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by bldsm

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While looking for photo software my computer picked up a file called "hurl.exe" which now sits in my PC. Attempting to delete it, the conmputer pauses then gives this message: "Cannot delete hurl.exe. It is being used by another person or program. Close any programs that might be using it and try again".

I found on another tech site a suggestion of starting the PC in Safe mode and deleting it but that didn't work. I have also tried Spybot S & D without success. Changing the programs read-only, archive etc settings doesn't work. It won't move.

I have Win XP Home. Can anys suggest a result?

Thanks
Bruce

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by dmiles

Boot in DOS and delete it.
del C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\Desktop\hurl*

or change to the desktop directory and:

del hurl*.*

by gary56789

If booting into dos doesn't delete it, do a Registry search for the file and delete anything you find. Then boot into Safe Mode, rename the file, then delete it. Let us know what works.

by hal 9000

Well first I would try booting into Safe mode by pressing the F8 key just before Windows starts and try removing it before even attempting a Registry edit I would try a Goggle search the first cure came up here.

http://www.computing.net/windows95/wwwboard/forum/165981.html

But there are many more that you can try but if you absolutely have to do a Registry Edit make sure to first make a copy the registry with a different suffix and then edit away to your hearts content knowing that if you mess it up you always have the original Registry o replace it with so you can recover back to your original position.

Col

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