WinXP won't let me delete the capture (avi) I just made

[Will Hay]

I've captured a couple of clips (one 8gb, the other 1gb) and Windows XP won't let me delete them.
It says there are in use by another program.
I captured them all using Vdub and that says the file is in use or in the editor (???????).
Everytime I capture a file I can't delete it, and I've checked the task manager and closed everything I can but I still can't delete them.
What have I done and more importantly what can I do?
Thanks,
Will

[spidey]

You need to edit the registry - it's default handler is messed up for avi's in XP (some versions)

Registry Edit for WinXP Prof. If unable to delete .avi’s from Explorer

Delete the lowest folder …. leave the upper structure and just delete...\InProcServer32

Start regedit and remove the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{87D62D9 4-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}\InProcServer32

[Treebeard]

Another way that works about 80% of the time if your not comfortable messing w/ your registry is try and play the avi file and right after you exit playing the file hit the delete key.

Thought I'd offer the alternative for those who dont want to hack the registry.

[Will Hay]

Another way that works about 80% of the time if your not comfortable messing w/ your registry is try and play the avi file and right after you exit playing the file hit the delete key.

Thought I'd offer the alternative for those who dont want to hack the registry.

hat didn't work, but thanks.

[Will Hay]

You need to edit the registry - it's default handler is messed up for avi's in XP (some versions)

Registry Edit for WinXP Prof. If unable to delete .avi’s from Explorer

Delete the lowest folder …. leave the upper structure and just delete...\InProcServer32

Start regedit and remove the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{87D62D9 4-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}\InProcServer32

That didn't work either
Anyone know how to remove all traces of Virtualbub from the registry?
Will

[Treebeard]

Maybe this will work? worth a try.

Is the file in a folder by itself?

If you could isolate the avi in the folder by itself then just try and delete the whole folder.

[Will Hay]

Maybe this will work? worth a try.

Is the file in a folder by itself?

If you could isolate the avi in the folder by itself then just try and delete the whole folder.

No, it's just on the hdd drive (the drive I dedicate just for capture).
I'm sure it's a virtualdsub thing, if I capture using the ATI remote or FreeVCR then delete those they go away fine.
Will

[Will Hay]

You need to edit the registry - it's default handler is messed up for avi's in XP (some versions)

Registry Edit for WinXP Prof. If unable to delete .avi’s from Explorer

Delete the lowest folder …. leave the upper structure and just delete...\InProcServer32

Start regedit and remove the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{87D62D9 4-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}\InProcServer32

Didn't realise I had to reboot
Thanks man, worked great
Appreciate your help, I was beginning to think I'd have to format
I didn't realise the {87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E} in your message was the same in every computer - let's just say I deleted a different one before I found the one you were talking about (let's see if the computer works tonight!)
Thanks again,
Will

[Wolfmancatsup]

I didn't realise there was a registry hack - the only way I've found around this is to boot, hit F8, select "Safe Mode with Command Prompt", navigate into the folder that contains the .avi and delete it from there.

Wc

[Robert Simandl]

Without hacking the registry, I've found that renaming the whatever.avi to whatever.txt, THEN deleting it, works....

[Will Hay]

Without hacking the registry, I've found that renaming the whatever.avi to whatever.txt, THEN deleting it, works....

Not for me but thanks for the suggestion
That's how I knew I had a problem, I was trying to rename the file but it wouldn't let me (then it wouldn't let me delete it).
Will

[dcsos]

Rebooting into safe mode would certainly work but take hours (for each file imagine!)

Sometimes, If you don't wanna hack the regisrty, going to a command prompt and hitting del (FILE LOCATION and NAME) will work.
However, If the file thinks Its still being used in the capture program, sometime even the command prompt doesn't work

[Will Hay]

Rebooting into safe mode would certainly work but take hours (for each file imagine!)

Sometimes, If you don't wanna hack the regisrty, going to a command prompt and hitting del (FILE LOCATION and NAME) will work.
However, If the file thinks Its still being used in the capture program, sometime even the command prompt doesn't work

Another good idea (looks like I covered every angle except the one that worked, editing the registry)..
..the command prompt gave me the same message, 'file in use'
Thanks,
Will

[kas187]

this might be a silly suggestion, but have you tried restarting your p.c and then trying to delete the file?

normally works for me...

[spidey]

Glad it worked............

Come on guys - the simplest and best way is to edit the BS M$ avi handler. Greyhair had referred this to me, and I do believe it is also located in the Guides section somewhere.

Why in the hell would you want to rename the file, reboot your pc, stand on your head for 20 seconds, turn around 3x, sing a song, wait for it to come back up, then you can delete the file.

LOL

[Will Hay]

this might be a silly suggestion, but have you tried restarting your p.c and then trying to delete the file?

normally works for me...

Yep, you were right, it was a silly suggestion (but thanks!)
I tried that four times
Thanks anyway,
Will

[spidey]

Silky31,

No, you're right Bud. I was not poking fun at you.

I was just poking fun at some of the other work arounds, rather than them simply deleting the M$oft key which is causing the handler in the avi processing.

It just seems absurd to shut down, or have to go into safe mode each time you want to delete a file.

But to each his own and I mean no offense to anyone, just trying to help out.

[Will Hay]

Hey!
I was having a friendly dig at kas187 pal, not you spidey!
You have no idea how grateful I am to you that your suggestion worked, I was getting real worked up about it too, I'd never had it happen to me in eight years of using Windows and it was late at night and I didn't want to sleep without solving it (I'm odd like that!!).
I was just glad someone knew the answer straight away.
I'd edited 45 mins of anologue footage, it had taken me three hours and then I started with these error's.
To top it all I accidently deleted my 8gb capture file (after I edited the registry) and lost the file I'd spent three hours editing.
Back to it tonight, and that was only the first 45 min tape, another nine to go
Thanks again,
Will

[Gazorgan]

This happens in W2K sometimes as well. What M$ is doing is 'preview' the file, hence it's 'in use'. You can delete them from a command prompt. You can also delete the folder they are in. As a side note, Daemon Tools (bin/cue mounting as a virtual drive) does the same thing with the folder of the file you last mounted (even if you unmount all drives). You mount, verify everything is in sync, burn, but can't delete the folder you put them in....oh well, jsut mount something else.

[Will Hay]

This happens in W2K sometimes as well. What M$ is doing is 'preview' the file, hence it's 'in use'. You can delete them from a command prompt. You can also delete the folder they are in. As a side note, Daemon Tools (bin/cue mounting as a virtual drive) does the same thing with the folder of the file you last mounted (even if you unmount all drives). You mount, verify everything is in sync, burn, but can't delete the folder you put them in....oh well, jsut mount something else.

I'd be interested to learn the command line for deleting the file 'in use', as it didn't work for me.
I acknowledge I have limited knowledge of dos, I simply navigated to the correct drive (V:/) and simply typed:
DEL FILENAME(.avi)
Having tried that all I got from the command prompt was words to the effect of 'file in use etc.'.
Saying that, I'm not entirely sure why deleting from the command prompt would be a benefit. Sure I can get rid of the file but each time I captured I couldn't delete that either.
Best way is to edit the registry for sure.
Will

[Supreme2k]

Why in the hell would you want to rename the file, reboot your pc, stand on your head for 20 seconds, turn around 3x, sing a song, wait for it to come back up, then you can delete the file.
LOL

How IGNORANT can you get?! Everyone knows that is actually the way to copy Xbox games. But the song has to be "Heat of the Moment" by Asia.

[Brad31365]

I found out that if you open another video file after viewing your cap. then it will del just fine. Using command prompt works just fine to (Start - Programs - Accessories - Command Prompt) drive:\ cd\folder del\file name

hope this helps