cannot delete AWDFLASH which I don't want

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Umwhat wrote:
> I should not have but I opened it .
> I have 1 harddrive with 2 partitions and I opened the flash program
> , AWDFLASH823 .
> Now Windows will not let me delete the 4 various awdflash files .
> The message was , the file could not be deleted , it is being used by
> another program , or may be being used by another program .
> Windows did let me delete the Explorer type file of the awdflash
> file . I want to get rid of the files without reinstalling Windows
> XP Home Editon . .....and winter is cold in Auckland

OOPS!
Have you tried booting into safe mode and uninstalling/delete it?

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If it was me I would ask for some help at this forum
http://www.wimsbios.com/
Good Luck.

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Umwhat wrote:
> I've just tried that with the same , no , result .
>
>> Umwhat wrote:
>>> I should not have but I opened it .
>>> I have 1 harddrive with 2 partitions and I opened the flash
>>> program , AWDFLASH823 .
>>> Now Windows will not let me delete the 4 various awdflash files .
>>> The message was , the file could not be deleted , it is being used
>>> by another program , or may be being used by another program .
>>> Windows did let me delete the Explorer type file of the awdflash
>>> file . I want to get rid of the files without reinstalling Windows
>>> XP Home Editon . .....and winter is cold in Auckland
>>
>> OOPS!
>> Have you tried booting into safe mode and uninstalling/delete it?
>>
>> --
>> Mike Pawlak

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"Access Denied" Error Message When You Try to Delete a File
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=298345
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"Umwhat" wrote:

> I should not have but I opened it .
> I have 1 harddrive with 2 partitions and I opened the flash program ,
> AWDFLASH823 .
> Now Windows will not let me delete the 4 various awdflash files .
> The message was , the file could not be deleted , it is being used by
> another program , or may be being used by another program .
> Windows did let me delete the Explorer type file of the awdflash file .
> I want to get rid of the files without reinstalling Windows XP Home Editon .
> .....and winter is cold in Auckland
> --
> signature

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Oh , and I tried to write the same file to a CD/RW and I cannot be delete it
from the , files waiting to be written to CD , folder .
I have removed restore points habitually .
I have left a message on Wim's Bios Forum and I've been searching Google and
am still looking for a solution . The exact message was what I wrote in one
of my posts above .
Thanks for your suggestions .
I think I've had this problem before and asked about it here but I am
Administrator and the only person who uses the computer .
I wonder if this problem is because I flashed my computer previously with
Award bios program in Windows . That is a completely isolated occassion from
what I have done with the AWDFLASH this time around .
"billh" <NoMail@Post2Newsgroup.Pls> wrote in message
news:1%PFe.4673$q23.739391@news20.bellglobal.com...
> If the file was placed on the disk from DOS and you have NTFS then it is
> likely a permission problem. I don't think it happens under FAT32. See the
> attached link from Norton about a similar problem and solution (depends on
> Home or Pro) with Drive Image files created under DOS.
>
> http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPO [...] ar_sch_nam
>
> billh
>
>
> "Umwhat" <me.somewhere@somewhere else.com> wrote in message
> news:2751DEC5-3554-4FD6-9373-4782C2566E61@microsoft.com...
>> I should not have but I opened it .
>> I have 1 harddrive with 2 partitions and I opened the flash program ,
>> AWDFLASH823 .
>> Now Windows will not let me delete the 4 various awdflash files .
>> The message was , the file could not be deleted , it is being used by
>> another program , or may be being used by another program .
>> Windows did let me delete the Explorer type file of the awdflash file .
>> I want to get rid of the files without reinstalling Windows XP Home
>> Editon .
>> .....and winter is cold in Auckland
>> --
>> signature
>
>