Solved deleting a folder that requires permission

[bromberg]

I installed software but now I see no benefit. Although it seeemed to uninstall there are folders that remained that I cannot delete because I do not have the proper “permission”. But I’m running as Administrator so why is that? Any help you can provide in deleting these files would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance to any and all replies,
Dan

 

[richc46]

Dan
You need permission to delete the folders
Permissions - Allow or Deny Users and Groups - Windows 7 Forums

If that does not work, but I think that it will, give this a try. Both links are equally applicable to Vista
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/55728-file-delete-command-prompt.html

 

[bromberg]

Unfortunately I am still receiving the "access denied" message when using the suggested delete command with the 'p', 'f', 's' and 'a' flags. I logged onto 'cmd' as an Administrator.

 

[richc46]

Did you give yourself permission per my first post?
Cannot delete file or folder | Windows Problem Solver

 

[bromberg]

Richard,
Don't know why, but I shut down last night and rebooted today and now I am able to delete the files !?!
So thanks for pointing me in the right direction - perhaps giving myself permission as you suggestion required a reboot?
I just clicked on your middle icon in appreciation.
Dan

 

[richc46]

Thank you for the appreciation Dan. I have found that a reboot often works wonders. Did you know that it is advisiable to shut down and boot at least once a week to fix small corruption?