files- access denied on admin acct
From: rich (support_at_micro.com)
Date: 05/11/03
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Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 06:46:24 -0700
>-----Original Message-----
>Hello everyone.
>
>I'm hoping this will be an easy problem for someone to
solve.
>
>I am on Windows XP (home edition) and am finding out
that I cannot delete
>several files. I am getting a message that says "Access
is denied. Make sure
>the disk is not full or write-protected and that the
file is not currently
>in use."
>
>The files in question are pictures (Jpgs, bitmaps, etc)
and music files
>(mp3's) for the most part, nothing I would have
deliberately protected. When
>checking the properties, they do now show up as
encrypted or as "read only".
>And they are not in use while I am trying to delete them.
>
>According to an article at the Windows home site, this
is a standard error
>message that someone might recieve *if* they not have
the authority to
>delete the file (i.e. they are not an administrator),
even if the file is
>not
>protected. Problem is, I am the pc owner and have
administrator priveleges.
>Still can't delete it. Someone on another list sent this
link, which at
>first glance would appear to address the problem:
>
>HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;308421
>
>Unfortunately, this has been of no help. The
instructions say to right click
>the file, click "advanced", then click the "owner" tab.
Clicking the owner
>tab and all subsequent instructions are useless from
there on because after
>clicking "advance", there is no "owner" tab, so none of
the other
>instructions are applicable. Any suggestions? I am not
at all tech-savvy and
>this has me stumped. I am nearing the
>"just-throw-the-whole-thing-out-the-window" phase.
>
>Any help would be greatly appreciated!
>
>Derelikte@suscom.net
>
>two different things the computer has only one
administrator superuser and you are not it.
the computer can have an unlimited amount of
administrative accounts of which you are one.
you must reboot to safe mode and select administrator and
then follow the already provided to you article
>.
>
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