Hi I'm reinstalling an instance of MySQL 4.1 on a Windows Server 2003 machine, but I cannot delete the original installation folder or re-install into it due to the presence of the mysqld-nt.exe file in the C:\mysql\bin folder. I've killed all services relating to MySQL (or those that I can clearly identify using task manager and the services list from admin tools) from all user sessions on that machine, but the file is still locked by some process which I cannot identify. I encountered this problem in the past and got around it by killing all MySQL related processes but this time it's not helping. I've also logged out any other user sessions on this machine to ensure there is nothing idling in the background.
Short of rebooting the server - is there any way to find out what might be locking this file, or a way of forcing a release to allow me to reinstall MySQL? I'm happy to hear alternative suggestions as well. Thanks Johan
