Undeleteable picture

BEEF!!! · Post by **BEEF!!!** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 7:51 pm

Alright, I cant figure this one out for the life of me. I downloaded a picture the other day and I cant delete it. I can't rename it or anything
Any suggestions?

V0Lt4Ge · Post by **V0Lt4Ge** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 8:47 pm

Scan it for viruses?

BEEF!!! · Post by **BEEF!!!** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 9:21 pm

I did. Virus scan that file and full system scan with Norton and Ad-aware.

xXxCocoFangxXx · Post by **xXxCocoFangxXx** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 9:39 pm

Is it being used by another Program or anything?

BEEF!!! · Post by **BEEF!!!** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 4:20 am

No and its not even that. If I try to delete it does nothing. Doesnt even say that its being used by something else.

maca_§ · Post by **maca_§** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 4:23 am

Tried Spybot shredding it?

metkillerjoe · Post by **metkillerjoe** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 7:48 am

You may want to try Unlocker. Its from download.com.

It will kill anything. That picture of yours may be linked to explorer.exe for some reason.

a mammoth · Post by **a mammoth** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 10:38 am

Try restarting then delete it.

Apothem · Post by **Apothem** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:17 am

There's an app called 'Unlocker Assistant' that might help. It finds all programs and processes using a specific file and allows you to terminate them. Go google for it, it may help you solve your problem.

BEEF!!! · Post by **BEEF!!!** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 12:03 pm

Tried the unlocker program before but that won't work either.
I've restarted my computer many times. It's been on there for a good week.

wo0t · Post by **wo0t** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 1:09 pm

Reboot in safe mode, Then delete

[cc]z@nd! · Post by **[cc]z@nd!** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 1:30 pm

i had a similar problem, and killbox worked great for me.

Patrickssj6 · Post by **Patrickssj6** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 2:37 pm

Killbox or do it the hex way you nub

Just null the file out

BEEF!!! · Post by **BEEF!!!** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 2:46 pm

Trust me, I've already tried the hex way. When I go to open the file it says "******.jpg. The above file name is invalid"
I tried killbox but when I try to open the file it doesnt do anything. The box stays blank.

Patrickssj6 · Post by **Patrickssj6** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 2:46 pm

Save mode?I hope you tried that.

wo0t · Post by **wo0t** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 2:52 pm

"Safe Mode", Reboot and tap F8 repeatatively after seeing your logo. Then follow the on screen instructions, Once in windows you will then be able to delete that file. After deletion reboot once again and then the file should be gone.

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And if in fact it is a virus or w/e it's possible the infection has already prevented other software from removing it.

Apothem · Post by **Apothem** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 6:01 pm

Well, if all else fails, you can always format

Cuda · Post by **Cuda** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 6:28 pm

mb use Hijack This! ? Only issue is, it can't tell good or bad, or vital system component from deadly hax virus. be careful with it.

BEEF!!! · Post by **BEEF!!!** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 11:58 am

I would try to boot into safe mode but I'm having a problem booting into it right now. I plan on just formatting this computer sometime soon.
Thanks for the input but I'll just wait until I format it.
Thanks.