[Limitz]

My computer says a certain file: [insert horrible porn name here].avi is in use and won't let me delete it. I presume it's some sort of mockup spyware, but adaware won't kill it - how do I delete programs that are in use?

If you know how to use cmd.exe that'd probably work - but I'm no DOS junky.

[Bonez]

one good way to del somthing is add or take away from the file name then delete, remember shift+delete

[=HR=Crotch-Rot]

YOu should run AdAware 6.0 and Spybot Search & Destroy. Those 2 programs ahve kept my system clean for a long long time now. Need both since they complement each other.

[GroovyDude]

Originally Posted by Limitz

how do I delete programs that are in use?

If you knew the name of the process that was using the file, you could go into the task manager and end the process. You should then be able to delete the file.

Do you have any video players installed that load on startup? Perhaps one of them is locking the file.

If you want to try deleting it from DOS, which sometimes will work...

Start --> Run --> cmd click OK
del "<insert path to filename here>"

So for example if the file was called video.avi and was located in c:\my files\video files\video.avi, you would type:

del "c:\my files\video files\video.avi"

To exit DOS, type "exit"

[Limitz]

It worked... del "d:\[insert file name]" = win.

[Horsepower]

try safemode

[Limitz]

Btw - thanks for all your help.

[Pvt m0nes]

Stop watching porn !

[Limitz]

LOL!

Sorry... but that's just crazy.