Destination Folder Access Denied

I have a brand new computer. It came with Windows Vista with SP1 (which I'm
not happy with). I'm trying to delete a folder, but a box appears that has:

Destination Folder Access Denied

You need permission to perform this action.

What??? Permission from who? This is my computer, so why would I need
permission to delete a file?

G@ry

G@ry wrote:

> I have a brand new computer. It came with Windows Vista with SP1 (which
> I'm not happy with). I'm trying to delete a folder, but a box appears that
> has:
>
> Destination Folder Access Denied
>
> You need permission to perform this action.
>
> What??? Permission from who? This is my computer, so why would I need
> permission to delete a file?

You forgot to tell us the name and location of the Mystery File. In general,
the reason for being unable to delete a file is:

1. The file is in a protected area of the operating system, such as in
Program Files or Windows.

2. The file is one that belongs to All Users, such as a shortcut on the
Desktop put there during an application installation. Since it isn't
user-specific, the system requires elevation.

As for elevating permissions, Vista handles true Administrative access
differently than XP. See:

Changes to the built-in administrator account in Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=942956

Create at least one extra user account with administrative privileges since
the built-in Administrator is disabled by default. Call it "Management" or
anything except "Administrator" (you can't anyway). Unless you have an
emergency, you'll never need to log into it and will just use it for
elevation purposes. Create a Standard user for your daily work.

Malke
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