CANNOT delete files or folders

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recently, file managing in windows explorer is not working well.

I seem to get a lot of "access is denied" or "BEING used by another
program". i've been having a lot of buggy problems since i recently
did a windows update (xp pro).

any fixes known here?

thank!
sparkie

 

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1. Are you sure you are not trying to delete important
system Files?
2. Use Add&Remove Programs in Control Panel
3. www.download.com (download/install/run ad-aware)
4. www.pandasoftware.com (run online active scan!)
5. Boot into safemode and try delete files.
6. Keep on Posting!







>-----Original Message-----
>
>recently, file managing in windows explorer is not
working well.
>
>I seem to get a lot of "access is denied" or "BEING used
by another
>program". i've been having a lot of buggy problems
since i recently
>did a windows update (xp pro).
>
>any fixes known here?
>
>thank!
>sparkie
>.
>

 

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

Hi Sparkie,

See this from MVP Kelly:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_d.htm#del

For multimedia files, usually it helps to remove them from the media
player's playlist first.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Sparkle" <allright@allbright.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1b8622d4182ca72b989680@msnews.microsoft.com...
>
> recently, file managing in windows explorer is not working well.
>
> I seem to get a lot of "access is denied" or "BEING used by another
> program". i've been having a lot of buggy problems since i recently
> did a windows update (xp pro).
>
> any fixes known here?
>
> thank!
> sparkie