I have some files on my C: drive downloaded from a number
of websites and saved in a folder. I have tried to delete
them, and I get the message "Access denied. Source file
may be in use"

I have tried the Command Prompt using rd /s/q, and still
it does not work - I am told I do not have access to each
file. I can move them between folders, leaving the
original folder empty, but the restriction is still there.

I have tried shift delete,to no avail.  I am also pretty
sure I could clear this up when I had Windows ME, so how
can I delete these files in W2000?

Dave

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Please try a Windows 2000 group. IIS is not going to be able to help you
here (IIS is a piece of server software).

Cheers
Ken

"dave" <dave_77@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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: I have some files on my C: drive downloaded from a number
: of websites and saved in a folder. I have tried to delete
: them, and I get the message "Access denied. Source file
: may be in use"
:
: I have tried the Command Prompt using rd /s/q, and still
: it does not work - I am told I do not have access to each
: file. I can move them between folders, leaving the
: original folder empty, but the restriction is still there.
:
: I have tried shift delete,to no avail.  I am also pretty
: sure I could clear this up when I had Windows ME, so how
: can I delete these files in W2000?
:
: Dave

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Thanks Ken - I'm a novice here!
>-----Original Message-----
>Please try a Windows 2000 group. IIS is not going to be
able to help you
>here (IIS is a piece of server software).
>
>Cheers
>Ken
>
>"dave" <dave_77@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:3cdc01c42a38$556eb3b0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>: I have some files on my C: drive downloaded from a
number
>: of websites and saved in a folder. I have tried to
delete
>: them, and I get the message "Access denied. Source file
>: may be in use"
>:
>: I have tried the Command Prompt using rd /s/q, and still
>: it does not work - I am told I do not have access to
each
>: file. I can move them between folders, leaving the
>: original folder empty, but the restriction is still
there.
>:
>: I have tried shift delete,to no avail.  I am also pretty
>: sure I could clear this up when I had Windows ME, so how
>: can I delete these files in W2000?
>:
>: Dave
>
>
>.
>

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Try in the files:
Properties in explorer->Security->Advanced->Owner->Change owner to... pick o
ne->Apply
This set's the owner to yourelf.
Then, leave that box and enter again until Advanced, and set NTFS permission
s to FULL. Aplly those recursive properties and voilá! You got the control 
of the files.

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