Can't Delete File

[alcad]

Having lost my connection part-way through dowloading the latest version of Firefox it has left a incomplete file on my desktop named 'Firefox Setup 1.0.4.exe'.

I have now dowloaded and installed the latest Firefox updates but it wont let me delete this file from my desktop. the message i get when i try is:

Cannot delete 'Firefox Setup 1.0.4.exe' it is being used by another program.
Close any programs that might be using the file and try again.

Any ideas?
Its XP Pro BTW.

[Jay-Aim]

press ctrl-alt-del and make sure nothing is running


otherwise reboot and you'll be fine to delete

[alcad]

Jay-Aim said:

press ctrl-alt-del and make sure nothing is running otherwise reboot and you'll be fine to delete

There is nothing running in the applications list and i have rebooted the machine a couple of times .... still to no avail.

the file size reports to be 0kb and with my messing about with the file i have managed to copy it and now have 3 of them in various locations none of which will delete!

[FourWheelDrift]

Get hold of "WhoLockMe" it's a little Windows program that can help you identify the process locking a file.

www.dr-hoiby.com/WhoLockMe/index.php

[alcad]

Sorted now thanks guys,

For future reference i downloaded a utility called 'move on boot' which removed them for me.

I did try 'who locked me' but it said the file was locked by explorer(x6 times) and would let me kill the processes.

Cheers,

Alan.