Vista Tutorial - Could Not Delete File ERROR

**matliran** · 05-25-2009

If I've just been watching a file then tried to delete it once finished viewing, i get
Could Not Delete File : Media Center was unable to delete ...."

I'm using Vista Home Premium

any knows fix?

**Glennage** · 05-26-2009

Sounds like a permission error. Try it as Admin. Or try this:

In Windows Explorer, right click the folder you want to be able to delete from.
Choose Sharing and Security.
Click on the Security tab.
If your Media Center user is not in the list, click Add and use the dialog box to add the user.
Click Advanced near the bottom.
Select your Media Center user and click Edit.
Make sure that Apply Onto has “This folder, subfolders and files” selected.
Check “Delete Subfolders and Files” and “Delete” in the Allow column.
Click OK, OK, OK.

**matliran** · 05-27-2009

solved it.

It was "Haali Media Splitter" codec that caused all the problem

, after reinstall everything is working again

Thanks.

05-25-2009	#1 (permalink)
matliran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Vista Business 64 Bit 5 posts	Could Not Delete File ERROR If I've just been watching a file then tried to delete it once finished viewing, i get Could Not Delete File : Media Center was unable to delete ...." I'm using Vista Home Premium any knows fix?
My System Specs

05-26-2009	#2 (permalink)
Glennage L1qu1d 1c3 Join Date: May 2009 Vista Black Edition v2 57 posts	Re: Could Not Delete File ERROR Sounds like a permission error. Try it as Admin. Or try this: In Windows Explorer, right click the folder you want to be able to delete from. Choose Sharing and Security. Click on the Security tab. If your Media Center user is not in the list, click Add and use the dialog box to add the user. Click Advanced near the bottom. Select your Media Center user and click Edit. Make sure that Apply Onto has “This folder, subfolders and files” selected. Check “Delete Subfolders and Files” and “Delete” in the Allow column. Click OK, OK, OK.
My System Specs

05-27-2009	#3 (permalink)
matliran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Vista Business 64 Bit 5 posts	Re: Could Not Delete File ERROR solved it. It was "Haali Media Splitter" codec that caused all the problem , after reinstall everything is working again Thanks.
My System Specs

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