• Welcome to Tux Reports: Where Penguins Fly. We hope you find the topics varied, interesting, and worthy of your time. Please become a member and join in the discussions.

Emptying the recycle bin

M

metro

Flightless Bird
Hello All,

I had previously downloaded RC1 for Windows 7 and not having used it, I
deleted it from my desktop where I had stored the file. I can not delete it
or empty it from the recycle bin. The message that pops up when trying to
delete it either manually or with Window Washer is : "... Can not
delete......it is being used by another person or program...." It is not
being used by another person or another program.

Any ideas on how to delete/empty the bin??

Thank you.

Metro
 
J

John John - MVP

Flightless Bird
Try in Safe Mode.

John

metro wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I had previously downloaded RC1 for Windows 7 and not having used it, I
> deleted it from my desktop where I had stored the file. I can not delete it
> or empty it from the recycle bin. The message that pops up when trying to
> delete it either manually or with Window Washer is : "... Can not
> delete......it is being used by another person or program...." It is not
> being used by another person or another program.
>
> Any ideas on how to delete/empty the bin??
>
> Thank you.
>
> Metro
 
M

metro

Flightless Bird
John John,

Thankyou for the response. I will try that later today when I get home. I
will post the results.

Metro


"John John - MVP" wrote:

> Try in Safe Mode.
>
> John
>
> metro wrote:
> > Hello All,
> >
> > I had previously downloaded RC1 for Windows 7 and not having used it, I
> > deleted it from my desktop where I had stored the file. I can not delete it
> > or empty it from the recycle bin. The message that pops up when trying to
> > delete it either manually or with Window Washer is : "... Can not
> > delete......it is being used by another person or program...." It is not
> > being used by another person or another program.
> >
> > Any ideas on how to delete/empty the bin??
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > Metro

> .
>
 
M

metro

Flightless Bird
John John,

I am unable to start in safe mode. I select it, hit enter and it "loops"
around to the same menu where I can select safe mode again and again. Sort
of like an infinte do loop.

Metro

"John John - MVP" wrote:

> Try in Safe Mode.
>
> John
>
> metro wrote:
> > Hello All,
> >
> > I had previously downloaded RC1 for Windows 7 and not having used it, I
> > deleted it from my desktop where I had stored the file. I can not delete it
> > or empty it from the recycle bin. The message that pops up when trying to
> > delete it either manually or with Window Washer is : "... Can not
> > delete......it is being used by another person or program...." It is not
> > being used by another person or another program.
> >
> > Any ideas on how to delete/empty the bin??
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > Metro

> .
>
 
P

PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
You downloaded Win7 RC or you installed it?

metro wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I had previously downloaded RC1 for Windows 7 and not having used it, I
> deleted it from my desktop where I had stored the file. I can not delete
> it
> or empty it from the recycle bin. The message that pops up when trying to
> delete it either manually or with Window Washer is : "... Can not
> delete......it is being used by another person or program...." It is not
> being used by another person or another program.
>
> Any ideas on how to delete/empty the bin??
>
> Thank you.
>
> Metro
 
J

John John - MVP

Flightless Bird
I think that there might be other things at work here. These kind of
things are often symptoms of malware or virus infections.

Get Handle here:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896655.aspx and see if
you can find out what has a handle on the Recycler folder. Put Handle
in your System32 folder and then at a Command Prompt issue:

handle c:/recycler

If you have more than one drive the handle may be on the recycler folder
on another drive. You can also get handle information with Process
Explorer:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx

John

metro wrote:
> John John,
>
> I am unable to start in safe mode. I select it, hit enter and it "loops"
> around to the same menu where I can select safe mode again and again. Sort
> of like an infinte do loop.
>
> Metro
>
> "John John - MVP" wrote:
>
>> Try in Safe Mode.
>>
>> John
>>
>> metro wrote:
>>> Hello All,
>>>
>>> I had previously downloaded RC1 for Windows 7 and not having used it, I
>>> deleted it from my desktop where I had stored the file. I can not delete it
>>> or empty it from the recycle bin. The message that pops up when trying to
>>> delete it either manually or with Window Washer is : "... Can not
>>> delete......it is being used by another person or program...." It is not
>>> being used by another person or another program.
>>>
>>> Any ideas on how to delete/empty the bin??
>>>
>>> Thank you.
>>>
>>> Metro

>> .
>>
 
M

metro

Flightless Bird
Hello PA Bear,

I just downloaded it to a folder on my desktop. I did not install it. But,
I am trying to remember if I used Infarecorder to make an iso image. I'll
check tomorrow when I get home.

Thanks for the input. Every little bit helps.

Metro

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> You downloaded Win7 RC or you installed it?
>
> metro wrote:
> > Hello All,
> >
> > I had previously downloaded RC1 for Windows 7 and not having used it, I
> > deleted it from my desktop where I had stored the file. I can not delete
> > it
> > or empty it from the recycle bin. The message that pops up when trying to
> > delete it either manually or with Window Washer is : "... Can not
> > delete......it is being used by another person or program...." It is not
> > being used by another person or another program.
> >
> > Any ideas on how to delete/empty the bin??
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > Metro

>
> .
>
 
M

metro

Flightless Bird
John John,

Thank you for the links. I have Process Explorer, but didn't see anything
out of the ordinary. I'll look again with a finer comb when I get home
tomorrow.

I didn't know about "Handle." I will also download and try it as well.

I will post with the results.

Metro

"John John - MVP" wrote:

> I think that there might be other things at work here. These kind of
> things are often symptoms of malware or virus infections.
>
> Get Handle here:
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896655.aspx and see if
> you can find out what has a handle on the Recycler folder. Put Handle
> in your System32 folder and then at a Command Prompt issue:
>
> handle c:/recycler
>
> If you have more than one drive the handle may be on the recycler folder
> on another drive. You can also get handle information with Process
> Explorer:
>
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx
>
> John
>
> metro wrote:
> > John John,
> >
> > I am unable to start in safe mode. I select it, hit enter and it "loops"
> > around to the same menu where I can select safe mode again and again. Sort
> > of like an infinte do loop.
> >
> > Metro
> >
> > "John John - MVP" wrote:
> >
> >> Try in Safe Mode.
> >>
> >> John
> >>
> >> metro wrote:
> >>> Hello All,
> >>>
> >>> I had previously downloaded RC1 for Windows 7 and not having used it, I
> >>> deleted it from my desktop where I had stored the file. I can not delete it
> >>> or empty it from the recycle bin. The message that pops up when trying to
> >>> delete it either manually or with Window Washer is : "... Can not
> >>> delete......it is being used by another person or program...." It is not
> >>> being used by another person or another program.
> >>>
> >>> Any ideas on how to delete/empty the bin??
> >>>
> >>> Thank you.
> >>>
> >>> Metro
> >> .
> >>

> .
>
 
Top