Corey Gouker's Machine Inside the Mindthoughts of the convolutedAccess denied, cannot delete file, and other annoyances when trying to clean up files and folders. Part 1.- March 7, 2008 This is a fairly common problem which leaves a lot of users scratching their heads as to how to just make things work. There are a couple reasons one would encounter this. The most common is because an application or process still has the file open (technically it's called a 'handle to the file'). Another possibility would be if the permissions on the file you were trying to delete were invalid. Without getting too in depth into the how and why there are two quick things to check on...http://blogs.coreygouker.com/2008/03/07/AccessDeniedCannotDeleteFileAndOtherAnnoyancesWhen... Sorry about the down time and such.- March 4, 2008 There'll be more on this tomorrow when I'm laying in bed in full blown sore throat and dripping nose mode. But my current Messenger PSM just about sums things up: 6 hrs = W2K82, AD, EX072, IIS, DHCP, DNS, Hyper-Vhttp://blogs.coreygouker.com/2008/03/04/SorryAboutTheDownTimeAndSuch.aspx |