Re: Can't delet a folder:



Have you tried deleting it in Safe Mode?
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"Antonio R." <Antonio R.@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi everybody:
>
> A couple of weeks ago I formated my computer and installed Windows XP again.
> I have a bipartition in my HD, I save "My Documents" in the partition where
> windows is not installed, so when I finished reinstalling windows I just move
> MY Documents folder to where I always have it, but this time I'm having a
> problem:
>
> There is a Folder I want to delete but for some reason, I can't. Each time I
> try I get the following message:
>
> ******************************************************
>
> "Error deleting file or folder"
>
> Cannot delete folder: Acces is denied.
>
> Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not
> currently in use.
>
> *******************************************************
>
> Does anybody knows what can I do?
>
> TIA
>
> Antonio R.
>


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