Use Filemon from http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/systeminformation/filemon. mspx
Filter by filename, and find the process, then kill it and delete the file. HTH, Robbo. Rob Anderson | Software Engineer | Pegasus, an Infor company | Tel: +44 (0)1536 49 5006 | Fax: +44 (0)1536 495214 | Mobile: +44 (0)7917 615401 Orion House, Orion Way | Kettering | Northants | NN15 6PE | UK www.pegasus.co.uk -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of MB Software Solutions Sent: 20 February 2008 00:15 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NF] cannot delete old oracle stuff from laptop Helio W. wrote: > Can't you reboot and run Windows XP in safe mode, access the security tab, > set "owner" of the file to the admin account and then delete it? > > HW > Perhaps. Honestly, since I was able to delete the rest of that folder and as a result just left with that 87 KB file, I no longer care. I was curious though! -- Michael J. Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com "Work smarter, not harder, with MBSS custom software solutions!" [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.

