I am trying to fix an HP Pavilion A610E, running WinXP SP3. The Recycle Bin icon on the desktop shows that there are files in it, and when I right-click it, it does give me the option to empty.

One of the most common problems that arises when attempting to clean out your system is a file's unwillingness to be deleted. This can be caused by a number of factors, including file or folder ...

One problem that crops up from time to time is stubborn files that will not move to the trash, or be deleted from the trash when the command is given to do so. There may be errors that accompany these ...

I get the following messge when trying to delete a multimedia file:<BR><BR>Cannot delete "filename": It is being used by another person or program<BR><BR>Obviously I closed any progs I could see open.

If you are unable to delete emails or folders in the Outlook application, here are some fixes that can solve the issue: Edit, Save, and Delete the Email Hard Delete Emails or Folders Empty Deleted ...

Email Battles has a post describing a couple of programs that let you override those sometimes annoying "Cannot delete file" dialogs that pop up from time to time in our Windows lives. In response, ...

I have a folder on a USB memory stick, which I cannot delete. When I try to remove it I get the message: ‘Cannot delete file: Cannot read from the source file or disk’. I originally downloaded some ...