I can not delete video files or folders....

[BMzx]

I have a folder contaning avi's and mpg's and I am not able to delete or rename any of them. I want to delete some and save some.
I tried in safe mode and that does not work. My OS is Win XP.
What can I do to fix this.
Thanks
BM

[jeex]

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/userguides/100406.php

[BMzx]

here's what it says at that link >>>>>>>>>>>

I've seen this coming up more and more all over the place so I figured I'd stick it here.

Avi files (divx) can be trouble in xp. there is a fix to let xp behave much better so it's possible to move or delete large avi files. The obnoxious bug in XP that causes Explorer to read the entire contents of broken AVI files before allowing any access to them is caused by bad behavior of shmedia.dll.

To correct this misbehavior in Windows XP, remove the following
registry key.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}InProcServer32

This will prevent Explorer from loading shmedia.dll in response to file property queries on these files.

Just an extra note, if you do a "search" for this key it will not be found, look for it manually it is very easy to find. As always newbie or not, if you FUBAR your registry its your own fault. This fix does work, I use it and have applied it to many XP machines. Now go ahead and fix this royal pain in the ass!


>>>>>> I get as fat as CLSID and can't find the {87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}InProcServer32
where do I find that ?????
thanks

[BMzx]

I spoke to soon....I found it.

I deleted 87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E} along with InProcServer32 and it didn't fix the problem

[DeleriumMDK]

Did you reboot after deleting that entry?

[mats.hogberg]

Delete 'em from the commad line.

/Mats

[Capmaster]

Delete 'em from the commad line.

/Mats

That doesn't always work. I have the same deletion problem with Win2K. In the past the only thing that's worked is boot into safe mode, then delete.

[BMzx]

I did reboot...still does not work.

They still won't delete in Safe Mode.

I don't want to do it from the Command Promt because I want to save some of the files but I can't move them.

[mats.hogberg]

Copy a.avi c:\store\a.avi

/Mats

[reboot]

Rename them to somethingmovie.txt
Delete.

[BMzx]

Mats

what does Code: Copy a.avi c:\store\a.avi mean ?


Jim
The files will nt let me rename them so I cant change them to txt files.

[Laddydaddy]

BMzx

Go to this page; http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v31/vic31.htm. It gives a method to delete the file using the command line prompt. Just follow the instructions and let us know if it works.

[BMzx]

LaddyDaddy

none of that worked. I deleted the registry file and I still can not delete the files or folders.

I tried the cmd.exe process and in the folders that I was able to conly the cmd.exe file to when I tried to delete them it said the file was not found.
In other folders it would not let me copy the cmd.exe file to it. I got the access denied error.

[tommyoz]

Here is what works for me. Take the files that you want and open them in your video editor. Resave them to another folder. Now try and delete the folder where all those old files are.

[Laddydaddy]

Try this little freeware program on this site; http://www.snapfiles.com/get/moveonboot.html. Let us know how you make out.

[reboot]

OK, if InProcServer32 thingy above doesn't work (it rarely ever does, and I have no idea why everyone seems to think it's so great), open Regedit, and navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.avi\shel lex\PropertyHandler
Delete the value found there.
No need for a restart, just close, and reopen Explorer.
This prevents Explorer trying to preview it, not just get it's properties.
As usual, backup your registry before editing it, just in case.

[BMzx]

Laddydaddy

Thats not a very good program. When I tried to delete a file with it it said:

"Operation failed: The following error occured: Access Dennied"

That was the problem to begin with

[mats.hogberg]

what does Code: Copy a.avi c:\store\a.avi mean ?

Jeesch, what has the world come to, when people don't know how to copy, move or delete a file without a GUI? Thanks Bill, for making them all computer illiterate...

/Mats

[tekkieman]

navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.avi\shel lex\PropertyHandler
Delete the value found there.
No need for a restart, just close, and reopen Explorer.
This prevents Explorer trying to preview it, not just get it's properties.
As usual, backup your registry before editing it, just in case.

Agreed. This is the same process I needed to use on an avi to delete it. It IS caused by Explorer trying to preview.

Good advice reboot!

[andyp1]

I use a method that has worked flawlessly for me without permanently altering the registry

Click Start then Run and type REGSVR32 /U SHMEDIA.DLL
Click OK when a window pops up.
Delete whatever AVI's you want.

Then to go back to normal
Click Start then Run and type REGSVR32 SHMEDIA.DLL
Click OK when the window pops up.

That's it. Everything back as it was.

[reboot]

InProcServer32 is the registry entry that allows SHMEDIA.DLL to attempt the file details in Explorer.
By unregistering that dll you are doing the same thing as the InProcServer32, then re-registering it.
It's just another way of doing the same thing, and does NOT always work, as referenced above.
By turning off the File association shell extention, Explorer no longer attempts to get the file details, or preview, thus allowing the file to be moved/deleted, because there is no active process referencing the file.

[BMzx]

Jim and Tekkiman,

there is now " SystemFileAssociations " under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT

any other Ideas

also...REGSVR32 /U SHMEDIA.DLL did not work.

Thanks

[reboot]

If your version of XP doesn't have that registry key, then it's quite possible that everything is messed up. Look again.
If all else fails, reinstall Windows over top of itself, or do a system restore to a point where it was working.

[BMzx]

Thanks for everyones help. None of the suggestions here or that I found online have worked. I'm going to have to reformat the partition and hope this does not happen again. If this is such a common problem with Windows XP I would have thought that Microsoft would have a fix for it.
Thanks again
BM