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Old 08-16-2005, 10:32 AM   #14 (permalink)
KnifeMissile
 
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Originally Posted by Catdaddy33
Mmmmk, I found out the explorer.exe has the files locked and I cannot stop that process and delete the prog. Safe mode doesnt work either...
Okay, what do you mean by "I cannot stop that process and delete the prog?" What process can you not stop?

You should be able to launch the "Command Prompt" program, kill the explorer process, delete the file, and then re-launch explorer. As can be evidenced by the thread WindowsXP won't let me delete a file!, explorer likes to read your files, for some reason, and it's buggy so sometimes it still has a lock on them even after it no longer needs them...
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