any programs that can delete a file even if its being accessed?

[etalns]

got a virus on my comp contained in a file syscfg32.exe, and I can't delete it normally and Norton can't qurantine it. Isn't there some progs out there that allow you to delete a file outright, regardless of if its being accessed or not?

 

[StageLeft]

In the good old days I'd boot into dos and nail the bastard straight up! Now I don't know though.

 

[Ranger X]

If you're not using NTFS, boot to DOS and delete it.

 

[etalns]

using NTFS

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
In the good old days I'd boot into dos and nail the bastard straight up! Now I don't know though.

Yep, which is one of the reasons why I ignore the NTFS-is-better crowd and keep installing Win2K pro and server on FAT32 partitions instead.

But for Qosis (who did listen to the crowd) : can't you boot from your 2K / XP CD and open a console or do other recovery-type things? (Never had to do this myself)

 

[tart666]

Why don't you figure out which process is using the file, kill that process, and then delete the file.

All from the wonderful command line, using wonderful NTFS

list of procs using files, killing process

 

[mundane]

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[mundane]

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[bob332]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons

Originally posted by: Skoorb
In the good old days I'd boot into dos and nail the bastard straight up! Now I don't know though.

Yep, which is one of the reasons why I ignore the NTFS-is-better crowd and keep installing Win2K pro and server on FAT32 partitions instead.

But for Qosis (who did listen to the crowd) : can't you boot from your 2K / XP CD and open a console or do other recovery-type things? (Never had to do this myself)

Sometimes, NTFS is better than FAT - huge files (4GB+) - video editing...

 

[Nothinman]

Use the recovery console on the 2K/XP cd to access the NTFS partition without booting from it
Or, buy NTFS4DOS, the pay version has write capabilities.

NTFS is better, you just have to know how to use it.