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Name: marttheshark
Date: November 2, 2003 at 12:57:47 Pacific
OS: Windows XP
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help! i cannot delete a file. it is 'being used by anothe rprogram or someone'
i have tried waitin 15 secs - does nothin, i have also tried rebooting - no good! what can i do! it wont delete!



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Name: Solarian
Date: November 2, 2003 at 13:01:41 Pacific
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marttheshark:

Try deleting the file in Safe Mode.

Solarian


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Response Number 2
Name: php
Date: November 2, 2003 at 18:30:23 Pacific
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you have to delete it prior to loading all windows components. Gipo@utilities will do it for you. search on google.


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