Fred,

Thank you for the suggestions.

>>Fred,
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>>A virus scan is running fulltime.
>>All other files within the same directory (all .jpg's) delete without a problem.
>>I will try setting the hidden attribute on one the files that currently deletes and check the results.
>>Tks.
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>you could try using the OPENFILES windows command from a CMD window.
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>OPENFILES /Local ON
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>This would require a reboot.
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>Or, you could use the old Windows file manager (I can't remeber what it's called) has an way to see who has what files open if you're logged on as an administrator. It's still on XP, I just can't remember it's name!