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Bombtrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 01:58 PM Original message |
I'm new to windows xp. How do I delete a file that's being used |
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scottxyz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
1. Can't delete a file while it's being used |
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Bombtrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 02:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I'm sort of ahead of you on that. I did most of that, however there are a |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 02:17 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Um, what sort if file are you trying to delete? |
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Bombtrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 03:56 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. It's an avi movie file |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 04:06 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. If you are using peer to peer file sharing and someone is trying to |
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Bombtrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 08:23 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Limewire has been turned off and the computer has been rebooted |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
2. hit ctrl-alt-del |
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Bombtrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 02:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. I know most of that. THe problem is that there are so many processes |
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ContraBass Black (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 08:52 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. Google every process on the list. |
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ps1074 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
4. Try this one |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
5. Can be a problem |
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Bombtrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 03:58 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. first of all, I don't know how to open a dos command window |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 04:13 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Some steps |
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Dirk39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 09:17 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. One step more: This will work |
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hel (266 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
10. Did you try restarting Windows? |
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Kellanved (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
13. Ok, first find out which application is responsible |
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Prisoner_Number_Six (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
14. Boot into Safe Mode |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
17. Sometimes if you have the folder in thumbnail view, windows won't |
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Thor_MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-05 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
18. Try renaming the file. Often, you can rename, then delete or rename, |
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