need to delete a file

[thehunter1320]

are there programs out there that'll delete a file regardless if it's "in use" or not? i've had this 1 file on my HDD for quite some time but when ever i try to delete it, it says it's in use... it's 400MB and i really need to get rid of it... any suggestions?

 

[viivo]

Have you tried deleting it in safe mode?

What is it, anyway? I remember reading here a work around for people having trouble deleting .avi files. I'll look for it, though I'm sure someone esle knows what it is.

 

[thehunter1320]

haven't tried safe mode... not very good w/ DOS :\

and it is an .AVI file

 

[yankeesfan]

just press F8 when you boot up if you are in XP. no need for DOS

 

[thehunter1320]

Originally posted by: yankeesfan
just press F8 when you boot up if you are in XP. no need for DOS

oh...

me = stupid

 

[rainypickles]

many solutions for you to try, compiled from the many times this question has been asked.

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=33&threadid=1325450&