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Offline karmazon

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Cannot delete file
« on: October 21, 2006, 02:26:23 pm »
I want to delete file but a message keeps popping up saying Cannot delete file: It is being used by another person or program
Close any programs that might be using the file and try again.

I already tried killing explorer.exe and deleting the file in DOS but that didn't work.

Any ideas or programs that can do it ?
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Offline Krillious

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Re: Cannot delete file
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2006, 02:52:54 pm »
what kind of file? and did you try killing any process related to the file?
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Re: Cannot delete file
« Reply #2 on: October 21, 2006, 03:02:08 pm »
It's an ISO file and there are no processes running that are related to it.
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Re: Cannot delete file
« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2006, 03:05:50 pm »
Boot is safe mode.
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Re: Cannot delete file
« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2006, 03:06:37 pm »
Quote from: bja888 on October 21, 2006, 03:05:50 pm
Boot is safe mode.

What the hell, "n" and "s" are not even close to each other.
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Offline blackdevil0742

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Re: Cannot delete file
« Reply #5 on: October 21, 2006, 03:26:25 pm »
Get the program called unlocker.

I'll see if i can find a link for it.
EDIT: Here it is.
http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/unlocker1.8.5.exe
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Re: Cannot delete file
« Reply #6 on: October 21, 2006, 03:42:10 pm »
Quote from: karmazon on October 21, 2006, 03:06:37 pm
Quote from: bja888 on October 21, 2006, 03:05:50 pm
Boot is safe mode.

What the hell, "n" and "s" are not even close to each other.

Still waking up. Forgive.
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Offline mar77a

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Re: Cannot delete file
« Reply #7 on: October 21, 2006, 04:11:56 pm »
Create a startup floppy disk , then if your Advanced BIOS setup is set to look for an OS on your floppy drive before your hdd(s), just put it when you boot your computer and delete the file through DOS.

In case you don't understand some parts of what i wrote, google it.
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Offline T-Bone

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Re: Cannot delete file
« Reply #8 on: October 21, 2006, 09:38:52 pm »
i had this problem and i restarted my comp. and it was fine
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