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06-30-2004, 03:30 AM
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Jack Burton
 Join Date: May 15, 2001
Location: The Netherlands
Age: 39
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Hey guys, I'm having my monthly computer problems again
 There's a .dat file on my harddisk and whatever I try, I cannot seem to delete it (and I want to!!!) , because "Someone is still using it". As far as I can see, there's no one or no program using it, so it's really beginning to bug me. Furthermore, I've tried a shredding program to chop it up, I've tried deleting it in DOS, to no avail. It's not an AVI file, so it's not that WinXP bug (I'm working with WinXP Pro). Help!! [img]graemlins/scream.gif[/img] System specs Windows XP Professional AMD 1500+ (more? ask me) [ 06-30-2004, 04:02 AM: Message edited by: Link ] |
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06-30-2004, 04:17 AM
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Ironworks Moderator
 Join Date: October 26, 2003
Location: Sydney, Australia
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Have you tried deleting the file in Safe Mode?
To get to safe mode press F8 when your computer is starting up and then select safe mode from the menu. Hope that helps.
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06-30-2004, 05:58 AM
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Jack Burton
Join Date: March 21, 2001
Location: Philippines, but now Harbor City Sydney
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if if cant be deleted on the msdos mode.. it must still be in use..
i thought dat files were video or something..
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06-30-2004, 07:43 AM
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Jack Burton
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Nono, .dat files are programs, video files are things like .mpeg or .avi or something [img]smile.gif[/img]
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06-30-2004, 08:04 AM
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Jack Burton
Join Date: May 15, 2001
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Okay, I just tried deleting it in Safe Mode and I couldn't. It was still being used by someone else or another program. This is beginning to bug me
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06-30-2004, 09:06 AM
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40th Level Warrior
 Join Date: October 29, 2001
Location: Western Wilds of Michigan
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Technically, .dat files are data files of some sort. What's the name of it?
You might also try booting to a DOS prompt, which might let you remove it. Failing that, use a Startup disk to boot to your floppy drive, and you should be able to remove it then. You might also use task manager to kill whatever process is using it. Use some caution with that one, though... [img]smile.gif[/img]
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