Program says it is in use elswhere (but is not)
22-07-2005, 09:48
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Program says it is in use elswhere (but is not)
Hi Folks
I have an odd program which I don't need or use which will not be removed or deleted. Keeps saying it is in use elsewhere! I have shut down every program or operation that I can (without the systen going US) and it will not go away.
TIA
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22-07-2005, 09:49
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Re: Program says it is in use elswhere (but is not)
What is the program called?
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22-07-2005, 09:51
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Re: Program says it is in use elswhere (but is not)
Tried removing it in Safe mode or using msconfig.exe from a run line to stop anything associated with the program from running at start up?
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22-07-2005, 09:57
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Re: Program says it is in use elswhere (but is not)
What OS? Assuming it's XP or similar, Windows might be 'pre-fetching' the program. See if there is an entry in the C:\<windows dir>\prefetch directory corresponding to the exe. Delete the file from the prefetch directory. You should also check 'msconfig' to see if it's being loaded at startup.
HTH
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22-07-2005, 10:13
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Re: Program says it is in use elswhere (but is not)
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Originally Posted by whyme38
What is the program called?
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Its called Hurl.exe
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Originally Posted by paul
Tried removing it in Safe mode or using msconfig.exe from a run line to stop anything associated with the program from running at start up?
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Need my hand held all the way for that one
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Originally Posted by Aragorn
What OS? Assuming it's XP or similar, Windows might be 'pre-fetching' the program. See if there is an entry in the C:\<windows dir>\prefetch directory corresponding to the exe. Delete the file from the prefetch directory. You should also check 'msconfig' to see if it's being loaded at startup.
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Nothing in prefetch 
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22-07-2005, 10:19
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Re: Program says it is in use elswhere (but is not)
Have you tried searching for it on the PC so we know where it is on the file system?
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Once you find it you need to CTRL+ALT+DEL and close explorer (by what I have read online), then you use new task from the menu to run CMD and when the DOS box opens you navigate to the correct location/ folder and del Hurl.exe
http://forums.hexus.net/showpost.php...41&postcount=6
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22-07-2005, 10:50
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Re: Program says it is in use elswhere (but is not)
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Originally Posted by Paul
Have you tried searching for it on the PC so we know where it is on the file system?
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Once you find it you need to CTRL+ALT+DEL and close explorer (by what I have read online), then you use new task from the menu to run CMD and when the DOS box opens you navigate to the correct location/ folder and del Hurl.exe
http://forums.hexus.net/showpost.php...41&postcount=6 |
Its on the desktop & my documents
How do I change the "target" to desktop
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I am stuck with C:\documents and settings\s*****>
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22-07-2005, 10:50
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Re: Program says it is in use elswhere (but is not)
Try typing:
cd %userprofile%\Desktop
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cd "C:\Documents and Settings\<user id>\Desktop"
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cd "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop"
where <user id> is the ID you use to log on to the system. Apart from the <user id> part, type exactly what I have put (including quotes).
If the userprofile option works, use that.
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22-07-2005, 10:59
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Re: Program says it is in use elswhere (but is not)
Looking on Google for hurl.exe, realplayer gets mentioned a lot.
Could it be something to do with that?
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22-07-2005, 11:12
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Re: Program says it is in use elswhere (but is not)
Thanks all
Especially Paul and Stuart C
Most appreciated
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 It has been so long since I used MS Dos commands
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