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XP can't remove MPEG-4 videos

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  • closed
    closed Posts: 10,886 Forumite
    edited 5 October 2012 at 6:38PM
    run http://live.sysinternals.com/procexp.exe it

    every process is listed in top bar, and as each process is highlighted, every file opened by them is listed in bottom
    !!
    > . !!!! ----> .
  • closed wrote: »
    every process is listed in top bar, and as each process is highlighted, every file opened by them is listed in bottom
    But I know that Real Player opens it. Even if it was something else, what use is this info?
  • closed
    closed Posts: 10,886 Forumite
    edited 5 October 2012 at 6:24PM
    if there is no outstanding problem, none

    Your query suggests (still very vague) a piece of software is locking a file or a series of files open, preventing deletion, if that is correct, it shouldn't be happening. The only files locked should be ones in use by windows and whatever else is running at the time.
    !!
    > . !!!! ----> .
  • skivenov wrote: »
    Have you tried usign the command prompt?
    I've never used it!
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