"Cannot delete... file. It is being use by another program or person. Close any programs that might

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Daniel

02/29/04

I started downloading a game demo with GetRight, but canceled immediately;
the empty file (warofthering_demo.exe - 0 KB) appears in C:\Documents and
Settings\Daniel\My Documents\Downloads\Games & Demos, and is "0" KB (zero
KB). When I try to delete the file, an error appears and states: "Cannot
delete warofthering_demo.exe. It is in use by another program or person.
Close any programs that might be using the file and try again.". I've shut
down EVERYTHING but the services absolutely necessary to operate my system,
but it made no difference, the file could not be deleted, renamed, or moved.
There cannot be another program or person using this file - I also restarted
my system to make certain nothing was running, but still got the same error.
I also tried moving, and then renaming the file, but was not allowed to do
either for the same reason - "in use by another program or person..."

If I try to delete the file, the error states: "cannot delete... in use by
another program or person".

If I try to open the file, the error states: "... is not a valid Win32
application".

I also tried re-downloading the file, and it appeared as if this would
work - the window stating: "... file already exists. Would you like to
replace it with..." appeared - I clicked "OK", and the download began and
continued, but at the very end (99%), another variation of the "... is in
use by another program or person" error appeared, and the download could not
be completed.

If anyone can tell me how to remove this file, it would be very much
appreciated. My system specs are listed below - thank you, and have a great
week.

Dell Dimension 8200 desktop - basic components:

1.8 GHz Pentium 4 CPU
Dell motherboard with Intel 850 chipset
BIOS - Dell Computer Corp., SMBIOS Version A03 12/07/2001 (v. Dell - 8)
512 MB PC800 RDRAM (non-ECC)
80GB 7200 rpm Hard Drive (Maxtor 6L080L4)
48X Samsung CD-ROM Drive (SC-148C B100)
3 1/2 Inch Floppy Drive (TEAC)
GeForce3 Ti 200 64 MB DDR AGP card
SB Live! Value sound card
19" Dell M991 Monitor

Cambridge Soundworks FPS2000 4.1 Digital Surround Sound Speaker System
(had recent sound problem and changed speakers to troubleshoot - temporarily
using Altec Lansing model ACS340 2.1 system - 2 speakers and subwoofer)

CNet PRO200WL PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
Conexant HSF V92 56K PCI Modem (RTAD Speakerphone)
Microsoft Intellimouse Optical Mouse
Dell Enhanced QuietKey Keyboard PS2
Windows XP Home Edition (5.1.2600 SP1)
NTFS File System
Internet Explorer 6 (Version 6.0.2800.1106.xpsp2.030422-1633SP1 - Update
Versions: SP1,

Q818529, Q330994)
SystemWorks 2002 Pro Edition (Norton Anti-Virus 2002 v.8.07.17C)
Windows XP built-in firewall
Adelphia PowerLink Cable - Terayon modem (Model TJ 715X)

BTW, I'M THE ADMINISTRATOR AND ONLY USER OF MY PC.


Daniel D.
Santa Monica, CA
 

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