Stephen wrote:

<<Upon shutting down pc each time, program not responding revealed these two
programs.    omgfrnsl.exe and wieexrsx.exe.  a search revealed files but
unable to delete.>>

They sound suspiciously like remnants of spyware or the like.  Usually you
can't delete them because they are "in use".   This is how they protect
themselves.   They are keyed into Windows Explorer, so this protection will
often extend to Safe Mode, though that's worth trying first.


For the really stubborn ones, there are 2 alternatives:

1. Download Gipo
"MoveOnBoot",   http://www.gibinsoft.net/gipoutils/fileutil/  a little
utility which includes a "Delete on Next Boot" option.  Just right click
the file, select the delete option, and the utility will cut in before
Windows opens at next reboot and delete the offending file. I don't know
whether they have a free trial version.

You can achieve the same result manually with a little knowledge of dos
navigation:

Close all open apps. Open a command prompt (Start/Run/CMD) and navigate to
the folder with the offending file. Then open the Task Manager
(Ctrl/Alt/Del) and click on the Processes tab, select "explorer.exe". Click
"End Process".  This will close Windows Explorer which is usually the
process which is "using" the offending file.  Don't worry that all your
desktop icons will disappear.

In the opened Command Prompt, DEL (delete) the offending file. (Type del,
space, nameoffile, then hit Enter). Once done, go back to the task manager
and click on the Applications tab. Click the "New Task..." button. in the
dialog, type explorer.exe and click OK.

This will restore Explorer and your icons will return.

Or you can use Process
Explorer:  http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml.  Use
the search function to find every handle that Explorer.Exe has open and
close them (right-click on the file and choose 'close handle'). Then delete
the file(s) in question.

Or:
NTFS: "Access Denied" Error Message When You Try to Delete a File
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;298345

Get back to us if none of this works---there are other ways.

Don Penlington





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