How to delete a file of which access in denied in XP
 

Well, any of you know how to delete a file of which access in denied in XP?

I'm trying to clean house but some files are locked, weird stuff.

This happens to me sometimes - I just restart my computer and it then let's me delete the file? Sometimes it'll say that the file is being used by another program...even when it's not. A restart always seems to do the trick for me :winkwink:

start into safe mode and see if you can do it

if not, boot into a command prompt and do it old school DOS style

Tried that but didn't work. I'll try again.

Sometimes it helps if I delte the file from another workstation and access it trough the network, that did not work this time either.

Here's a trick:

Open NOTEPAD, then go to FILE>OPEN browse to where the file is you want to delete, highlight it and delete. It should go away.

Easiest way: Download 'killbox'

Nope, didn't work either. This Cyberlink DVD player is a tough cookie.

Wow that's a tough one then, that trick has always worked whenever everything else has failed for me.

Try this, it usually works for me when nothing else does. Right-click on the file and click properties, then on the Advanced button. Trun off "For fast searching,..." click ok on both. then delete file

do it in safemode or dos.

is there an .exe running? Alot of times thats why also. Pull up task manager look for an exe running, kill the process, delete :2 cents: