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Old 05-22-2008   #1 (permalink)
Boppy


 
 

Certain files won't delete: Vista Business, Asus Laptop

Hi guys, there are certain jpgs that I have created in Photoshop and
then attempt to insert in a page in Dreamweaver, and for whatever
reason Dreamweaver dislikes and causes me to crash and restart the
programme.

The reason for posting this question here is once this happens, I
cannot do anything with the files, other than view them in Win
Explorer. I can't delete them, either via the recycle bin, or by shift-
deleting.

And it's not just jpgs either - I have 2 gb worth of .tmp files that I
can't delete because when I attempt to do so, I get a box saying
"calculating time remaining" with details about the file, its location
and the little progress graphic that moves and moves but never
actually deletes the file.

I hope I've explained this clearly. Is anyone able to assist?

Thanks in advance,
B

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 05-22-2008   #2 (permalink)
Rick Rogers


 
 

Re: Certain files won't delete: Vista Business, Asus Laptop

Hi,

Open Task Manager, kill explorer.exe on the processes tab, then restart it
from the application tab (click "new task"). Whatever is going on with those
programs is corrupting the explorer shell.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Boppy" <therealboppy@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:3e9f1602-0eb1-418b-84e4-bd71e5fb5e05@xxxxxx
Quote:

> Hi guys, there are certain jpgs that I have created in Photoshop and
> then attempt to insert in a page in Dreamweaver, and for whatever
> reason Dreamweaver dislikes and causes me to crash and restart the
> programme.
>
> The reason for posting this question here is once this happens, I
> cannot do anything with the files, other than view them in Win
> Explorer. I can't delete them, either via the recycle bin, or by shift-
> deleting.
>
> And it's not just jpgs either - I have 2 gb worth of .tmp files that I
> can't delete because when I attempt to do so, I get a box saying
> "calculating time remaining" with details about the file, its location
> and the little progress graphic that moves and moves but never
> actually deletes the file.
>
> I hope I've explained this clearly. Is anyone able to assist?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> B
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 05-22-2008   #3 (permalink)
John


 
 

Re: Certain files won't delete: Vista Business, Asus Laptop

Google Unlocker.exe and d/l it. It's free

"Boppy" <therealboppy@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:3e9f1602-0eb1-418b-84e4-bd71e5fb5e05@xxxxxx
Quote:

> Hi guys, there are certain jpgs that I have created in Photoshop and
> then attempt to insert in a page in Dreamweaver, and for whatever
> reason Dreamweaver dislikes and causes me to crash and restart the
> programme.
>
> The reason for posting this question here is once this happens, I
> cannot do anything with the files, other than view them in Win
> Explorer. I can't delete them, either via the recycle bin, or by shift-
> deleting.
>
> And it's not just jpgs either - I have 2 gb worth of .tmp files that I
> can't delete because when I attempt to do so, I get a box saying
> "calculating time remaining" with details about the file, its location
> and the little progress graphic that moves and moves but never
> actually deletes the file.
>
> I hope I've explained this clearly. Is anyone able to assist?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> B

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 05-24-2008   #4 (permalink)
Boppy


 
 

Re: Certain files won't delete: Vista Business, Asus Laptop

Thanks RIck and John,

I've tried both suggestions but still can't delete the files.
Rebooting still doesn't let me place the jpgs in Dreamweaver but does
allow me to delete the files.

Very odd.
My System SpecsSystem Spec
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