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1 Open the Task Manager.
2 Click on "Processes" tab.
3 Find the name of the file you can't delete and end that process.
4 Now try deleting the file. If this fails, continue....
5 If you already know the path to the file, skip to the 12th step.
6 Click on Start → Search → All Files and Folders.
7 Type the name of the undeletable file in the box shown.
8 Make sure the "Look In" box shows the correct drive letter.
9 Click Search and let the computer find the file.
10 Once the file is located, right-click on it and choose "Properties", make a note of the file location. Usually this is something similar to 'C:\Windows\System32\undeletablefilesname.exe'.
11 Close the search box.
12 Click on Start → Run and type CMD and press Enter to open a Command Prompt window.
13 Leave the Command Prompt window open, but proceed to close all other open programs.
14 Click on Start → Run and type TASKMGR.EXE and press Enter to start Task Manager.
15 Click on the Processes tab, click on the process named Explorer.exe and click on End Process.
16 Minimize Task Manager but leave it open.
17 Go back to the Command Prompt window and change to the directory where the file is located. To do this, use the CD command. You can follow the example.
Example: to change to the Windows\System32 directory you would enter this command and Press Enter, 'cd \windows\system32'.
18 Use the DEL command to delete the offending file. Type DEL <filename> where <filename> is the file you wish to delete. Example: del undeletable.exe.
19 Use ALT-TAB to go back to Task Manager.
20 In Task Manager, click File, New Task and enter EXPLORER.EXE to restart the Windows shell.
21 Close Task Manager.
2 Click on "Processes" tab.
3 Find the name of the file you can't delete and end that process.
4 Now try deleting the file. If this fails, continue....
5 If you already know the path to the file, skip to the 12th step.
6 Click on Start → Search → All Files and Folders.
7 Type the name of the undeletable file in the box shown.
8 Make sure the "Look In" box shows the correct drive letter.
9 Click Search and let the computer find the file.
10 Once the file is located, right-click on it and choose "Properties", make a note of the file location. Usually this is something similar to 'C:\Windows\System32\undeletablefilesname.exe'.
11 Close the search box.
12 Click on Start → Run and type CMD and press Enter to open a Command Prompt window.
13 Leave the Command Prompt window open, but proceed to close all other open programs.
14 Click on Start → Run and type TASKMGR.EXE and press Enter to start Task Manager.
15 Click on the Processes tab, click on the process named Explorer.exe and click on End Process.
16 Minimize Task Manager but leave it open.
17 Go back to the Command Prompt window and change to the directory where the file is located. To do this, use the CD command. You can follow the example.
Example: to change to the Windows\System32 directory you would enter this command and Press Enter, 'cd \windows\system32'.
18 Use the DEL command to delete the offending file. Type DEL <filename> where <filename> is the file you wish to delete. Example: del undeletable.exe.
19 Use ALT-TAB to go back to Task Manager.
20 In Task Manager, click File, New Task and enter EXPLORER.EXE to restart the Windows shell.
21 Close Task Manager.
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