How does Windows XP perform file locking (and how to remove the lock)

[Orak Listalavostok]

C:\Temp>copy flashABC.tmp foo.swf
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another
process.
0 file(s) copied.

CASE HISTORY:
a) I visit a web page & click on macromedia flash *.swf content
b) The movie plays while (apparently) being downloaded to C:\Temp
c) I can't "access" the file while Netscape 7.1 is preoccupied

DESIRED ACTION:
a) All I want is to save the desired temporary file as a flash swf
b) I tried the DOS copy command (after using "attrib -s -h -r -a")
c) I searched the system registry (don't know what to look for)

Given that a file lock handle (whatever that means) exists in Windows
XP SP2, how would one purposefully remove, as administrator, that file
locking handle without accidentally deleting the desired file to be
saved?

Or, taken from another angle:
What is the proper method to SAVE a macromedia flash swf file?

 

[VManes]

Multimedia files are often persnickety like that, the player (even if you're
not playing it) doesn't release the file until you open another one.
So in the easy case, just start playing some other file.
If that doesn't do it, you may need to do a reboot to get the player to
release the file. That's worked for me more than a few times, drastic as it
is.
Val
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C:\Temp>copy flashABC.tmp foo.swf
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another
process.
0 file(s) copied.

CASE HISTORY:
a) I visit a web page & click on macromedia flash *.swf content
b) The movie plays while (apparently) being downloaded to C:\Temp
c) I can't "access" the file while Netscape 7.1 is preoccupied

DESIRED ACTION:
a) All I want is to save the desired temporary file as a flash swf
b) I tried the DOS copy command (after using "attrib -s -h -r -a")
c) I searched the system registry (don't know what to look for)

Given that a file lock handle (whatever that means) exists in Windows
XP SP2, how would one purposefully remove, as administrator, that file
locking handle without accidentally deleting the desired file to be
saved?

Or, taken from another angle:
What is the proper method to SAVE a macromedia flash swf file?

 

[WebSite]

'You don't know the ****in' answer' will come the loud reply.

Yawn.

 

[Lord Cleveland Pedgehitch-Parrywater]

Orak Listalavostok, the suctorial, heavy impacted tooth and dustman,
throbbed:


|
| Or, taken from another angle:
| What is the proper method to SAVE a macromedia flash swf file?

I just locate the file in my temporary internet files folder and copy, then
paste to my desired directory.

Of course, that won't work for silly cunts who use Netscape.

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[Bonnie Stantini]

"Lord Cleveland Pedgehitch-Parrywater"

I just locate the file in my temporary internet files folder and copy, then
paste to my desired directory.

Of course, that won't work for silly cunts who use Netscape.

Lord Cleveland obviously missed the point.
What you need to do is understand Windows (which all the respondents
so far have proven they do not).

Go do the system registry (regedit) and modify the lock string.
Specifically remove the edit lock.
All will be well for you in Windows land (I know, I understand
Windows).

Another way to accomplish the same task is to go into the Netscape
plugins direcotry (typically C:\Program Files\Netscape\Plugins and
hexedit either the flashplayer.xpt file or the Shockwave NPSWS32.dll
file.

I know the edit of the flash shockwave NPSWS32.dll file best.
Look for the first instance of C:\Temp and change it to some other
directory.
That's all you need to do.
Now when Netscape downloads the flash file it will download to this
new directory. Best of all, neither Netscape or Macromedia know
anything about this.

The result is that your flash files just keep piling up in your new
directory.
Short. Simple. Sweet.

Bonnie Stantini
PS Nobody who posted above knows anything about Windows so put them
all in your killfile if you haven't already.

 

[Brian]

Go do the system registry (regedit) and modify the lock string.
Specifically remove the edit lock.
All will be well for you in Windows land (I know, I understand
Windows).

Another way to accomplish the same task is to go into the Netscape
plugins direcotry (typically C:\Program Files\Netscape\Plugins and
hexedit either the flashplayer.xpt file or the Shockwave NPSWS32.dll
file.

I know the edit of the flash shockwave NPSWS32.dll file best.
Look for the first instance of C:\Temp and change it to some other
directory.
That's all you need to do.
Now when Netscape downloads the flash file it will download to this
new directory. Best of all, neither Netscape or Macromedia know
anything about this.

The result is that your flash files just keep piling up in your new
directory.
Short. Simple. Sweet.

Bonnie Stantini

Why does it have to be this complicated? My mother would like a
computer but i can't imagine trying to work her through it and solving
the problems.

 

[Suo Huo MuRong]

Brian, the nonelective, obese gallows bird, and gambling prostitute, cooked
up:

Why does it have to be this complicated? My mother

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