Difficulty deleting file : help me please!!

[KELVIN]

I downloaded a copy of a large avi music video file
(approx 630 mb). The 1st problem was that it wouldnt
play on my computer on media player or anything else.
The codecs and cracks i downloaded to help out didnt help.
BUT THE REAL PROBLEM IS...
now i want to delete the file but i am somehow not
allowed. An error message: 'cannot delete the
file.....It is being used by another person or program.'
comes up (this isnt true!) I have tried deleting it in
Safe mode but it wont delete.
.....is there any way i can delete it in dos, and how??

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

It would be best to boot into Safe Mode, search for the file,
then delete it.

A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315222&Product=winxp

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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|I downloaded a copy of a large avi music video file
| (approx 630 mb). The 1st problem was that it wouldnt
| play on my computer on media player or anything else.
| The codecs and cracks i downloaded to help out didnt help.
| BUT THE REAL PROBLEM IS...
| now i want to delete the file but i am somehow not
| allowed. An error message: 'cannot delete the
| file.....It is being used by another person or program.'
| comes up (this isnt true!) I have tried deleting it in
| Safe mode but it wont delete.
| ....is there any way i can delete it in dos, and how??

 

[BradH]

First you need to discover what process/es is accessing the file and WHY.
Then terminate the offending process/es. www.sysiniternals.com has a free
utility, FileMon, that will reveal every process that is touching a file in
real time and allow you to selectively terminate those processes. Then you
should be able to delete the file.

BradH

 

[Rock]

Rename the file to something other than .avi, then delete it.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Kelvin,

Open the media player, remove the file from the playlist. Close the media
player, then delete the file.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Alexander Grigoriev]

Click on the file and wait a few seconds. Then you'll be able to delete it.

It's sloppily programmed file pre-parse handler for AVI, holds the file open
without FILE_SHARE_DELETE flag, for a while.