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 Posted: Tue, 21st Dec 2004 17:41 Post subject: Cant delete .exe file...please beggin for help. |
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Hey guys,i need some help...i had a movie file(avi) on my hdd and by mistake i renamed
it to .exe at the end of the line instead of avi and now i cant delete it...and i noticed it happens with any file that i rename to .exe,now i cant delete them and they are 3gb weigh...help plz.
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Esel_Gesi
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| Posted: Tue, 21st Dec 2004 18:06 Post subject: |
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try
REGSVR32 /U SHMEDIA.DLL
or
Press Ctrl - Alt - Delete
go to taskmanager
end the process explorer.exe in the process-tab
go to application-tab, new task and type CMD
now, a new screen opens, DOS-like, go to the directory where the movie is located and enter the following command:
del filename.extension (in ur case, filename.exe)
if this was succesfull close the screen with the command EXIT
start a new task with the command explorer.exe
hope this helped.
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| Posted: Tue, 21st Dec 2004 18:34 Post subject: |
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isn't that one of the new "features" of SP2?
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Mutantius
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| Posted: Tue, 21st Dec 2004 19:34 Post subject: |
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IF u got Winrar u can delete files from that
"Why don't you zip it, Zipfero?" - fraich3
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| Posted: Tue, 21st Dec 2004 21:20 Post subject: |
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Thnx guys i will try that out!
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razor1394
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| Posted: Tue, 21st Dec 2004 23:11 Post subject: |
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There is an app called Wholockedme that can see what app is locking the file. Maybe that helps. And no this is not a problem introduced with XP SP2. It's been here since start. It's one of the most irritating bugs in explorer.exe. One that they don't care fixing together with the "disappearing folder" and other bugs.
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| Posted: Mon, 3rd Jan 2005 23:56 Post subject: |
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| skidrow wrote: | try
REGSVR32 /U SHMEDIA.DLL
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Thanks skidrow
It works!!! I have sp1 btw but also had the problem.
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razor1394
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| Posted: Fri, 14th Jan 2005 11:08 Post subject: |
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I'll rather apply for open source programming and enter a decent project than fix M$ crap bugs.
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