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i downloaded a video file and now i can't delete it....a message saying that it may be being used by another person or program
i have shut down all my programs...tried in safe mode...and still, i get the same message
i tried deleting it through the command prompt...but i tried .mpg and .avi ...neither one worked..and i don't know how to find out if its something else, or if that method simply doesn't work
please help
thanks
Have you tried to move it and then delete it? Or maybe instead of command prompt you should try from recovery console.
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Seems a common problem with Xp, as i've had the same problem on occasion. ANOTHER Xp bug, ah Microsoft, how we love you. Do as Jim says.
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found via Google:
"The fix for Windows XP not letting you delete .avi I've seen this coming
> up more and more all over the place so I figured I'd stick it here. Avi
> files (divx) can be trouble in xp. there is a fix to let xp behave much
> better so it's possible to move or delete large avi files. The obnoxious
> bug in XP that causes Explorer to read the entire contents of broken AVI
> files before allowing any access to them is caused by bad behavior of
> shmedia.dll. To correct this misbehavior in Windows XP, remove the
> following registry key.
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73
> E}InProcServer32 This will prevent Explorer from loading shmedia.dll in
> response to file property queries on these files. Just an extra note, if
> you do a "search" for this key it will not be found, look for it manually
> it is very easy to find. As always newbie or not, if you FUBAR your
> registry its your own fault. This fix does work, I use it and have applied
> it to many XP machines."Google is your friend.
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look in your start-up folder and see what's there, also check registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN and see what is there. nine times out of ten the problem is in those two places. Just because you stopped a program, if it is in your run or startup folder it is if it's still running. You really don't need but the basics in the run. e.g. Norton, rundll.exe. anything else is not needed, even your printer, etc they will start up when needed. Same with the startup folder.
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Never mind...I'm an idiot...I just saw in your original post that you did. LOL.
WAY too early for me! =)
-=Bryan=-
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hey phil,
i'm about to edit my registry and suggested...how may i back it up...incase i find i need to put it back?
thanks again, for all the help people...this is very annoying and frustrating
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to back up your registry:
go to Run, type REGEDIT
in the FILE menu, select EXPORT
save the .reg file to a safe location off C: drive preferabllyhth
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mykhull,
Just wanted to ask if you tried using Process Explorer to close the handle that Windows Explorer has on the file. I had the same problem you are having once, and it worked for me.
Give it a try if you haven't.
>> From my earlier post:
Try downloading the freeware app Process Explorer for WinNT/2K/XP.
Run Process Explorer and do a search by clicking the binoculars. Type the name of the file that you can't delete and hit Search. It will most likely show you one or more entries for the file. Click one of them, then hit Close.
Now notice in the bottom pane of the main window one of the items has been highlighted. Right click it and choose Close Handle. Now quickly go and try to delete your file. If it doesn't work, try searching again to find out if there is another program with an active handle to the file.
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phil
your method worked, thank you very much
and thanks to everyone else with advice to...i appreciate the help
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