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deleted files not in recycle bin
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emma
11/26/03
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hi and thanks for looking
ok.. i noticed pc was acting a litle odd.. then when i went to delete files it came up saying that they were being used by another programme and to switch that off first??... ran two virus checkers and came up with zilch (norton and avg)
also when i deleted some files they didn't go to my recycle bin and just dissapeared.???
any help would be loved..
thanks
emma
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emma
11/27/03
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awww ..how come every one else gets a million answers and help and i get none??
hahahha ..
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snowman
11/27/03
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Emma you can't delete files that are in use.That's normal.
You gotta stop the running process first, in order to delete them. If it's part of an application you should not be deleting files anyways but using add remove. or you may compound your problem.
If your computer was running "odd" you want to find out why. Note that an antivirus will not detect every piece of rubbish e.g. spyware that
can cause problems.
First check to see whats running. Use control alt del to check. See if there's something odd.
A new program, something you don't know about.
Pac's portal lists start up apps:
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm
also a scan for spyware wouldn't hurt.
Spybot S&D:
http://www.safer-networking.org/
Remember to manually update it before running.
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