Deleting a DLL

[pgb205]

specifically i would like to delete cygwin1.dll file. However another application continuously respawns and since it's set to use the dll file I'm unable to delete it. Any way i can force the deletion of this file? I've tried regsvr32 /u cygwin1.dll but unsucesfully.

 

[btk1w1]

You can use a program like unlocker:

http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

After you install the program, the option to use it on a file will appear in the right click context menu.

If you decide to delete this .dll that is being accessed by a program automatically, it will likely cause multiple error warnings and headaches.

 

[MrLinux]

cygwin1.dll is part of CygWin that allows *some* Linux apps to run on Windows systems, you need to identify what is using it and uninstall that first, deleting it when something needs it could cause a lot of pain (specialy if it's a start-up app).