Have you tried to take ownership and then delete the files?
"David Thigpen" <David Thigpen@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
>I am using 32 bit Vista Home Premium. I use a 3D Architectural design
> program called Revit and have had numerous files of downloaded components
> (used in the program such as doors, windows....) that create the program
> to
> "Not Respond". I am also unable to delete the files with explorer (states
> trying to calculate the time to delete and never ends). Revit files are
> the
> only file types that have done this. Thes same files work okay with XP.
> I
> have worked with both the software vendor and Gateway Computer (less then
> six
> months old) to no availe. One thing that just happened is that I can zip
> the
> file up using Winzip and open the file in the progam when it is inside the
> zip file. I have tried to unzip this to other locations, even another
> hard
> drive but it becomes bad again but I did send the zip file to the sftware
> vendor and it works fine on their Vista machines. I have tried running in
> safe mode.... all the other options that Gateway ran me through to no
> availe.
>
>
> I use the progam each day and most of the time files are okay but I'm
> concerend that I could loose a major project. I would also like to be
> able
> to delete these files since they are starting to end up all over my hard
> drive. Two options I'm considering if I can't fix this with my current
> OS.
> Going back to XP of trying to ugrade to a differnt version of Vista to see
> if
> that might clear this up. Either way it seems I'm out $200-$300. Has
> anyone lese had this problem of have any idea what would be my best course
> of
> action? Thanks.