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There are occasions when you attempt to delete a
particular file from windows explorer and are faced with an error message
informing you that the file is undeletable. No matter what you seems to try the
problem still persists and Windows will not let you delete the offending file.
Here is a way of getting round the problem.
1/ Click the Start Button
2/ Click All Programs followed by Accessories
3/ In the Accessories drop down menu click
Command Prompt
4/ The Command Prompt window will now open
5/ Close all other programs that are running with the
exception of the Command Prompt.
6/ Now click Start and then Run
7/ In the Run dialog box type: taskmgr.exe
8/ In the Task Manager window click on
the Processes tab
9/ From the processes list highlight Explorer.exe
and then click the End Process button
10/ Don't close the Task Manager window, leave it open.
At this stage you should have the Command Prompt window and the Task Manager
window open.
11/ Now return to the Command Prompt window and
change the directory to the directory that contains the file(s) you wish to
delete
12/ At the Command Prompt type: del <filename>
(where the <filename> is the name of the file you want to delete)
13/Press Enter to delete the file
14/ Now go back to the Task Manager window
15/ Click File>New Task
16/ In the New task dialog box type: explorer.exe
17/ The Explorer User Interface (GUI) should now
start
18/ Finally close the Task Manager Window and
the Command Prompt Window
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