which program is using this file

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Hi

Sometimes when I try to delete a .avi or mpg file, windows xp pro
says that it is in use by some other program even though no other program is
running.
this raises an interesting question :
Is there any trick by which I can see if a given file is being used some
program ?
I mean, some trick by which I can see who is using a given file on my pc ?

Its quite easy to do in Linux.

thanks

 

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Hi,

They are probably in WMP's playlist, simply open the media player and delete
the files from the playlist, then you should be able to delete the file
itself.

There is no native utility to watch threads and the processes tied to them.
You will need a third party program, there are plenty available for free on
the net, just search on process watcher.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
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"funtoosh" <funtoosh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B92DC331-AC28-4CF6-A06E-60A86BEC5C88@microsoft.com...
> Hi
>
> Sometimes when I try to delete a .avi or mpg file, windows xp pro
> says that it is in use by some other program even though no other program
> is
> running.
> this raises an interesting question :
> Is there any trick by which I can see if a given file is being used some
> program ?
> I mean, some trick by which I can see who is using a given file on my pc ?
>
> Its quite easy to do in Linux.
>
> thanks
>

 

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On 12/12/2004 Rick wrote:

> Hi,
>
> They are probably in WMP's playlist, simply open the media player and
> delete the files from the playlist, then you should be able to delete
> the file itself.
>
> There is no native utility to watch threads and the processes tied to
> them. You will need a third party program, there are plenty
> available for free on the net, just search on process watcher.

Do a Google for 'WhoLockMe', it will do what you want and it's free.

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