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Need help.Cant delete google earth exe file

rejkin · 2008-02-05 21:19:04

Iv had the file on my desktop for about a half a year now and want to get rid of it,when i try to delete it it keeps saying it cannot because it is open in another program but it isnt cause i have no other google earth files and it file size is 0 bytes :S if anyone knows how to get rid of this it would be a great help, I…

05-02-2008 10:19pm

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rejkin

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Iv had the file on my desktop for about a half a year now and want to get rid of it,when i try to delete it it keeps saying it cannot because it is open in another program but it isnt cause i have no other google earth files and it file size is 0 bytes :S if anyone knows how to get rid of this it would be a great help, I have windows vista if that makes any difference to the problem.

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#2 05-02-2008 10:31pm

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sounds odd. the file itself could be corrupt. easiest thing to try, is reboot into safe mode, and try deleting it from there. Failing that, there are some deleting tools available free to download.

-Rob

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#3 05-02-2008 10:34pm

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ok,how do i go into safe mode?

*edit* ok did it,though i did not work,it said the same thing

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#4 05-02-2008 10:51pm

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a quick google found this program.

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/moveonboot.html

sure give it a go, it delete the file during boot.

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#5 05-02-2008 11:04pm

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yep,it worked! thanks for the help!

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