help with deleting

[xKagex]

I have a problem with deleting files sometimes. I have a movie now I don't need anymore and it says cannot delete 8 mile: It is being used by another person or program. Close any programs that might be using the file and try again.

The problem is I am not using any program. Kazaa and all that is not running...And then if i try again an hour later or so I can delete it, and I haven't closed any programs. Also if i reboot I can delete it, but if I wait a lil longer, it says I can't delete anymore with the same message. (and I haven't opened any programs)

Can someone have access to my files on XP and how does it work? I haven't set sharing for any files. HELP!!!

Thx

This generally happens with AVI files.
The problem is that Windows XP reads the entire contents of the file into memory before even allowing you access to it (i.e. - when you click to highlight the file or right click to view the Properties). The bug responsible for this behavior is the file shmedia.dll which is in your System folder and called into play by the registry. Thus to fix this problem, all we need to do is delete the problem key so that shmedia.dll will no longer be used when you click a video file.
Click Start>Run, type REGEDIT and click Ok. Then make your way to this InProcServer32 key:

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

Right click the InProcServer32 key and choose Delete. And that's all there is to it. This will prevent Windows from loading shmedia.dll when you work with video files and thus you should no longer have problems deleting or moving any video files. Also if you have a video file you can't delete now, deleting this key will allow you to do so. If not, log out and log in again to delete the file.

*messing with your registry can be dangerous, make changes at your own risk*

[dback42]

I get this message when trying to delete certain files:

" Error Deleting file or folder
X Cannot delete file: Cannot read from the source file or disk "


How do I get around this to delete the file, in this case one related to spyware?

???

[TotallyKiller]

Happens to me all the time too. Especially when I try to drag it somewhere. Often if I cut it and paste it into the recycle bin then it works.