With Window XP SP2, Microsoft has changed which requests are used when deleting a file or directory on a network drive. The new sequence of operations deletes the file or directory whil it is open. When using iSeries NetServer, the delete request will fail with a sharing violation for files and directories in the QDLS, QSYS.LIB, and QOPT file systems.
The Window system will receive an error prompt:
"Cannot delete <filename>: Is is being used by another person or program. Close any programs that might be using the file and try again"
Or will receive the command prompt error:
"The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process."
The error has been observed on Windows XP systems with Service Pack 2 installed but can occur with Microsoft HOTFIXes installed on Windows XP and Windows 2000, and may occur for other Windows platforms.
PTFs to fix this problem: