unable to delete my files on HD, "access is denied"

[David Bobo]

I've copied data from a CD into C:\temp, and now no
longer need the "temp" data. When I try to delete the
files (and directories), some delete and others fail with
an "<file> is not accessible. Access is denied" error.
The file attributes show up as R/O, which I remove, but
they don't go away. Under Advanced properties
the "indexing service" option is checked, and it won't go
away either. Perhaps this is all because the file is
actually deleted, but it still appears in the directory
structure. I have quit a few of these files and
directories at this point, and am puzzled. What's
happening here?

 

[purplehaz]

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_d.htm#del



Delete - AVI, MPG... files (access denied error)

Close all open apps. Open a command prompt and navigate to the directory
with the offending files. Then open the Task Manager and click on the
Processes tab. select "Explorer.Exe" under Image Name. Click "End Process".



Now you will only have the command prompt and the task manager. In the
Command Prompt, DEL the offending files (DEL *.mpg, DEL mus*.avi, DEL
test.wmv, etc.)



The files should now delete without a problem. Now go back to the task
manager and click on the Applications tab. Click the "New Task..." button.
in the dialog, type Explorer.Exe and click OK.