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ashetray
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_ 		4. December 2007 @ 03:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hey,

Okay, I am using Windows XP Multimedia Edition and the other day, I was downloading a few files just in Firefox with the 'Download Statusbar' extension and I either canceled the downloads or the downloads failed halfway through and now I cannot delete the files off of my desktop, and causing major problems with my ability to perfect my desktop. :)

I have tried:
- Deleting them after closing every open program
- Deleting them in safe mode
- Checking active processes but not in there
- Renaming or moving them
- I searched google and came across a program called 'Delete Invalid File' but no success

When I try to delete one of them the actual error message is:

"Error Deleting File or Folder
Cannot delete iTunes743Setup: It is being used by another person or program.
Close any programs that might be using the file and try again."

I can't think of any way these files are somehow active.

Any ideas?

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And here is a screenshot just for the point of it, they are the 'CRACK.EXE' file and the 'iTunes' file:
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/7228/desktopfs8.jpg
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This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 4. December 2007 @ 03:26
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ddp
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_ 		4. December 2007 @ 14:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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ashetray
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_ 		4. December 2007 @ 16:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks heaps, worked perfectly. :)
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FL3X
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_ 		4. December 2007 @ 18:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I'm having the same problem with old user accounts that won't show up in the control panel section of user accounts. If I delete this old user accounts will it affect my computer in any harmful way?

They tell me Access Denied.
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ddp
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_ 		4. December 2007 @ 21:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ashetray, no problem, teach & learn.

FL3X, it shouldn't harm your system as long as account is not yours.
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