How do I delete a file under use?

I think I may have gotten a virus from some Comiket 68 files. Damn those crafty Japanese. I installed over the past week. My iexplore.exe won't close, even End Tasking it in the Task Manager won't do anything, it just stays there. A Hijackthis scan turned this out:

C:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-1343024091-1078081533-839522115-1003\iexplore.exe

As predicted, everytime I try to delete it, XP goes 'LOL ITS IN USE FAGGOT'
So a question: How do I delete said file, and if its under MS-DOS, how do I make XP boot under pure MS-DOS? Thanks.

Safe mode
Knoppix
WinXP Rescue Disk (it's part of your install CD, boot with it and instead of choosing "install WinXP" choose "rescue mode" and be delighted with your lovely DOS prompt.)

i think you can use command promt to delete it

start > run > cmd

>>3
I believe that doesn't work with XP, due to the command prompt only being an emulation that looks like DOS and has to make its requests through the kernel.

>>3
That's the same as deleting it from Windows Explorer

>>4
Not an emulation but a real console subsystem. The DEL command (implemented in CMD.EXE) calls DeleteFile(), which fails if the file is in use.

You can also use utilities like: http://www.gibinsoft.net/gipoutils/fileutil/index.htm .

boot off a floppy and delete it then, might have to use attrib first

else fails boot knoppix as been stated

Restart the computer and press F8 while booting. Choose Safe Mode with Command Prompt, wait for it to load up and delete said file.

LOL ITS IN USE FAGGOT

That's a great idea, I demand that new versions of OSes report errors like this :D

>>5
i am pretty sure command prompt can delete files that are in use and windows explorer cant.

>>9
Yeah if you're using Windows 95.

THERE IS NO REALMODE DOS IN NT5 VARIANTS

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