Killing a program in use

[Pyro13]

i need to delete a program from my app that is in use by windows to remove a pesky file that loads at start up. anyway way to over ride the error: "File Access Denied, the program is in use by windows" or a similar error?
Thanks in advance!

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[]D Y R o

[Rapmaster]

if you mean from a program... No. You could modify the autoexec.bat file to delete it (since it won't be in use when autoexec.bat executes on startup...)

or have the program remove the pesky app from starting up (either delete it from the Startup folder or the appropriate registry entry... and have your program be set up to autostart next time it reboots.

Then... when your program runs after reboot (with pesky app not loaded)... delete it then (and remove your app from startup then too.

You can also edit your startup using START MENU-->RUN--> msconfig ---> "startup" tab --> but that's not vb

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Rapmaster

[This message has been edited by Rapmaster (edited 02-15-2000).]