Really weird DivX and avi prob

[wiltzu]

not exactly playing problem but still.. by some really weird reason, i can't delete divx and avi files from my computer! :O it always says that some other process is using the file.. could it be some codec that causes something like this?

problem started after i installed eDonkey. i thought first that it's because of that. but then i came to realize that the problem is only with divx avi files..

is there a program that i could see what processes, programs, are using the file? i tried to search, but nothing.. plz help..

thanks!!

[Mirror_Image]

eDonkey? Is that the spyware-free version, or the one that installs the dreaded GATOR malware? (whether you opt out or not):

http://www.cexx.org/gator.htm

[ulrich]

Have you tried ctrl alt del to open task manager and ending everything but explorer, it's worth a try

[wiltzu]

i use ad-aware to get rid off the spyware..

ctrl-alt-del. yep, i've tried. i have shut down almost every process.. sometimes it worked, but still i wanna know what it the main reason. i wanna get rid off it for good.. it bugs me

[JackDudd]

I have had this problem B4. Really strange, I thought it was a bug in Windows XP The only thing that worked here was to use Norton Utilities and remove it, you could also try DOS tho

[wiltzu]

hee remove what?

well, i gotta download Norton Utilities then.. it's very nice to know, that i'm not alone with this problem all kinda stuff have been going on with my computer, but this is the worst of them all.. thanks y'all!! more info needed though

[darkangel]

we'll the answer is quite simple when u click on the icon windows creates a thumbnail thus the file is being used and can't be deleted.

[wiltzu]

it creates a icon.. well, how can i stop doing it?

and about norton. i downloaded the trial version. i tried to delete the file with it. nothing. so, more details plz..

[RiG]

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_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{87D62D9 4-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}\InProcServer32

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


RiG

[karris56]

Have same problem but use Norton Utilities WIPE INFO.Works for me.Hope the that was the detail you needed for Nortons to work.

[wiltzu]

Wipe Info didn't work. but i gotta try the registry stuff..

but hey. thanks to y'all!! i wish i could helpful to someone else