Was copying a file from my laptop to desktop pc (laptopis xp pro and desktop xp home- it was an avi file of 700mb), and during the copying i got a windows explorer error message which when i clicked ok it terminated the copying (without the copying being finished)- but now i have a file which i can't open and can't delete- i've tried deleting through windows explorer and through the dos prompt and for both the message that comes up is that the file is being used by another program- i've rebooted the computer a couple of times and tried but it didn't help- anyone know how i can remove this file?

Thanks guys in advance! :tup:

Run scandisk first. Try to delete the file using Win98SE Bootdisk available at www.bootdisk.com

Does xp home have scandisk?

I have a copy of windows 98 se (the cd)- which options should i choose- boot from cd and then exit to dos? i tried that and it didn't recognise my c/d drive (my hd is partitioned into 2- using ntfs file system)

For XP Scandisk info look Here (http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/mandias/tips/scandisk_xp.html) mate. First Run the check.

Oh, NTFS... I am sorry about 98SE Bootdisk suggestion. XP don't have support for pure mode DOS. Okay... try to copy the same file to the same location again.

Ok cheers mate that seems to have sorted it- thanks alot :tup:-

i'm still getting problems with windows explorer- does it not like large folder sizes or something?

this what the error message is:
"AppName: explorer.exe AppVer: 6.0.2800.1106 ModName: unknown
ModVer: 0.0.0.0 Offset: 03d5d224"

"AppName: explorer.exe AppVer: 6.0.2800.1106 ModName: unknown
ModVer: 0.0.0.0 Offset: 03d5d224"

You seem to have a Problem with explorer...I would recomened a virus scan...

I did a virus check- got norton antvirus 2002- (and the updates haven't run out yet).

Its strange, it seems to be localised to a folder where i keep all my films in avi format. e.g. trying to rename or even double clicking on a file in that folder causes this error to come up- but opening any of my work files e.g excel, word etc. and even mpegs of tv series i keep in other folders all work without a problem- the folder is pretty huge now (running into 10's of gigs) could it be something to do with that?.

ONce the error comes up i can ignore it and carry on renaming or copying files to that folder but eventually a second error (one of those terminate or debug type errors) comes up which pretty much prevents me doing anything else.