You say the file appears in a directory, but further state that you can not find the directory. You need to know the path of the file to delete, such as : C:\Program Files\CD Writer\Image\badfile.xxx
Close all open applications. Open a command prompt and navigate to the directory with the offending files. Do this by typing (without the quotes) "cd\Program Files\CD Writer\Image" . This of course is just an example, you will have to substitute your actual filepath after the cd\ command. If you have done this correctly, your command prompt will now read C:\your filepath> . Open the Task Manager and click on the Processes tab. Under "Image Name" select "Explorer.Exe" Click "End Process"
Now you will only have the command prompt and the task manager. In the Command Prompt, DEL the offending file- "del badfile.xxx" , again no quotes, and substitute the name of the file you wish to delete
The file should now delete. Now go back to the task manager and click on the Applications tab. Click the "New Task" button. in the dialog box, type Explorer.Exe and click OK.
Coach E
----- Phil wrote: ----
My system stalled while I was copying a large file. Now the file, incompletely copied, appears in the directory but I am unable to delete it. The "used by other program or user" error message appears
To make this worse the file fragment is in the CD writer's image, a directoy I cannot find
If anyone could help me I'd be very happy
Cheers
