Help deleting a file that is "Being used by another pro
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I accidently created a .exe program when attempting to rename a .txt file. It now can not be deleted, renamed, etc. even after rebooting. I also tried a couple of programs that said they were developed to delete used programs. I am not sure exactly what is causing it to be used by another program as it is not listed in the task manager.
- lifeisbetterwithketchup
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I found a website that told me to do that and I can't seem to do it. Is there something special I need to done once in SafeMode? The file that I accidently renamed is 0kb in size. I did not type anything into the document when I renamed it. Could it be an error with the computer trying to read something that technically takes up no space?
- Dr. KillGood
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Here is the answer to your question, move on boot!
http://www.softwarepatch.com/software/moveonboot.html
http://www.softwarepatch.com/software/moveonboot.html
click on start, run write cmd
now write:
for example: the " " are important, you also can drag the file to the window to get the path automatly without write it manually.
after get ready the command, hit ctrl+alt+supr and go to the task manager, now kill explorer.exe (right click, on explorer.exe , terminate process) close also any other user process you think it is using the process,then go back to the cmd window, and hit enter to run the comand, when the file is erased, go again to task manager, click on new task, and write
this works for most of the stupid files resist to be erased, and no need third party stuff
now write:
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erase /F "the file"
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erase /F "c:\program files\my crap\uneraseablecrap.exe"
after get ready the command, hit ctrl+alt+supr and go to the task manager, now kill explorer.exe (right click, on explorer.exe , terminate process) close also any other user process you think it is using the process,then go back to the cmd window, and hit enter to run the comand, when the file is erased, go again to task manager, click on new task, and write
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explorer
I've found the unlocker utility pretty nice, it only pops up if you're trying to delete a file in use and has the ability to free the file's handles so you can delete the file just fine
here's the website: http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/
here's the website: http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/