Can't delete an ISO file?

[dimtim]

Hey I'm a newbie to the whole ISO things and I'm not sure what I did but I have an ISO file that I can't delete. I tried rebooting in safe mode and doing all sorts of things but it keeps saying that it is in use so it can't delete. I'm not exactly sure what program I used to make it, but I'm sure there is an easy way to get rid of it.

Thanks a ton
Tim

[Safesurfer]

Have a read of this http://www.virtualdub.org/blog/pivot/entry.php?id=89#body it's about AVIs, but is the same problem you have with the ISO.

[TimBooth4Eva]

You got sorted yet?

Try this little free prog, it does exactly what it says on the tin! It deletes files locked by your system.

http://www.download.com/3120-20_4-0.html?tag=srch&qt=moveonboot&tg=dl-20

Let's know, Good Luck.

[ROF]

You wouldn't happen to have the ISO image mounted to a virtual drive?

If so unmount the image. This is a common mistake people make. They'll mount the image in order to burn the contents of the ISO and then wonder why afterwards they are unable to delete it.

[sidewinder]

hi another great little app for unlocking files is this. its freeware and works great
http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

[INFRATOM]

if you signed in under safe mode the only other reason could be permissions. Was this created under a different login? login as admin and delete it. Also try to rename it , see if it takes it then you can reboot and delete it.

[Soixante]

hi another great little app for unlocking files is this. its freeware and works great
http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

Agreed a great little appliance for all those in use " explorer.exe" locked files.Works perfectlly.

[Treebeard]

delete it in a dos prompt after killing off the explorer.exe process. then just restart explorer process.