Problem: Sudden Deletion Permissions

Odd

Odd

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I'm in the habit of deleting everything that goes into my downloads folder within my user folder because having a bunch of installers sitting there is pointless.

Recently, however, whenever I attempt to delete any of these installers within my downloads folder, it tells me that "I need to permission to perform this action." These files can't be in use by anything and as administrator I don't see why it suddenly will not allow me to delete this things after I've been doing it for months.

If I restart the computer, it WILL let me delete these things. But never before that.

Any suggestions to fix this?

Thanks.
 

My Computer

System One

It may mean that the files are in use. Try using Unlocker or end proccess to see if the files are in use.
Try Enabling the hidden admin account in vista;)
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satellite Pro l300
    CPU
    Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 550 @ 2.00GHz
    Motherboard
    Intel Corp. 88395664Q
    Memory
    DDR2, PC2-5300 (333 MHz), 1024 MBytes, Hyundai Electronics,DDR2, PC2-5300 (333 MHz), 2048 MBytes, Ap
    Graphics Card(s)
    Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Matte screen
    Screen Resolution
    1024 x 768 x 4294967296 colors
    Hard Drives
    120gb SATA 2.5inch FUJITSU MHZ2120BH G1 ATA Device
    Case
    Notebook
    Cooling
    Fan cooled
    Keyboard
    Logitech Cordless Desktop EX110
    Mouse
    Logitech Cordless Optical
    Internet Speed
    256Kbps
    Other Info
    I like Spore,Rabbits and I'm a Computer Freak.
Well, Unlocker is not compatible with my operating system. I've tried it before.

I'm currently using Eraser to get rid of them, but I'd like to find an actual fix.


Does enabling the hidden admin account provide any privileges that I would not otherwise have? (seeing as I'm administrator anyway)
 

My Computer

System One

Did you try running Explorer as Administrator?

Start menu >Accessories >Rt click Explorer and Run As Admin.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Vista
    CPU
    Intel E8400
    Motherboard
    ASRock1333-GLAN R2.0
    Memory
    4gb DDR2 800
    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia 9500GT 1gb
  • Operating System
    win7/vista
    CPU
    intel i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    ballistix 2x8gb 3200
Well normally I just get to the downloads folder by going My Computer -> Drive -> Downloads.

The thing is, it USED to work properly and now it doesn't. I'm looking for a fix rather than a workaround.
 

My Computer

System One

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