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Post subject: Ok slight desktop icon problem  Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 11:55 pm |
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| douchbaggery |
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Ok this evening was downloading and .exe when my net connection cut out so i tried dling again however forgot to delete the previous attempt however I couldn't do it (the new file dled as same name with (1) after it) tried several things to get rid of the damm icon acoording to properties it contains no data but i cannot get rid of it. it keeps saying its being used by another file or program and i cannot work out wtf it is, I've tried cleeaning everythign with CC cleaner and I still can't get rid of the damm thing any ideas?
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 11:58 pm |
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safe mode
restart pc even?
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 11:58 pm |
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It's not still sitting in a download manager or anything is it?
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Mike=GCHQ=
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 12:31 am |
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also check task manager for running processes and try to end task.
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 12:40 am |
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Have you turned it off and on again?
_________________ LINUX : If it was any good, they'd charge for it. I want to die peacefully in my sleep just like my Grandad, not kicking and screaming like his passengers...
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oap
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 8:03 am |
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Very very very big hammer = sorted tbh!
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 10:37 am |
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done all the above apart from safe mode will try that.....
if i can remember how to
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 11:30 am |
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Boot into "safe mode with command prompt".
Then delete it from there. Worked everytime I tried to delete things that came up with "cannot delete, file in use" etc.
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 11:37 am |
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 4:41 pm |
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Will try the above as soon as i kicked it some more and reinstalled some stuff
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 4:42 pm |
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