Error Deleting File or Folder

[Ian Brown]

Please help.

I am having problems deleting a file. It's called "Monopoly3-dm.exe", which
a download manager for the game Monopoly.

I've downloaded the game and wish to delete this file but Windows XP Pro
throws up the "Error Deleting File or Folder" dialogue box. In the box it
states "Cannot delete Monopoly3-dm: It is being used by another person or
program" "Close any programs that might be using the file and try again"

I really don't know what program could be using this file. There are no
other profiles/users, running programs and I've looked through the running
processes but nothing appears out of place there. I've tried rebooting and
then trying to delete the file with no luck, I've also tried rebooting into
safe mode and deleteing the file under Administrators permissions, still,
with no luck.

This file just cannot be deleted. I hate having files that have no apparent
purpose but linger on your system. You never know what they're up to.

Can you help?

Thank you

Ian.

 

[roger]

Hi Ian,

Please help.

I am having problems deleting a file. It's called "Monopoly3-dm.exe", which
a download manager for the game Monopoly.

[...]

If you have Nero, try deleting through the Nero browser.

Or, open a command prompt (Start > Run > cmd) navigate to the folder,
using the cd command (cd folder, cd..)
Open the Task Manager (Ctrl + Alt + Del) and kill explorer.exe from
it.

Now type in the command prompt:
del "Monopoly3-dm.exe"

Open a new task in Task Manager --> explorer.exe

Good luck

 

[Ian Brown]

Hi Ian,

Please help.

I am having problems deleting a file. It's called "Monopoly3-dm.exe", which
a download manager for the game Monopoly.

[...]

If you have Nero, try deleting through the Nero browser.

Or, open a command prompt (Start > Run > cmd) navigate to the folder,
using the cd command (cd folder, cd..)
Open the Task Manager (Ctrl + Alt + Del) and kill explorer.exe from
it.

Now type in the command prompt:
del "Monopoly3-dm.exe"

Open a new task in Task Manager --> explorer.exe

Good luck

The Nero option worked a treat. Thanks.

Strange why I couldn't delete it using any Windows XP Pro built in file
utilities.

I'll have to remember this trick just in case it happens again in the
future.

Thanks again.

Ian.

 

[roger]

On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 23:39:13 +0100, "Ian Brown"

[...]

The Nero option worked a treat. Thanks.

Strange why I couldn't delete it using any Windows XP Pro built in file
utilities.

I'll have to remember this trick just in case it happens again in the
future.

Thanks again.

Ian.

Thank you for your feedback, Ian.
Glad to help.

 

[MiSSy Lindy]

*Please help.

I am having problems deleting a file. It's calle
"Monopoly3-dm.exe", which
a download manager for the game Monopoly.

Can you help?

Thank you

Ian. *

Yes I too am having this problem i have tried the suggestions wit
Nero and Command prompt with no success please a little more help o
this topic would be soooo appreciated

and methods to kill little brothers without discovering the body woul
be taken on board too

Lind


-
MiSSy Lind

 

[tcannon7721]

*Yes I too am having this problem i have tried the suggestions with
Nero and Command prompt with no success please a little more help on
this topic would be soooo appreciated

and methods to kill little brothers without discovering the body
would be taken on board too

Lindy *

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[tcannon7721]

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icon and useless piece of crap from my computer. I tried everything
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system work and it worked.....I went into the program and selected
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wizard and followed the instructions and also then selected the
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