Removing a file that doesn't want to be removed
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Something odd is going on again in my Windows Vista. I want to delete an old demo file for my presentation at school, but it doesn't want to be removed. Strange stuff... Can somebody tell me how I'm going to fix this? Explorer seems to wait for something before removing the file, but I don't know what is keeping it from removing my file.
In CodeProject, there is an article-utility called Taskmanager Extension. That would show you which file handles are in use and modules using them. You can precisely unload the particular handle and then delete the file.
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Something odd is going on again in my Windows Vista. I want to delete an old demo file for my presentation at school, but it doesn't want to be removed. Strange stuff... Can somebody tell me how I'm going to fix this? Explorer seems to wait for something before removing the file, but I don't know what is keeping it from removing my file.
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:confused:
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led mike wrote:
WillemM wrote: Can somebody tell me how I'm going to fix this? Remove Vista
This is just as lame a "Use linux" or "use a mac".
-- You have to explain to them [VB coders] what you mean by "typed". their first response is likely to be something like, "Of course my code is typed. Do you think i magically project it onto the screen with the power of my mind?" --- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
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In CodeProject, there is an article-utility called Taskmanager Extension. That would show you which file handles are in use and modules using them. You can precisely unload the particular handle and then delete the file.
Vasudevan Deepak Kumar Personal Homepage Tech Gossips
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Something odd is going on again in my Windows Vista. I want to delete an old demo file for my presentation at school, but it doesn't want to be removed. Strange stuff... Can somebody tell me how I'm going to fix this? Explorer seems to wait for something before removing the file, but I don't know what is keeping it from removing my file.
This happened to me some times. I usually wait for a while and then the file oddly is unlocked and I can delete it. If the problem persists, try to take a look at the file owner which might have been corrupted.
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Something odd is going on again in my Windows Vista. I want to delete an old demo file for my presentation at school, but it doesn't want to be removed. Strange stuff... Can somebody tell me how I'm going to fix this? Explorer seems to wait for something before removing the file, but I don't know what is keeping it from removing my file.
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that would be the fifth time I reinstalled vista. Not really an option. I found out that the taskmanager extension works :)
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WillemM wrote:
that would be the fifth time I reinstalled vista.
You need to learn to just say "No". ;)
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led mike wrote:
WillemM wrote: Can somebody tell me how I'm going to fix this? Remove Vista
This is just as lame a "Use linux" or "use a mac".
-- You have to explain to them [VB coders] what you mean by "typed". their first response is likely to be something like, "Of course my code is typed. Do you think i magically project it onto the screen with the power of my mind?" --- John Simmons / outlaw programmer