I've searched this forum and can't find anything that deals with my problem. I'm running XP Pro. Simple file sharing is turned off. My user account has administrator privileges but I'm not doing the following under the Administrator account.
1. I deleted a non-administrator user account in Computer Management, Local Users and Groups. No problem.
2. The files, of course, were still in the user account's folder in C:\Documents & Settings. I changed the folder's advanced security permissions to give my account full ownership. I have "Full Control" of "Folders, Subfolders, and Files."
3. I cannot delete the folder using "Delete" from the mouse or elsewhere in Windows Explorer. I get the usual "Access Denied - Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is currently not in use" message.
4. I"ve done reboots and tried this in Safe Mode without success.
I can't think of anything else relevant. Thanks for any help you can give me.
UPDATE: I posted this same query on the CNET XP forum and the only suggested solutions were to boot up my machine from a Linux boot disk and use Linux to delete the folder. This is something I have never done and I don't want to take any chances of screwing up my PC.
1. I deleted a non-administrator user account in Computer Management, Local Users and Groups. No problem.
2. The files, of course, were still in the user account's folder in C:\Documents & Settings. I changed the folder's advanced security permissions to give my account full ownership. I have "Full Control" of "Folders, Subfolders, and Files."
3. I cannot delete the folder using "Delete" from the mouse or elsewhere in Windows Explorer. I get the usual "Access Denied - Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is currently not in use" message.
4. I"ve done reboots and tried this in Safe Mode without success.
I can't think of anything else relevant. Thanks for any help you can give me.
UPDATE: I posted this same query on the CNET XP forum and the only suggested solutions were to boot up my machine from a Linux boot disk and use Linux to delete the folder. This is something I have never done and I don't want to take any chances of screwing up my PC.