Have you ever faced an error saying ‘Access Denied - The file may be in use’ or something like that, and the file which you are trying to delete is not deleted. It may be a Spyware, Malware, Ad-ware or any Trojan, that you want to delete but it can not be deleted. The usual reason for this is that a Software or Windows itself may be using i.e. running the file. If you want to delete the file, without using the complicated softwares, which you buy just to delete one file, then you are at the right place. In this article, you would be guided to delete such an ‘Undeletable’ file manually, or by using some Freeware softwares. There are several ways told in this article to remove these pesky undeletable files.
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Steps
Windows 95/98/ME
Make a note of the location of the file including the entire path to it. Follow the steps below to find the location of the files.
Click on Start, Find, Files and Folders
Type the name of the undeletable file in the Named or Search For box
Make sure the Look In box shows the correct drive letter
Click on Find Now or Search Now and let the computer find the file
Once the file is located, right-click on it and choose properties, make a note of the file location. Usually this is something similar to ‘C:\Windows\System32\undeletablefilesname.exe’
Close the search box
Locate a boot disk for your version of Windows. If you do not know how to create it, read the article regarding it first from the ‘Related wikiHows’.
Shut down and restart your computer with the boot disk in your floppy drive. The computer will boot to a DOS prompt that will look similar to ‘C:\’
Type the following command and press Enter to delete the file, substituting the phrase
Type del
Remove the boot disk in the floppy drive and restart your computer. The file should now be deleted.
Windows XP
If you already know the path to the file, skip to the seventh step.
Click on Start, Search, All Files and Folders
Type the name of the undeletable file in the box shown
Make sure the Look In box shows the correct drive letter
Click Search and let the computer find the file
Once the file is located, right-click on it and choose properties, make a note of the file location. Usually this is something similar to ‘C:\Windows\System32\undeletablefilesname.exe’
Close the search box
Click on Start, Run, and type CMD and Press Enter to open a Command Prompt window
Leave the Command Prompt window open, but proceed to close all other open programs
Click on Start, Run and type TASKMGR.EXE and press Enter to start Task Manager
Click on the Processes tab, click on the process named Explorer.exe and click on End Process.
Minimize Task Manager but leave it open
Go back to the Command Prompt window and change to the directory where the file is located. To do this, use the CD command. You can follow the example.
Example: to change to the Windows\System32 directory you would enter this command and Press Enter, ‘cd \windows\system32′.
Use the DEL command to delete the offending file. Type DEL
Use ALT-TAB to go back to Task Manager
In Task Manager, click File, New Task and enter EXPLORER.EXE to restart the Windows shell.
Close Task Manager
Tips
If you want to delete the files automatically in Windows XP, download the software from the links in External Links.
If you are not aware of what you are doing, then ask a Computer Expert or a Professional to do it for you
Warnings
Do whatever is stated in this article, doing something else may cause your Operating System to crash, or corrupt. If worse, it may damage your whole computer.
Do not end up deleting Operating System files, which may cause your computer to crash or corrupt.
Things You’ll Need
A Microsoft Windows Operating System.
A Bootable CD (Compact Disk) or Floppy, to restart your computer in DOS (Disk Operating System), in Windows 95/98/ME.
An Internet connection to download the utilities, used in deleting the files.
Jai Shree Raam
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