Computers and Related Hardware/Software

krim wrote:im so glad i dont have to deal with that kind of problem.

Technically you shouldn't need to anywhere. The OS should close any open file handles when the program terminates (no matter how it does: cleanly or through brute force). Sometimes things fall through the cracks.

KouSeiya315 wrote:This is kinda random and I hope there is a simple and effective answer. I'm sure all of us have come across this: Trying to rename or move a file or folder and getting "access denied" because the "file is currently in use" when you have closed the program that was using it, or removed the file from what was using it (such as a BT client). Any way to get Windows to let the file go without rebooting?? :sweat: This happens to me a lot in XP and it drives me nuts.

If it's a video, don't use the mouse (drag and drop), because it reads information about it, like resolution, length... and tries to pop up the info. :banghead:
Use ctrl+x and ctrl+v to move it or ctrl+c and ctrl+v to copy it.

krim wrote:im so glad i dont have to deal with that kind of problem.

Still using DOS 5.0?? :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
Still using DOS 5.0?? :hehe:

Uhh... HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOO?????!?!?!?!!?!?

im not that backwards. im using Win 3.1 :beatyou:




:hehe:

krim wrote:Uhh... HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOO?????!?!?!?!!?!?

im not that backwards. im using Win 3.1 :beatyou:




:hehe:

I was close. ;)

bmwracer wrote:
I was close. ;)

screw you i use basic, fools!!!!

"GOTO LINE 10"
"RUN"

w0w, ur l33t!

krim wrote:w0w, ur l33t!

only as much as my highly advanced hamster driven mouse...which is basically a marble (i.e. trackball) fastened to a rodent with 3 rubber bands.

Tu_triky wrote:only as much as my highly advanced hamster driven mouse...which is basically a marble (i.e. trackball) fastened to a rodent with 3 rubber bands.

Sounds like something The Professor would do on Gilligan's Island.

bmwracer wrote:
Sounds like something The Professor would do on Gilligan's Island.

an astute observation....the kid could build a nuclear bomb out of a grain of sand and a coconut shell....he taught MacGyver all he knows, dawg.

Tu_triky wrote:an astute observation....the kid could build a nuclear bomb out of a grain of sand and a coconut shell....he taught MacGyver all he knows, dawg.

Yet he couldn't get them off the island.




Agh, we're digressing again.

dochira wrote:
I just looked at the brand of this machine and it's Sony. I'll take a look and see what I can do. No guarantees though.

Edit: Are you sure it isn't the Sony VAIO PCV-S520? :headscratch:

Aren't all Sony PCs called VAIOs?

My friend's sister had one of those: most/all of the hardware was dedicated to that machine... You couldn't substitute things to help you troubleshoot hardware problems. :bleh:

bmwracer wrote:
Aren't all Sony PCs called VAIOs?

I believe so. I was sure if the model number was PCV, or PSV.

bmwracer wrote:
My friend's sister had one of those: most/all of the hardware was dedicated to that machine... You couldn't substitute things to help you troubleshoot hardware problems. :bleh:

You could...but you probably wouldn't be able to use the "backup/install" disc any longer. :shakehead:

Trust me, it isn't limited to Sony PCs. I've been harping about that for some time now, but since I don't work in that actual product line, it's like talking to thin air. No wait, the air actually listens to me. :beaten:

dochira wrote:

If you're curious, there's a tool called Process Explorer from Sysinternals that supposedly will show you which process (program) still has which file opened. Likewise there is a Windows program available on the 'net that is a version of the "kill" command in Unix/-nix that will terminate a process even if Ctrl-Alt-Del doesn't do it. But this is getting quite technical. If you know what "kill" does, then it may be for you.

Otherwise, I would just reboot and then get rid of the offending file. It's a hassle (I agree), but it doesn't involve being geeky. :)

Yeah, my problem tends to be when I try to rename or cut-move files. I C-A-D and the program is always closed and I can't figure out why or what is still grabbing the file. Pisses me off :argh: I usually end up rebooting. Now it's happening more often than not.....

Thanks for the input guys...

ok, computer techies and experts,

I am burning programs onto dvd's, using the program Nero. I figured out how to burn j-dramas on dvd's, but i have a question.

How do I limit the path?

basically after i copy the info onto the dvd, and test out the dvd. I see the folder, but there so many paths(folders, 6 levels deep), before i can access the drama episodes.

C:\documents and setting\owner\desktop\denshaotoko\(episode files...)
that is just an example, there are atleast 5 or 6 paths in order to access my dramas. It works, but it is a hassle. I never had to deal with this when i clicked and dragged the files to burn cd's.

Anyone else deal with this using Nero while burning data on Dvd's?

by the way, i access the menu - dvd, "Backitup", and follow the directions, but i don't see an area where i can click and drag a folder, i have to select it, and when i do, and start it up, it selects that long "path" of folders, but it copies it, and works. :bonk:

Q, you don't want to make a backup, you want to make a data disc. I'm guessing you have Nero Express installed. If you do, pick your DVD recorder (make sure it said "DVD" not "CD"), then drag and drop the files into the window that follows. It should be clear after that.

dochira wrote:Q, you don't want to make a backup, you want to make a data disc. I'm guessing you have Nero Express installed. If you do, pick your DVD recorder (make sure it said "DVD" not "CD"), then drag and drop the files into the window that follows. It should be clear after that.

ok, thanks, i will give it a try. :fingerscrossed:

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Buy.com :mrgreen:

krim wrote:Verbatim 1GB Store n Go USB Flash Drive for $60 - $20 rebate (exp 11/30) = $40 w/ free shipping.

Buy.com :mrgreen:

Whoa.

I'm very close to pulling the trigger on that one.

But I hate rebates.

Hate 'em!!! :grumble:

how bout, you buy it, and ill do the rebate for you. :hehe: