Access Denied: File is in use

[Guest Dennis]

Sometimes when I try to delete a file it says access denied, the file

is in use by another program.

 

How can you check which application is locking/accessing a certain

file?

[Guest Gerry]

Re: Access Denied: File is in use

 

Dennis

 

Thats something you cannot easily do. You can try deleting in safe mode,

which can work if you get that response in normal mode. Otherwise

research the source of the file and stop the programme that provided the

file. In general terms you should not be just deleting files. If you

want help with a particular file name the file.

 

 

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Hope this helps.

 

Gerry

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Dennis wrote:

> Sometimes when I try to delete a file it says access denied, the file

> is in use by another program.

>

> How can you check which application is locking/accessing a certain

> file?

[Guest JF]

Re: Access Denied: File is in use

 

*Bonjour Dennis * !

<news:e3c82ead-6e4a-485d-8666-a3ca24eb793a@e53g2000hsa.googlegroups.com>

> Sometimes when I try to delete a file it says access denied, the file

> is in use by another program.

> How can you check which application is locking/accessing a certain

> file?

 

These are very usefull

http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker

http://www.malwarebytes.org/fileassassin.php

 

See also the avi problem

http://www.moviecodec.com/topics/3588p1.html

 

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Salutations, Jean-François.

[Guest Dennis]

Re: Access Denied: File is in use

 

On Aug 4, 12:56 am, JF <JF@-> wrote:

>   *Bonjour Dennis * !

> <news:e3c82ead-6e4a-485d-8666-a3ca24eb793a@e53g2000hsa.googlegroups.com>

>

> > Sometimes when I try to delete a file it says access denied, the file

> > is in use by another program.

> > How can you check which application is locking/accessing a certain

> > file?

>

> These are very usefullhttp://ccollomb.free.fr/unlockerhttp://www.malwarebytes.org/fileassassin.php

>

> See also the avi problemhttp://www.moviecodec.com/topics/3588p1.html

>

> --

> Salutations, Jean-François.

 

Without any 3rd party programs, is there a way to tell what has it's

"claws" into what in XP?

[Guest JF]

Re: Access Denied: File is in use

 

*Bonjour Dennis * !

<news:f7116b8f-8f0b-4ee2-911f-d5cf57b1ae1f@m73g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>

> On Aug 4, 12:56 am, JF <JF@-> wrote:

>>   *Bonjour Dennis * !

>> <news:e3c82ead-6e4a-485d-8666-a3ca24eb793a@e53g2000hsa.googlegroups.com>

>>

>>> Sometimes when I try to delete a file it says access denied, the file

>>> is in use by another program.

>>> How can you check which application is locking/accessing a certain

>>> file?

>>

>> These are very

>> usefullhttp://ccollomb.free.fr/unlockerhttp://www.malwarebytes.org/fileassassin.php

>>

>> See also the avi problemhttp://www.moviecodec.com/topics/3588p1.html

>>

>> --

>> Salutations, Jean-François.

> Without any 3rd party programs, is there a way to tell what has it's

> "claws" into what in XP?

 

As you noticed for the movies,

the solution is to tell explorer to not analyse the file :

Suppress the key InProcServer32 in ==>

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}\

Or just rename it :

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}\-InProcServer32

 

Also read :

You cannot delete a file or a folder on an NTFS file system volume

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320081/en

 

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Salutations, Jean-François.

[Guest Jim]

Re: Access Denied: File is in use

 

 

"Dennis" <dennispublic@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:e3c82ead-6e4a-485d-8666-a3ca24eb793a@e53g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...

> Sometimes when I try to delete a file it says access denied, the file

> is in use by another program.

>

> How can you check which application is locking/accessing a certain

> file?

Process Explorer can do that. After the program is running, search for

"file or handle".

Jim

[Guest HeyBub]

Re: Access Denied: File is in use

 

Dennis wrote:

> On Aug 4, 12:56 am, JF <JF@-> wrote:

>> *Bonjour Dennis * !

>> <news:e3c82ead-6e4a-485d-8666-a3ca24eb793a@e53g2000hsa.googlegroups.com>

>>

>>> Sometimes when I try to delete a file it says access denied, the

>>> file is in use by another program.

>>> How can you check which application is locking/accessing a certain

>>> file?

>>

>> These are very

>> usefullhttp://ccollomb.free.fr/unlockerhttp://www.malwarebytes.org/fileassassin.php

>>

>> See also the avi problemhttp://www.moviecodec.com/topics/3588p1.html

>>

>> --

>> Salutations, Jean-François.

>

> Without any 3rd party programs, is there a way to tell what has it's

> "claws" into what in XP?

 

Sure.

 

Somehow manage to rename the file. Then when a program - or the system

itself - croaks, you'll have your answer.