Solved Problem deleting a file, REAL problem

oldeback

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Problem deleting a file

So i'm trying to delete this file i have in my downloads folder, which is a normal .avi file.
however, this file is really broken, it wont delete. I suspect this file makes my folder not showing thumbnails and acting slow and sometimes wont show anything at all, just a loading bar thing.

i tried deleting with cmd prompt, while explorer.exe is off, but command prompt stops responding.
i tried searching the folder for viruses, finds nothing.
i tried downloading Unlocker to delete it, but ends up with unlocker stops responding.
i tried quarantine the file, it gets into quarantine in NOD32 but the file is also still in my download folder, and NOD stops responding.

i get no message at all trying to delete it, it's just that nothing at all happens.

What is wrong with this file?! It plays fine though, just like a normal .avi file.
Is there anything else i can try? cmd prompt and NOD32 don't get the windows "has stopped working" message, they just stop responding to me clicking any button in NOD32, or writing new text in cmd prompt. i can exit them as normal.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8
Just ideas: Check in task manager for anything running that might do it. Could permissions have been changed to keep you out.

I've had files that will not delete and I've ignored them awhile and later when I've tried to delete it reports they do not exist, I think it is a hitch in windows.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    win 8
i just tried lockhunter, a program similiar to unlocker, and it seem to have done the magic!

though the program said it couldnt delete the file, and not even delete it on system restart. but the file seems to be gone and my problem doesn't show anymore.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8
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