Uninstalled program: a dll file still exists but says it's in use so i can delete. any way around this?

[dakata24]

i was uninstalling a program the other day. after using the uninstaller that came with the program, i went into windows explorer to make sure there wasnt any lingering files/folders from the program. i found that there was still a .dll file there. i attempted to delete the file & folder, but it says that it's in use. any way to force a delete even if it says it's in use? im using windows 2000 pro btw.

 

[MuK107]

is it in a folder all by itself, ifso you can delete the whole folder

 

[dakata24]

<< is it in a folder all by itself, ifso you can delete the whole folder >>



yup. folder all by itself.. tried deleting the folder but i get the same "the source file is in use" error..

 

[Lonewolf54]

Try rebooting and then deleting it. If that doesn't work try deleting it from DOS.

 

[stndn]

some dll may still be in used (loaded) in the system ...
good uninstaller will remove the dll file after a restart (it will add a task to the startup to delete those "protected" file on the next windows boot)...
just try to restart and the file should be gone ...

if it's still there (after restart), boot into dos mode and remove it manually ...

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