Vista - Error when deleting file, file is in use

Hello,

i'm a software developer and i installed Vista last week.

I have the problem, that when i open a file, no matter what kind of file,
even a textfile, and try to delete it after closing it, i get the message
that the file ist used by a user or a process.

The only way at the moment is to reboot the computer and then delete it.

Can anyone tell me what happens there?

The problem is:
In my Development System, i compile an exe-file, and after changing the code
and compile it new, the program tries to delete the file, but can't. So i
have to restart the system after every single new line..

I hope anyone can help me.

Martin

I used a product called Unlocker, http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/ in XP.
Apparently it also works in Vista in the latest incarnation.
HTH
Dave
"Martin Weber" <Martin Weber@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:07D608E3-E732-4745-A15E-4D0D196BB579@microsoft.com...
> Hello,
>
> i'm a software developer and i installed Vista last week.
>
> I have the problem, that when i open a file, no matter what kind of file,
> even a textfile, and try to delete it after closing it, i get the message
> that the file ist used by a user or a process.
>
> The only way at the moment is to reboot the computer and then delete it.
>
> Can anyone tell me what happens there?
>
> The problem is:
> In my Development System, i compile an exe-file, and after changing the
> code
> and compile it new, the program tries to delete the file, but can't. So i
> have to restart the system after every single new line..
>
> I hope anyone can help me.
>
> Martin

Hello,

I have tested this tool, but it isn't able to delete the files

"Dave Bolt" wrote:

> I used a product called Unlocker, http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/ in XP.
> Apparently it also works in Vista in the latest incarnation.
> HTH
> Dave
> "Martin Weber" <Martin Weber@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:07D608E3-E732-4745-A15E-4D0D196BB579@microsoft.com...
> > Hello,
> >
> > i'm a software developer and i installed Vista last week.
> >
> > I have the problem, that when i open a file, no matter what kind of file,
> > even a textfile, and try to delete it after closing it, i get the message
> > that the file ist used by a user or a process.
> >
> > The only way at the moment is to reboot the computer and then delete it.
> >
> > Can anyone tell me what happens there?
> >
> > The problem is:
> > In my Development System, i compile an exe-file, and after changing the
> > code
> > and compile it new, the program tries to delete the file, but can't. So i
> > have to restart the system after every single new line..
> >
> > I hope anyone can help me.
> >
> > Martin
>
>
>

Hi Martin,

Did you check Task Manager to see what is using these to prevent them from being deleted?

You can stop and restart "explorer.exe" instead of the whole computer for a workaround until you get a better solution. Here is a link for how.

Restart Explorer

Shawn