Moving files said to be open in Word

[P]

I have a couple of Word files that I want to move to another folder. Win 7
keeps telling me I cannot do what I want because the files are open in Word.
I know they are not - Word is not running. I shut down and restarted and
still get the same message. I copied the files to the new location than
tried to delete the old ones - same silly message and Word is not running.

Does anyone know how can I delete the files?

Thanks,
Paul

 

[Andy]

"P" <thomaspz@_takeout_bigpond.com> wrote in message
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> I have a couple of Word files that I want to move to another folder. Win 7
> keeps telling me I cannot do what I want because the files are open in
> Word. I know they are not - Word is not running. I shut down and restarted
> and still get the same message. I copied the files to the new location
> than tried to delete the old ones - same silly message and Word is not
> running.
>
> Does anyone know how can I delete the files?
>
> Thanks,
> Paul
>
>
>

Try this...

http://majorgeeks.com/Unlocker_d4660.html

Andy

 

[Dave-UK]

"P" <thomaspz@_takeout_bigpond.com> wrote in message
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> I have a couple of Word files that I want to move to another folder. Win 7 keeps telling me I
> cannot do what I want because the files are open in Word. I know they are not - Word is not
> running. I shut down and restarted and still get the same message. I copied the files to the new
> location than tried to delete the old ones - same silly message and Word is not running.
>
> Does anyone know how can I delete the files?
>
> Thanks,
> Paul
>
>

Try booting into Safe Mode and then deleting.

 

[P]

Thanks. That Unlocker worked. Should not be necessary though.
Paul


"Andy" <andy@NOSPAMmanyplay.com> wrote in message
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> "P" <thomaspz@_takeout_bigpond.com> wrote in message
> news:RH68o.3198$FH2.426@viwinnwfe02.internal.bigpond.com...
>> I have a couple of Word files that I want to move to another folder. Win
>> 7 keeps telling me I cannot do what I want because the files are open in
>> Word. I know they are not - Word is not running. I shut down and
>> restarted and still get the same message. I copied the files to the new
>> location than tried to delete the old ones - same silly message and Word
>> is not running.
>>
>> Does anyone know how can I delete the files?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Paul
>>
>>
>>
>
> Try this...
>
> http://majorgeeks.com/Unlocker_d4660.html
>
> Andy

 

[Grenou]

"Andy" <andy@NOSPAMmanyplay.com> wrote in message
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>
> "P" <thomaspz@_takeout_bigpond.com> wrote in message
> news:RH68o.3198$FH2.426@viwinnwfe02.internal.bigpond.com...
>> I have a couple of Word files that I want to move to another folder. Win
>> 7 keeps telling me I cannot do what I want because the files are open in
>> Word. I know they are not - Word is not running. I shut down and
>> restarted and still get the same message. I copied the files to the new
>> location than tried to delete the old ones - same silly message and Word
>> is not running.
>>
>> Does anyone know how can I delete the files?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Paul
>>
>>
>>
>
> Try this...
>
> http://majorgeeks.com/Unlocker_d4660.html
>
> Andy



This happens to me so often and drives me nuts, so thank you Andy for
posting the link, I have downloaded it

Grenou

 

[Ophelia]

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> "Andy" <andy@NOSPAMmanyplay.com> wrote in message
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>> "P" <thomaspz@_takeout_bigpond.com> wrote in message
>> news:RH68o.3198$FH2.426@viwinnwfe02.internal.bigpond.com...
>>> I have a couple of Word files that I want to move to another folder. Win
>>> 7 keeps telling me I cannot do what I want because the files are open in
>>> Word. I know they are not - Word is not running. I shut down and
>>> restarted and still get the same message. I copied the files to the new
>>> location than tried to delete the old ones - same silly message and Word
>>> is not running.
>>>
>>> Does anyone know how can I delete the files?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Paul
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Try this...
>>
>> http://majorgeeks.com/Unlocker_d4660.html
>>
>> Andy
>
>
>
> This happens to me so often and drives me nuts, so thank you Andy for
> posting the link, I have downloaded it

... and thanks from me too)

O
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[Andy]

"Ophelia" <Ophelia@Elsinore.me.uk> wrote in message
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> "Grenou" <Iamhere@someofthetime.com> wrote in message
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>>
>>
>> "Andy" <andy@NOSPAMmanyplay.com> wrote in message
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>>>
>>>
>>> "P" <thomaspz@_takeout_bigpond.com> wrote in message
>>> news:RH68o.3198$FH2.426@viwinnwfe02.internal.bigpond.com...
>>>> I have a couple of Word files that I want to move to another folder.
>>>> Win 7 keeps telling me I cannot do what I want because the files are
>>>> open in Word. I know they are not - Word is not running. I shut down
>>>> and restarted and still get the same message. I copied the files to the
>>>> new location than tried to delete the old ones - same silly message and
>>>> Word is not running.
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone know how can I delete the files?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Paul
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Try this...
>>>
>>> http://majorgeeks.com/Unlocker_d4660.html
>>>
>>> Andy
>>
>>
>>
>> This happens to me so often and drives me nuts, so thank you Andy for
>> posting the link, I have downloaded it
>
> .. and thanks from me too)
>
> O
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You are all welcome, and thanks for the thanks

Andy