Can;t delete some sound files or video after using media player

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Tim - 10 Nov 2003 00:31 GMT

When I play a song, I then close media player, and try to delete, but it
says file may be in use??? cannot delete. how do I get it out of use???

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Nictu - 10 Nov 2003 01:02 GMT

You need to stop the application running in the
background. Look up running programs for your unit. Stop
the app and then you can delete the file. Cheers

>-----Original Message-----
>When I play a song, I then close media player, and try to delete, but it
>says file may be in use??? cannot delete. how do I get it out of use???
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Richard Harris - 10 Nov 2003 14:48 GMT

You can't delete it because Windows Media Player still has the file open
although you pressed the X to close the app. On PocketPC this doesn't
happen, it just sort of minimises it. Instead - pull up the onscreen
keyboard, tap ctrl then press q and it will quit Windows Media Player. Then
using File Explorer you should be able to delete the file.

Rich

> You need to stop the application running in the
> background. Look up running programs for your unit. Stop
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