re: unable to delete a .eps file
Tuesday, September 9, 2003 at 7:41 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Michael
(1 messages posted)
Here's a good one. None of your ideas above worked for me yet. There is a 1.4GB file
on my hard drive called C:\SQL.LOG created by ODBC tracing. I stopped Tracing, stopped
SQL Server, Stopped EVERY SERVICE and Process the OS would allow me to(WinXP) and
I still get the message the file is in use. Renaming doesn't work. Booting into Safe
Mode Command Prompt DOESN'T WORK. This file WILL NOT go away. I need another better
solution. Autoexec.BAT?
On Tuesday, September 2, 2003 at 1:13 am, Messa wrote:
>It can happen with any .avi, and is related to the file being 'linked' to explorer
>for the purpose of showing further information if required.
>
>The well known method of deleting the registry key works, but it is a permenant
solution
>and removes the further information which i sometimes require.
>
>I use a utility that lets you shut down the task in explorer (close handle) and
then
>delete the file, with no permenant changes.
>
>The utility can be found here.................
>
>Process Explorer for Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP/S2K3
>Copyright (C) 1998-2003 Mark Russinovich
>Sysinternals
>www.sysinternals.com
>
>...............................
>
>So for example, if I had a file named film.avi that i couldnt delete, I open up
this
>util, search for 'film', when it shows the results, right click it, select 'close
>handle' and then delete the file, and its gone.
>
>Hope this helps,
>
>Neil
>
>
>
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