Re: Access denied when trying to delete a file

From: Galen (galennews_at_gmail.com)
Date: 02/27/05


Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 05:10:37 -0500

In news:%235gZL7EHFHA.472@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl,
Nathan Sokalski <njsokalski@hotmail.com> had this to say:

> I am trying to delete some files from my hard drive, and am recieving
> an Access denied error message. I am the only user of the computer
> and have administrator privileges (I have also tried signing in as
> Administrator, but recieved the same error). I also tried to delete
> the files from the command prompt, and recieved the same error. What
> can I do to give myself the necessary privileges to delete these
> files? (they are not system files) Any help would be appreciated.
> Thanks. --
> Nathan Sokalski
> njsokalski@hotmail.com
> www.nathansokalski.com

Try this:

How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421&sd=tech

Galen

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