Unable to access file

[lothos12345]

Every now and then for no apparent reason when I try to delete a file I get the error of 'unable to access file <file> it is being used by another process' though no other process as far as I can tell is using it. The only way to fix this error is to restart my system. Anyhow is there a way using visual basic.net to unlock the file or kill the process or something, that will allow me to have access to this file without having to restart my computer. Any help offered is greatly appreciated.

[Gill Bates]

http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Filemon.html

 

http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/ProcessExplorer.html