Corrupt Video Wont Delete!

[aqsg72]

You can solve this in the registry:

Open regedit and go to:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.avi\shellex\PropertyHandler
Delete the value you find there.

This is due to XP (explorer in particular) trying to create a preview
for it. Now because the file is corrupted or incomplete,
it cannot read it properly, hence, it will not release the file.
This prevents explorer from doing this.

As usual, backup the registry key before deleting it.

 

[Praetor]

Just try the following: open a Word document from a floppy (or cd), modify something in it, remove the floppy (cd) and then exit Word. I tried this once and I thought my floppy drive would explode...

Um.... nothing (out of the ordinary) happened :S