#8

Cannot delete file or folder
[[Sometimes a file cannot be deleted or a folder removed because Windows
says it's open by another program.]]
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxCannotDelete.htm

"Access Denied" Error Message When You Try to Delete a File
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=298345

You cannot delete a file or a folder on an NTFS file system volume
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=320081

You Receive an "Access Denied" Error Message When You Delete Folders from a
Mounted Drive
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=319368

How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421

 

[Guest]

Carey,

loaded unblocker and when I tried to delete the file using it, it got an
error messgae and needed to close

 

[Guest]

Carey,

Played around with unblocker somemore, when I tried a right click delete
using unblocker on the folder, under my sons user id that created the folder
it wouldn't allow me to delete the file, but gave me an option to delete it a
next reboot.

I accepted and rebooted the system and finally the file is gone and I have
verified all my programs are working again.

Many thanks for yuor help...

 

[Plato]

I need some help, I have a file on my system that I cannot delete and almost
any program which tries to access this file stops working (Windows Explorer,

http://www.bootdisk.com/xptop20.htm#8