I can't delete 2 files, help!!!!

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bill

I have 2 mediaplayer movie clip files that I want to
delete but when I try to I get an error saying its being
used by another person or program. But that's impossible.
I am not running any programs that would use these files
and I am the administrator and the only 1 of 2 people
logged on. Does anyone have any idea how to help me? I
really appreciate it if you take the time to try to help.
Thanx.
 
:>I have 2 mediaplayer movie clip files that I want to
:>delete but when I try to I get an error saying its being
:>used by another person or program. But that's impossible.
:>I am not running any programs that would use these files
:>and I am the administrator and the only 1 of 2 people
:>logged on. Does anyone have any idea how to help me? I
:>really appreciate it if you take the time to try to help.

I have had that problem myself.

Only solution was to boot into command line mode and delete it there.
 
Thanks Doug.

Now I have your attention, I have 2 undeletables which don't really seem to
fall into the normal fix category -

1. This suddenly appeared 2 months ago (2 instances). Folders named
"OVERLANGJ" with a 0KB file "search[1]."
Message on trying to delete "Cannot delete file: Cannot read from the source
file or disk"
I've tried everything I can think of, safe-mode, change attributes etc. - no
joy. I am able to rename either the folder or the file & XP is quite happy
to let me do that, but it doesn't make the slightest difference.

2. I'm sure this was generated when I was using either PM or Drive Image.
A folder in the root of C-drive called "Test2-J", (0 bytes, 0 files - one
folder, or so it says.)
On trying to delete this one, "Cannot delete System Volume Information:
access is denied. Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that
the file is not currently in use."
I've once again tried everything I can think of - but no go.

Do you have ANY suggestions?
 
windows locks files in use and if your system hangs or
crashes, locks sometimes remain. the best medicine i've
found for this has been to run scandisk on the drive,
first in windows itself, then if the problem persists,
from the dos command-line (start-run->cmd to access a
prompt) then scandisk. on rare occassions, i have to move
the files to a 'junk' folder i have to house junk that
won't go away.

scottie
unix is better but the world is stuck with windows for now.
 
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