Error Renaming File/Folder

[Edw. Peach]

I have a chronic problem with my file renaming process. I do a lot of
digital photography and rename files often.

What happened this morning is typical. I opened my photo editing
program, no other programs opened and in fact I had not opened a
single program since last night. I renamed some files but when I got
to one, I got this error message.

"Error Renaming File or Folder
Cannot rename -----. It is being used by another person or program.
Close any programs that might be using the file and try again."

As I said, nothing else is running. I am the only user on this
computer. (WinXP Pro.) If I reboot, the problem is resolved, but I
would like to find a better solution than rebooting.

Any suggestions?

 

[Jerry]

Here's a copy of the readme from a program called Unlocker - it might help.

Unlocker for Windows 2000 and Windows XP
Copyright (C) 2005 Cedrick Collomb
ccollomb.free.fr

Using Unlocker
--------------

How often have you tried to delete or rename a file or folder and got
"Cannot delete xxx: It is being used by another person or program." ?

Unlocker is a tool which will help you removing this scandaleous Windows
bug.

Simply right click the file or folder and select Unlocker. If the file or
folder is
locked then a window will appear with a list of processes locking the file
or
folder. Select the locks and click Unlock and you are done.

It is recommended to Unlock wisely and to close open processes locking
files or folder if any, but if only Explorer.exe is the culprit, do not
hesitate !

Terms of Use
------------

This software is provided "as is", without any guarantee made
as to its suitability or fitness for any particular use. It may
contain bugs, so use of this tool is at your own risk. We take
no responsilbity for any damage that may unintentionally be caused
through its use.

You may not distribute Unlocker in any form without express written
permission of Cedrick Collomb.

Licensing
---------

If you are interested in redistributing Unlocker, either in original
or modified form, or wish to use Unlocker source code in a product,
please send e-mail to (e-mail address removed) with details.

Reporting Problems
------------------

If you encounter problems, please visit http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker
and download the latest version to see if the issue has been resolved.
If not, please send a bug report to:

(e-mail address removed)