Windows XP "Cannot Delete AVI Files" FIX!

[zvahna]

sure i can do that, i can also do it from recovery console or ntfs explorer or... but i don't want to restart my PC everytime i have to delete a MM file.

[phishhead]

in the options did you turn off the preview.

[zvahna]

i found the cause (or so it seems) for MY problem.A RAM module went ga-ga(so did my windows).
sorry for bothering you guys with something you already solved.
gonna stay on this forum, try to help others(and myself), thanks.

[phishhead]

glad you got to the bottom of it. and yeah stick around and enjoy the board.

[PIPER]

glad you got to the bottom of it. and yeah stick around and enjoy the board.

ditto to that one....u have come to the best place for solid advice.

[XP1]

how do i open it????
it is a inf, it only opens with notepad

[Reverend]

how do i open it????
it is a inf, it only opens with notepad

The instructions are in the "readme.txt" file that is included in the zip.

right click the xp-avifix.inf file and select install.

[XP1]

o
i right clicked in winrar

[willgny]

Whatup dogz.
1.) I had a .avi file that I couldn't delete (pieceofcrapfile.avi) in my download folder.
2.) I created a new .txt file (pieceofcrapfile.txt) on my desktop and wrote some crap in it. ex. "I COMMAND YOU TO DELETE!"
3.) I renamed the file that i created on my desktop from pieceofcrapfile.txt to pieceofcrapfile.avi
4.) I moved the new file to my download folder, and windows asked me if I would like to replace the existing file with the new dummy file. (CLICK YES)
5.) After I replaced the file I was able to delete the .avi file.
Good Luck

WILLGNY
H.C.P.

[sirjavabean]

how many views has this thread got???

[Big Booger]

how many views has this thread got???

It's an annoyance you'd think MS would have addressed in SP2... but I guess they don't see it as an issue...

[sirjavabean]

does this 'bug' ( ) affect other windows or just XP. perhaps the next SP will solve it... ...or not

[NightWolf]

wow this really worked great job whoever figured out how to fix it finally no more of that access bull****

[kr0n]

I have kind of the same problem.

I have a avi file that was sent to me but is named a .exe

Problem is, it won't let me rename it to avi.

It always gives me a "The current file is in use so it can' be renamed" message.

Any way to fix it?

Thanks

[tomi_hl]

I have almost the same problem, except that I need to restart the computer to delete an avi file.

I have no problem when deleting an avi file, but after I deleted it, the file is still there until I restart the computer. It's very annoying to restart the computer everytime I want to delete an avi file.

anybody knows how to fix it??