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Chris Miller
How do I delete a file forcefully? It says it's in use, but it is not.
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David Candy
Depends on the file?
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Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers
Hi Chris,
Media file? Start the media player and remove that file from the playlist.
Then close it and retry deleting it.
See this from MVP Kelly if it doesn't help:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_d.htm#del
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
Media file? Start the media player and remove that file from the playlist.
Then close it and retry deleting it.
See this from MVP Kelly if it doesn't help:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_d.htm#del
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
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Patrick Mann [MSFT]
Here's a very handy utility you can use to see who is holding onto the file:
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/handle.shtml
It runs fine on XP.
-Patrick
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/handle.shtml
It runs fine on XP.
-Patrick
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johnf
Excuse my ignorance, but how do you run it?
I just get a 'DOS' screen flashing through & that's it.
The web page says type in xxxx, but how & where?
I just get a 'DOS' screen flashing through & that's it.
The web page says type in xxxx, but how & where?
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David Candy
Preface the command with cmd /k. If you were using the inbuilt utility (oh from the support tools on the CD) you would type
cmd /k oh
They aren't dos programs. Dos programs can be told to stay open after they exit. They are Win32 console programs.
cmd /k oh
They aren't dos programs. Dos programs can be told to stay open after they exit. They are Win32 console programs.