Need help deleting "file"!

[ARIES666]

Have turned the computer on and off. Have tried system restore. Have deleted web files cookies and forms. Have deleted unnecessary files and defragmented as well. No luck!! Thanks for helping, Creative!

[ARIES666]

C Cleaner did not work, btw

[CreativeMind]

Originally Posted by ARIES666

Have turned the computer on and off.
Have tried system restore. Have deleted web files cookies and forms.
Have deleted unnecessary files and defragmented as well. No luck!!
Thanks for helping, Creative!

Aries, I found this online.
See if THIS helps to solve the problem...

http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000683.htm

Question: Keep getting "You have files waiting to be written to CD" message.

Additional information: This message occurs on Microsoft Windows XP operating systems that have the included CD recording software enabled.

Answer: To resolve this issue, follow the below steps.

1. Open My Computer
2. right-click on the CD-ROM drive and click properties.
3. Click the "Recording" tab.
4. Uncheck the "Enable CD Recording on this drive" and close out of all the Windows.

Once disabled, if you wish to continue to use the Microsoft recording software, follow the above steps again and re-enable the Microsoft CD recording.

Alternatively, we suggest you consider using a third-party CD recording software; you can find a list of different programs to burn your software on document: http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000668.htm

[ARIES666]

Thanks Creative....unchecking and then re-enabling does not get rid of the file. thanks anyway

[Tread]

Maybe try a tool that normaly delete every file you want. I don't used any of these, so use them by own risk.
Seems to bee similar tools.

DelinvFile - Delete Invalid Files and Folders:
http://www.softlist.net/program/deli...-download.html
Unlocker:
http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/unlocker1.8.7.exe
KillBox:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/files/killbox.php

[ARIES666]

TO THOSE WHO GAVE ADVICE!

I will try these last three suggestions after checking their creditentials

[ARIES666]

Originally Posted by Tread

Maybe try a tool that normaly delete every file you want. I don't used any of these, so use them by own risk.
Seems to bee similar tools.

DelinvFile - Delete Invalid Files and Folders:
http://www.softlist.net/program/deli...-download.html
Unlocker:
http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/unlocker1.8.7.exe
KillBox:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/files/killbox.php

"Unlocker" seems really risky and complicated. "KillBox" and ""Delinfile" did not work. Thanks, anyway

[violet lightning]

That sucks, Aries...
What happens when you try to write it to cd? (I know its 0 kb)
Have you burned other cds since that popped up?

[ARIES666]

Originally Posted by violet lightning

That sucks, Aries...
What happens when you try to write it to cd? (I know its 0 kb)
Have you burned other cds since that popped up?

I cannot write any files to a cdr or cdrw. I can, however, play cd's, cdr's and cdrw's. I have tried writing this nasty file to a blank cd,,,to no avail.

[ARIES666]

Originally Posted by Tread

Maybe try a tool that normaly delete every file you want. I don't used any of these, so use them by own risk.
Seems to bee similar tools.

DelinvFile - Delete Invalid Files and Folders:
http://www.softlist.net/program/deli...-download.html
Unlocker:
http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/unlocker1.8.7.exe
KillBox:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/files/killbox.php

Ding Dong, the witch is dead, the wicked witch!! lol

I registered on a forum, "BleepingComputer.Com", posted my problem and got one response which worked. Thanks, Tread...you directed me to "BleepingComputer.Com". I am sure I will encounter other problems in the future, so it is a great site for advice and help on all kinds of computer problems!!

[Tread]

I'm glad to hear it's deleted now.
I thougt the 3 tools work the same, but good to know.

[CreativeMind]

Originally Posted by ARIES666

Ding Dong, the witch is dead, the wicked witch!! lol

Glad to hear your long nightmare is over, Aries.
Now that you fixed it, any idea what was going on and what was wrong?

[ARIES666]

Don't know, Creative! The closest analogy I can think of is "you buy a chocolate bar...you eat the bar and the wrapper gets stuck in your throat". When I downloaded the original file it was a 20mb or 30mb MPeg. What was left was a file with exactly the same name but zero bytes.
But the program http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/ worked easily and quickly. The only thing that puzzles me is that the file did not end up in my recycle bin. Perhaps because it was 0 bytes?