Vista - problem deleting reposotory folder

Hi all.I'm having problems running an antivirus program and the manufacter
sent me the steps to uninstall and reinstall my av program.One of the steps
call for me to delete my repository folder prior to reinstallation.When I try
to delete the folder Vista tells me the "action can't be completed because
the folder is open in another program."It tells me to close the folder and
try again.Since I am a total computer newb,here is my question.How do I tell
which other program the folder is open in and how do I close it once I figure
that out?Thanks for any and all help.Apologies for my ignorance in advance.

Hi spartaninpr. You could try this.

Right-click Command Prompt and Run as Administrator (this is important).
Command Prompt is in Start Menu\Programs\Accessories. Type (or Copy and
Paste) the following commands, pressing Enter on your keyboard after each
one:

net stop winmgmt

cd %windir%\system32\wbem

ren repository repository.old

net start winmgmt

After doing these four commands, close Command Prompt. The commands will
force WindowsManagement to rebuild the Repository. Restart your computer.

You can then delete C:\Windows\System32\wbem\Repository.old it things go
okay.


"spartaninpr" <spartaninpr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all.I'm having problems running an antivirus program and the manufacter
> sent me the steps to uninstall and reinstall my av program.One of the
> steps
> call for me to delete my repository folder prior to reinstallation.When I
> try
> to delete the folder Vista tells me the "action can't be completed because
> the folder is open in another program."It tells me to close the folder and
> try again.Since I am a total computer newb,here is my question.How do I
> tell
> which other program the folder is open in and how do I close it once I
> figure
> that out?Thanks for any and all help.Apologies for my ignorance in
> advance.