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"0VMAKFIL.exe"

Right, I needed to download this thing as it was needed in the repair of a laptop. However, I cannot delete it from my Desktop.

It doesn't seem to be interfering or anything, but I wouldn't mind being rid of it. Just keeps saying it's in use and cannot be deleted.

Is it a Safe-Mode job? If so, how do you do that from Win Xp again? I haven't done it for an eternity.

Steady on, you know how easily rumours spread around here!

Glad to be of help.

Wookiee, I luv you :D

Your little guide did the trick! It's finally gone \o/

thanks :)

tigamilla wrote:
> Aha, thats possibly the solution! Thanks, will post after attempting!
> As for knowing DOS I was the master bootdisk creator for Tie Fighter
> :D

Yeah, it's easy to forget. I used to be able to throw a disk together in minutes to load a mouse driver, sound card driver and cdrom driver all into upper memory, leaving 618k base free for that extra oomph. Couldn't do it now though.....

Still, forgetting cd "c:\program files\etcetc"? Criminal. :P

WòókieeMøn§†€® wrote:
> tigamilla wrote:
> Sucky thing is if the offending .exe is under "program
> files" then CD doesn't work as the space in "program
> files" makes the commnd prompt throw up the usual DOS invalid
> filenane errors...
>
>
> Man, don't you kids know ANYTHING about DOS any more?! :-)
>
> You can use quotes - e.g. cd "program files"
>
> Or you can use the DOS 8.3 format - just the first 6 characters, plus
> ~1 - e.g. cd progra~1
>
> A directory called "Program extras" would be cd
> progra~2 or similar - you need to make sure you're in the right
> directory if you use the 8.3 format - but the first option with
> quotes should work fine.

Aha, thats possibly the solution! Thanks, will post after attempting! As for knowing DOS I was the master bootdisk creator for Tie Fighter :D

tigamilla wrote:
> Sucky thing is if the offending .exe is under "program
> files" then CD doesn't work as the space in "program
> files" makes the commnd prompt throw up the usual DOS invalid
> filenane errors...


Man, don't you kids know ANYTHING about DOS any more?! :-)

You can use quotes - e.g. cd "program files"

Or you can use the DOS 8.3 format - just the first 6 characters, plus ~1 - e.g. cd progra~1

A directory called "Program extras" would be cd progra~2 or similar - you need to make sure you're in the right directory if you use the 8.3 format - but the first option with quotes should work fine.

You could try getting a DOS prompt without booting Windows - e.g. a bootable floppy disk or similar. Otherwise, try getting one of the "OS on a CD" jobbys - like Knoppix. Boot that up, and use that to delete the file.

Mines on the Desktop. So I'd have two spaces to get around, what with having to go through 'Documents and Settings'.

tigamilla wrote:
> cookie monster wrote:
> Ive had that, what i did was to disable the "hide known file
> types" thing then changed the file type of the thing you want
> to
> delete. Then delete it.
>
> Oh and because the file comes up as "in use" renaming it is
> impossible :-(

Gah! :(

cookie monster wrote:
> Ive had that, what i did was to disable the "hide known file
> types" thing then changed the file type of the thing you want to
> delete. Then delete it.

Oh and because the file comes up as "in use" renaming it is impossible :-(

WòókieeMøn§†€® wrote:
> In WinXP eh?
>
> Try this:
>
> Start menu -Accessories -Command prompt
>
> CD to the directory where the file is.
>
> Ctrl-Alt-Del to start Task Manager.
>
> Click on the Processes tab, find and click on
> explorer.exe - click on End Task.
>
> In the Command Prompt window, delete the file - del
> filename.exe.
>
> In the Task Manager window, click on File -New
> task
>
> Type explorer.exe to re-start Windows Explorer.
>
> It's worked for me before.

Sucky thing is if the offending .exe is under "program files" then CD doesn't work as the space in "program files" makes the commnd prompt throw up the usual DOS invalid filenane errors...