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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Stunaep on February 17, 2003, 10:59:24 am

Title: I Hate You Windows!
Post by: Stunaep on February 17, 2003, 10:59:24 am

Here I am, trying to delete a 512 meg file, and Windows sais it can't be deleted, because another application is using it. :wtf: I don't have KaZaA online, or anything else that could cause such a thing, except the anti-virus, which won´t allow to disable itself. :mad:

Title: I Hate You Windows!
Post by: Ulundel on February 17, 2003, 11:05:07 am

Check out the processes page. If it's not listed there...then it's not listed there :wtf: :blah:

Title: I Hate You Windows!
Post by: phreak on February 17, 2003, 11:06:57 am

start up in DOS mode and delete it from there

Title: I Hate You Windows!
Post by: Stunaep on February 17, 2003, 11:11:45 am

Windows XP.... no DOS mode.

Never mind, I got it off the damn HDD already.

Title: I Hate You Windows!
Post by: Falcon X on February 17, 2003, 11:57:44 am

Well technically it's still there...

Title: I Hate You Windows!
Post by: kode on February 17, 2003, 12:30:30 pm

whatever, but I can't delete this post.

Title: I Hate You Windows!
Post by: CP5670 on February 17, 2003, 01:13:38 pm

it wasn't the swap file, was it? :D

Title: I Hate You Windows!
Post by: Nico on February 17, 2003, 01:34:01 pm

bah, you know, windows hates you too, so...

Title: I Hate You Windows!
Post by: IceFire on February 17, 2003, 04:54:27 pm

Doesn't matter what version of Windows it is.  Boot disk it up and delete the thing.  USUALLY, something is using the file or was using the file and thats why you can't do anything to it.  Windows doesn't like to let go very easily.