Can't delete BIOS updater? - Problem Solved!

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    Earlier this week I updated my BIOS on a Dell Inspiron 1720 I have. Since its a laptop, and doesn't have a floppy, I updated it via a Windows exe file I got from the Dell website.

    While the update went fine, updating my BIOS from A02 to A08 I can't delete the exe, when I try Windows claims its "in use".

    Also, I can't see the exe's name in the "processes" list so I can't "end" it.

    Thanks for any help, sorry if this is in the wrong section, the other place I thought of putting it was "All other topics" but it seemed to fit here better.

    Peace
     
    Pop_Smith, Jun 14, 2008
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    Thanks ddp, I couldn't get it to delete in safemode and it wasn't in the startup tab of msconfig. However, I then used KillBox which got rid of it.
     
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    no problem.
     
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