File won't delete

Question

I am running Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit and Microsoft Office Word 2007 and I have just copied a office word file from a DVD into my documents it wont let me edit the file as it is read only and when I try to delete it it tells me the action can’t be completed because the file is open in microsoft office word, close the file and try again. But I cant get rid of it ! Can any one help,

Answer 1

I'm pleased it was an easy solution for you.

Terry

"Rachel Stockley" wrote in message news:c21741d5-1729-497b-843b-e2d07ae44ebc...

It worked! Thanks so much Terry :-)

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Terry Farrell

Answer 2

It worked! Thanks so much Terry :-)

Answer 3

Go to your user temp folder (in your Roaming Profile) and will all applications closed - preferably after a fresh reboot - delete all the abandoned temp files. Then try deleting the doc again.

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Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP

"Rachel Stockley" wrote in message news:8e9b19e4-ad21-4767-bfa2-d12379be0442...

I don't have Word open and yet I still get the same error message when I try to delete the file, i.e. 'the action can’t be completed because the file is open in microsoft office word'. I have checked the file properties and the 'read only' box is not ticked. Any ideas? Thanks in advance...

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tf

Answer 4

I don't have Word open and yet I still get the same error message when I try to delete the file, i.e. 'the action can’t be completed because the file is open in microsoft office word'. I have checked the file properties and the 'read only' box is not ticked. Any ideas? Thanks in advance...

Answer 5

Files written to CD/DVD will always have the read only attribute set.  After copying them back to the hard disk, it is necessary to right click on them in Windows Explorer and select Properties and uncheck the read only attribute.

To delete the file, you that you have, you will need to close Word first.

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"e wilzon" wrote in message news:7778acab-18d0-4b8c-b348-711e570412fd...

I am running Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit and Microsoft Office Word 2007 and I have just copied a office word file from a DVD into my documents it wont let me edit the file as it is read only and when I try to delete it it tells me the action can’t be completed because the file is open in microsoft office word, close the file and try again. But I cant get rid of it ! Can any one help,

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP