It's a XP bug. Have fun, ENAY :) Locking files happens a lot, but sometimes XP forgets to unlock them. Happens (eg.) with aborted CD burning sessions etc.
BTW I don't see why a file cannot be copied when used by an other app. Of course, you cannot move, delete, rename it or write to it. Seems to be a "smart" XP feature to lock a file for any access (how about to provide an old version of it when an other app is currently overwriting it). The way it is now apps are doomed to fail and crash.
BTW I don't see why a file cannot be copied when used by an other app. Of course, you cannot move, delete, rename it or write to it. Seems to be a "smart" XP feature to lock a file for any access (how about to provide an old version of it when an other app is currently overwriting it). The way it is now apps are doomed to fail and crash.