Why does XP give an error message moving AVI files?

[Rooster697]

:disgust:

Hello,

I have been running XP for some time. Whenever I move an AVI file to a different location, XP gives me an error message :
"Error Moving File or Folder"
"Cannot move xxxxxxx : It is being used by another person or program"
"Close any programs that might be using the file and try again"


Without closing anything, I simply drag and drop the file again (exactly as I had in the first place), and now it works. Sometimes I have to repeat this action 3 times, but it almost always works on the second try. As I said, I do not do anything else; I do not unload any program, I do not change the directory, nor do I do a copy. I do not have any media player running, nor is one loaded in memory just waiting to run. When I view an AVI, the default player is MicroDVD which is not running when I see the error message.

In Windows Explorer, I am not using the preview pane where you see a little version of your AVI file. I have standard Details view as my default view for any folder.

Any ideas appreciated.

Rooster

 

[awal]

I too am a victim of the file in use error message you are describing. I am not sure but i think it has something to do with the preview pane atually having the video open. The only fix I have found is to not use the preview pane at all.

 

[Rooster697]

I don't.

 

[singh]

If you have the video selected in the preview pane, then you will not be able to move the file until you de-select it. Also, sometimes you might have to select some other file in the preview pane to "de-select" the old selection.

 

[DeschutesCore]

Even if you have the folders pane open, the preview pane is still working in the background. I have yet to figure out how to disable it completly. I get this message constantly. I'm so used to it, I just use groups to move instead.

DC.

 

[Rooster697]

:frown:

Cmon guys, read the post! I am not using the preview pane. I have a standard Explorer view. When I click on an AVI (or image for that matter) I do not get any sort of preview as I have turned that feature off. I still get the error message however.

This does not happen on my dual boot machine when I run Win2K with the same files, so it is something native to XP. I am pretty sure the OS is trying to get a lock on the file because it identifies it as a multimedia file, but I want to know how to turn off the locking. This error is really annoying in XP.

Thanks,
Rooster

 

[DeschutesCore]

Please read my response again, even with the preview feature turned off, it still uses the preview window. It's simply set preview_pane.Visible := FALSE;

DC