Re: Cannot delete temp folder created by Windows Update

Thank you!!! I was finally able to delete the folder. :-)

I had already tried booting into Safe Mode as the Administrator a few
days ago, but I couldn't delete the folder. You were right about
taking ownership, but there was a little glitch - the Administrator
already owned the folder! Then I noticed that the owner had "special
permissions," which actually meant no permission to do anything at
all. That's why I couldn't delete it the other day. Once I set the
permission to "full control" I was able to get rid of it.

Thanks again. I never would have thought to check the ownership
settings if you hadn't suggested it.

joba



On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 14:19:34 -0700, "WTC"
<bcrawfordjr(remove)@hotmail.com> wrote:

You're are welcome, please let me know how it worked out for you.

--
William Crawford
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

"joba" <joba@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:4512fca3.63830531@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Thanks for the advice and the links. I'll give it a try. :-)


On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 22:15:03 -0700, "WTC"
<bcrawfordjr(remove)@hotmail.com> wrote:

See if taking ownership of the files and folder will help.

How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421

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