Re: Access denied when trying to delete a file

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

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    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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