Error deleting a file
 

Hi,

using windows xp sp2
just tried to somply delete a file and with no other programs or users
logged on I get an error message stating that it cannot delete as "the file
is being used by another person or program". ??
I have absolutley no programs running that could/would use the file and
there are no thers logged on?
Hmmm?
any ideas.
and secret windows xp background process that could be using it? and why?

Re: Error deleting a file
 

What kind of file?


On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 22:08:55 GMT, in
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"Rhys" <rhys@@@@.@> scrawled:

>Hi,
>
>using windows xp sp2
>just tried to somply delete a file and with no other programs or users
>logged on I get an error message stating that it cannot delete as "the file
>is being used by another person or program". ??
>I have absolutley no programs running that could/would use the file and
>there are no thers logged on?
>Hmmm?
>any ideas.
>and secret windows xp background process that could be using it? and why?
>

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Re: Error deleting a file
 

Rhys wrote:
>
> using windows xp sp2
> just tried to somply delete a file and with no other programs or users
> logged on I get an error message stating that it cannot delete as "the file
> is being used by another person or program". ??

http://www.bootdisk.com/xptop20.htm#8

Re: Error deleting a file
 

weird weird weird
i read the aticle/s and thanks Plato.
was about to try some of the suggestions and can i say that the fact that
this is an issue is ruddy amzing having an OS that stops you being able to
remove a file. ahh well.
yeah about to try suggestions and gave deleting it in explorer one more go
and abracadabra it works.
go figure ey?
quirk or anoying as hell??
"Plato" <|@|.|> wrote in message
news:422399d3$0$11339$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com...
> Rhys wrote:
>>
>> using windows xp sp2
>> just tried to somply delete a file and with no other programs or users
>> logged on I get an error message stating that it cannot delete as "the
>> file
>> is being used by another person or program". ??
>
> http://www.bootdisk.com/xptop20.htm#8
>

Re: Error deleting a file
 

On 28 feb 2005 "Rhys" <rhys@@@@.@> wrote
news:4aNUd.3302$Ho6.89@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net in 24hoursupport.helpdesk:

> weird weird weird
> i read the aticle/s and thanks Plato.
> was about to try some of the suggestions and can i say that the fact
> that this is an issue is ruddy amzing having an OS that stops you
> being able to remove a file. ahh well.
> yeah about to try suggestions and gave deleting it in explorer one
> more go and abracadabra it works.
> go figure ey?
> quirk or anoying as hell??


PEBKAC ;-)

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Re: Error deleting a file
 

On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 22:08:55 GMT, "Rhys" <rhys@@@@.@> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>using windows xp sp2
>just tried to somply delete a file and with no other programs or users
>logged on I get an error message stating that it cannot delete as "the file
>is being used by another person or program". ??
>I have absolutley no programs running that could/would use the file and
>there are no thers logged on?
>Hmmm?
>any ideas.
>and secret windows xp background process that could be using it? and why?
>

I get that problem all the time - every week at least!

Good ole' Win Xtra Pathetic!

Sometimes it's Windoze explorer itself that thinks it's using the file because
it's deleting it therefore it's in use!

So I either wait till later, or just shut down explorer and run it again... that
usually works.

A few times it was because Irfan view or Winamp had seen the file and is still
running - so I close those programs too.

Re: Error deleting a file
 

Rhys wrote:
>
> weird weird weird
> i read the aticle/s and thanks Plato.
> was about to try some of the suggestions and can i say that the fact that
> this is an issue is ruddy amzing having an OS that stops you being able to
> remove a file. ahh well.
> yeah about to try suggestions and gave deleting it in explorer one more go
> and abracadabra it works.
> go figure ey?
> quirk or anoying as hell??

Perhaps the file was in use when you tried before

Re: Error deleting a file
 

"Plato" <|@|.|> wrote in message
news:4224801b$0$11342$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com...
> Rhys wrote:
> >
> > weird weird weird
> > i read the aticle/s and thanks Plato.
> > was about to try some of the suggestions and can i say that the fact
that
> > this is an issue is ruddy amzing having an OS that stops you being able
to
> > remove a file. ahh well.
> > yeah about to try suggestions and gave deleting it in explorer one more
go
> > and abracadabra it works.
> > go figure ey?
> > quirk or anoying as hell??
>
> Perhaps the file was in use when you tried before
>
>


One of the aggravations of windows is that processes will hold onto a file
long after it is useful to the user...


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