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More info?)
Thanks! I'll save your response for the future. It turns out the file WAS in
use. Rather than plotting to a file, the file was trying to plot our plotter
and stayed corrupted in the queue for over an hour. The "user" was the
plotter.
I was eventually able to delete it from the queue and then from the server.
I guess computer error messages never lie!
"Dave Patrick" wrote:
> After backup you might try running;
> chkdsk /r
> from the recovery console command line. (/r implies /f and /p)
>
> To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows 2000
> Setup CD or the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks. If you do not have Setup
> floppy disks and your computer cannot start from the Windows 2000 Setup CD,
> use another Windows 2000-based computer to create the Setup floppy disks. At
> the "Welcome to Setup" screen. Press F10 or R to repair a Windows 2000
> installation, and then press C to use the Recovery Console. The Recovery
> Console then prompts you for the administrator password. If you do not have
> the correct password, Recovery Console does not allow access to the
> computer. If an incorrect password is entered three times, the Recovery
> Console quits and restarts the computer. Note If the registry is corrupted
> or missing or no valid installations are found, the Recovery Console starts
> in the root of the startup volume without requiring a password. You cannot
> access any folders, but you can carry out commands such as chkdsk, fixboot,
> and fixmbr for limited disk repairs. Once the password has been validated,
> you have full access to the Recovery Console, but limited access to the hard
> disk. You can only access the following folders on your computer: drive
> root, %systemroot% or %windir%
>
> Also you can try deleting from the recovery console. First you'll need to
> Control Panel|Admin Tools|Local Security Policy Recovery console: "Allow
> floppy copy and access to all drives/folders" set to enabled
>
> Then from the recovery console command line;
> SET allowallpaths = TRUE
>
> to gain access to all folders and try deleting from here.
>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
>
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>
> "Mary" wrote:
> | We're using Win 2000 on a Win 2000 server. I created an autocad plot file
> | that and my computer crashed during the process. I can't delete the file
> now.
> | Not even when I'm logged in as the administrator. When I try to delete it,
> I
> | get "Access is denied. The source file may be in use". If I try to rename
> or
> | move it I get "Access is denied. Make sure the disk is not full or write
> | protected and that the file is not currently in use." The file has 0 kb.
> When
> | I try to access it with our viewing software it says it doesn't exist. Is
> | there any way to get rid of it?
> | Thanks.
>
>
>
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