Sharing violation and MP3s - how to stop the sharing violation w/o rebooting?

[StargateFan]

It doesn't matter at this point why this is caused (old computer,
whatever), need a solution. I'm backing up some of my bought CDs to
MP3 so I can play on my mp3 player. After ripping, often can't rename
from standard to specific name and can never access the ID3 tags
because of recurring sharing violation message. I either have to wait
an inordinately long period of time OR reboot before I can access the
tags. Can someone pls tell me of a solution to this problem (without
something like "buy a new computer" <g>; would if I could, but I
can't).

Thanks so much for any help in advance re this. Weeks with this
problem and nothing useful or that works comes up in the archives.
Tx. D

 

[Jyeshta]

It doesn't matter at this point why this is caused (old computer,
whatever), need a solution. I'm backing up some of my bought CDs to
MP3 so I can play on my mp3 player. After ripping, often can't rename
from standard to specific name and can never access the ID3 tags
because of recurring sharing violation message. I either have to wait
an inordinately long period of time OR reboot before I can access the
tags. Can someone pls tell me of a solution to this problem (without
something like "buy a new computer" <g>; would if I could, but I
can't).

Thanks so much for any help in advance re this. Weeks with this
problem and nothing useful or that works comes up in the archives.
Tx. D

Have you tried asking in alt.music.mp3? If I recall correctly, there
is a way to let the OS let go of the files so you can work with them.

 

[Galen]

In StargateFan had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

It doesn't matter at this point why this is caused (old computer,
whatever), need a solution. I'm backing up some of my bought CDs to
MP3 so I can play on my mp3 player. After ripping, often can't rename
from standard to specific name and can never access the ID3 tags
because of recurring sharing violation message. I either have to wait
an inordinately long period of time OR reboot before I can access the
tags. Can someone pls tell me of a solution to this problem (without
something like "buy a new computer" <g>; would if I could, but I
can't).

Thanks so much for any help in advance re this. Weeks with this
problem and nothing useful or that works comes up in the archives.
Tx. D

What are you ripping them with and why do you want to muck about in the data
fields?

Take this for a spin:

jetAudio Basic:
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/jetaudio.html

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whole art of detection into one volume." - Sherlock Holmes

 

[StargateFan]

Have you tried asking in alt.music.mp3? If I recall correctly, there
is a way to let the OS let go of the files so you can work with them.

Hi, yes. I've asked there now as well as to two other groups. Good
thing I did. No one knows the fix.

I was advised to unregister a file called shmedia.dll, but that
doesn't exist on my system. I searched with files unhidden, too.

Does _anyone_ know how to fix this? I've been transferring my audio
cassette collection to MP3 so the tag editing is a daily issue and
_ever_ single day I'm fighting with my computer to take changes. Pls,
hopefully someone knows what to do.

Thanks. D