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[Jag02]

I know that this is unrelated to Autohotkey but please could somebody help!
I just downloaded QuickBasic 4.5(A BASIC programming language)And now I can't delete it from my desktop. I don't know if I've downloaded a malicious file that might harm my computer.
Every time I try to delete the QB.EXE file, it just says;

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'Error Deleting File or Folder'
'Cannot delete QB: It is being used by another person or program'.
'Close any programs that might be using the file and try again.'
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It says this even though I've quit all the programs and I'm the only one logged in.
I've tried Add/Remove but its not listed. Please help.

[HugoV]

Google knows:
http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/06/04/how-to-delete-an-undeletable-file/

[Guest]

Why did you try to delete it? Do you really not want it anymore or just don't want it if it's a virus? 1st solution is to reboot, if the file still can't be deleted after a reboot, then it might be malicious...but whatever you do, either download the file again or once you can control the file (delete it/move it) then upload it to virusscan.jotti.org. Then the next time after you download something (even downloading a virus is not a bad thing)...DON'T RUN IT...always upload to virusscan.jotti.org &/or get ClamWin & scan the file...legitimate files can "be undeleteable" for various reasons...you shouldn't panic just cuz you get an error trying to delete a file...

[Oberon]

You can use SIW to find the processes with the lock on the file then kill them to be able to delete. Of course you could also boot in safe mode.

[Tuncay]

If you want to delete programs which are in use, then just try to "kill" the corresponding process. You have to need to know the name of that process, otherwise if you "kill" the wrong process you could loss data.

Look in the Tast-Manager for processes named to Qb.exe and kill all of them. Try to delete the file afterwards. If this not helps you, then search for special programs doing that job for you.

If all that not helps, boot the computer with another OS (or bootable disk) with the ability to delete the file.

[n-l-i-d]

Don't panic!



QB.exe is an "interpreter", it runs scripts, like AutoHotkey (though AHK is different in many ways, but ok).

You were probably testing BASIC scripts/programs, and some of them are still running. If you try to delete the interpreter, ofcourse it will complain.

It would be like trying to delete AutoHotkey.exe, while running an AHK script, the system would complain too.

Open the Task Manager or a similar program and close/kill the running script. After that you should be able to delete the QB.exe.

[n-l-i-d]

Or, if the Task Manager intimidates you, restart your computer. After the restart you can delete the exe (as long as you don't start scripts).

No need to boot into safe-mode.

[Guest]

[garry]

thanks HugoV for the link , I was able to delete a file which had no process with unlocker.exe
http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/
(once I used urldownloadtofile and saved file with name which contents a smiley, (invalid name) )