<< Is the file an AVI file? If so, there's a known bug/issue that causes XP to attempt to scan the file (for preview, or to gain the "info" that it displays when you select properties) and it'll 'hang' and leave the file in an in-use state in same cases. I think this is usually caused by AVIs...
<< Woohoo afropick!
I've had that disabled since I first installed XP so I didn't know this was a side effect but awesome call.
<Well when I tried to access c: from the command line of the 98 boot disk it said "Invalid drive specification.">
That is soooo strange, if your drive volume is not...
<< Try this...
(This is off the top of my head, but should be mostly correct)
I think your problem has something to do with permissions...
I don't know why but I remember having a similar problem...
What I ended up having to do (and have done every XP install from then on) is disable Simple...
<< Just boot with a Win98 boot disk and delete it through DOS :) >>
Ok I'll try that next. Off to www.bootdisk.com I go
edit: Well when I tried to access c: from the command line of the 98 boot disk it said "Invalid drive specification." Also earlier I tried to use the XP Recovery Console...
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Can you rename the file?
Are you using WinXP home edition or XP Pro?
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No and and XP Pro. I tried some of your methods but I can't move the file and none of them worked.
I can't delete this file in Win XP. I've tried in both normal and safe mode but it always says "Cannot delete file it may be in use" ect ect. I check the taskmanager for any processes that aren't strictly system related and there's nothing. I've tried the command line but whenever I type in the...
so last weekend my friends and i had a LAN party as per usual. anyway as always once we got everything set up we wanted to exchange some movies/mp3s/files ect. we're all using win xp pro. i can connect to my two friends fine, but when they try to connect to me it prompts for a user name (greyed...
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