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Old July 28th, 2004, 06:08 PM
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force deleting a file (that maybe infected)
anti-virus doesnt recognise it and even in safe mode it wont delete (says file is in use). its making my CPU usage go thru the roof. please advise.................
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Old July 28th, 2004, 06:09 PM
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i am using windows xp
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Old July 29th, 2004, 01:55 AM
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What by chance, is the name of the file in question?
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As aprax asked, what file are you trying to delete?

What kind of problems are you having with you computer?

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