cant delete a avi file! *plz help*

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HUSK24

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hi guys

i have a avi movie file in one of my folders. the movie file does not play when try to open it with realplayer. it says cannot open due to error.

However when i try to delete the file, it says file is being used by another program or person and doeasnt delete. i have no program open what so ever and it keeps giving me that message! im getting kindda sick of this now. anybody know why it says that and how can i delete the file?

thanks n advance
 
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Gambit

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open a dos box in that folder a type dir if you're in w98 or dir /x if you're in w2k/xp. look at the short name and use it with the dos's delete command

allways works for me :)
 
digitalx

digitalx

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Try scanning your files with Norton Disk Doctor to correct possible errors, then try to delete those file.
 
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El_Matador

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I also have this problem frequently. What I do is boot in ME, I'm on dualboot, delete those files and go back. You can shutdown and restart and you will not be able to delete those files in XP. I have searched for a why, but nothing. If you don't have dualboot, I think the best way is the one mentioned by Bertieg, Altought I haven't tried it out (it's faster going into ME then booting in safe mode).

Cheers,

El_Matador
 
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HUSK24

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thanks guys for reply

i have xp , tried safe mode - didnt work
tried norton antivirus scanning - didnt work
tryed moving it to a folder - didnt work

any other suggestions?
 
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robjohn

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It's happened to me a few times.

I right clicked on file and dragged it to desktop. I then told it to move it (which worked). I then deleted it from the desktop. It makes no sense, but it works for me.

I use XP, and did above in a normal session, in fact, immediately after the original refusal to delete because it was being using by another (not true) program
 
landok

landok

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HUSK24 if the partition of the file is fat32 (not ntfs). Try with a bootable disk to boot to dos and the delete the file from there!

Or try to rename the file first (due to some unrecognized characters) & then delete it!

I hope this to work for you my friend!

:p
 
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El_Matador

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Hi all,

Poko, it doesn't matter what kind of characters you use. An example of a file I couldn't Delete: divxbrasnet-mon.rar. I can't rename, move or what ever, only process. Deleted it from within ME. This is bothering me since I installed XP and I haven't been able to find out what cause this. I think it's a bug of XP of the fast find, but still not sure.

Husk, sad to hear that. Try Robjohn method, it doesn't work for me altought.

Cheers,

El_Matador
 
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HUSK24

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ive tried all of the above but havent worked. the title of the file is made from normal words without any odd characters
 
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HUSK24

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hey its worked this time - i tried gambits suggestion - although itdidnt work first time. i moved all my other files to another folder where thr avi file was and then i opened the dos command and deleted the whole folder, which only contained the avi file and it deleted

thanks everyone for you help

most appreciated

El_Matador - maybe u should try the above too
 
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