How to delete .exe download link? which i cannot see

mkush · Post by **mkush** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 11:40 pm

Ting is i got 3 of these they are links to games downloads,i got 1 of them free when i signed up with fileplanet 'Rainbow six 3' which i have twice on my pc and the other..can't remember.

I tried what i know, like into safe mode and into cmd which i could see the file "ravenshield-dm.exe" but when i try to delete it says file cannot be found? got to be a bit carefull as i got the game on me HD.

everytime i try to delete it it says file is in sharing violation? does this mean its being used as a download for others..

na can't be i cut the connection

the file looks like this cuz i can't find a name for the actual download app itself cuz thats what it is.

(the 1 on the left only)

My system reset when downloading it and it carried on when system restarted.

And it don't appear it add remove programs.
So how the hell do i get rid? s'pose i could try killing sumit in the registry.....? But since i got the game i don't really want to delete part of the game.
Maybe a good reg clean proggy

Post by **fac51** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 12:18 am

so where can you see the icon, on your desktop?

a good reg cleaner which i cannot fault is registry mechanic. works faultlessly for me and it's very quick

(plus got it free with a mag which was a bonus)

http://www.winguides.com/regmech/

used it weekly for months now and it's sound

mkush · Post by **mkush** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 12:43 am

cool i'll getthat ina mo

Yeah i see it on my desktop won't let me delete it from there also tried in cmd,can see it in there but when try to delete,file not found?
I'll give that reg mechanic a try

There must be sumit lingering in the registry.

Nope still can't get rid of them

Got full version too

Post by **fac51** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 10:19 am

hmmm not sure then

can't you just cut and paste them out of the way somewhere until the solution appears? at least that way you wont have to look at them

mkush · Post by **mkush** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 6:01 pm

nope wont let me

even tried to just drag & drop them some place else,but still wouldn't let me.

Oh yeah they aren't on my desktop

2 are in 1 directory and the other somewhere else.
But they in folders i use all the time

Actually i can move 1 cuz i have a double of one of them,so it will let me drag and overwrite the file,s'pose thats 1 less...
But still they really pissing me off,and could be the reason for some of my other problems.

So if i can see them but not delete them even through cmd i'm stumped.

Btw that reg claen proggy is shithot

It cleared reg values from games i uninstalled yonks ago and exe files,but

not the 1 i wanted it to kill.

Post by **fac51** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 6:13 pm

try moving them to your games dir but in safe mode

Post by **117** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 6:56 pm

i had a similar problem with a dodgy download off Kazaa about a year or so ago, safe mode didnt solve anything, and in the end the only solution that worked was a reformat

Post by **fac51** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 7:27 pm

if you can move the icons into the proggies main folder in safe mode then surely that would be a solution, sort of

mkush · Post by **mkush** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 9:05 pm

but like i said ,it will let move 1 file to overwrite the other which will leave 2 that i can't move.

I'll restart in safe mode and try

Don't really want to have to reformat..

Post by **fac51** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 10:19 pm

just thought you may be able tp do it in safe mode rob. it's not worth reformatting over a couple of icons, worst case uninstall your game and keep the save games

mkush · Post by **mkush** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 12:10 am

but thats just it, it's not the game install proggy it's a third party download manager/link.

I already downloaded the game same with the other 1 but uninstalled that 1.
so it wouldn't do anyting to it cuz it aint part of it.It says it maybe in use with another file which has got to be there somewhere.

Oh and it didn't work in safe mode but at least there's just 2 of them now,as it let me drag the 1 over to the other folder which overwrited it.

Post by **fac51** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 8:36 pm

have you run adaware recently?

mkush · Post by **mkush** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 3:16 pm

yup i run adaware,spy sweeper,spybot,reg mechanic on a regular basis.

nothing

Is not a way i can corrupt the files and then delete them?

Post by **fac51** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 3:21 pm

im stuck tbh.

one last try - i use a great little proggy called zdelete to keep my pc clean of temp files, old internet files and all that crap. it is also very good at deleting files and stuff so it may well delete your icons (it may not to) and if you ever sell your pc you can use it to wipe your hard drives first

download the evaluation version and try it - wont cost you anything

http://www.zdelete.com/eraser.htm

mkush · Post by **mkush** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 7:56 pm

Cheers i give it a try

sell!! i aint selling....yet

(but the way it's going i might)

if i can't sort all the probs out i will do a reformat followed by a fresh install tis pissing me off having crap on my HD.