Can not remove file in windows because of "permission denied"

Courageous jkraska1 at san.rr.com
Sun May 14 20:03:50 EDT 2000


Gordon McMillan wrote:
> 
> Chr. Ullenboom <C.Ullenboom at Java-Tutor.com> wrote:
> 
> >I want to remove a file (an rename) but I cannot. There is a
> permission
> >denied under Windows 2000, but it is my own file. What can I do?
> 
> You (or a close facsimile thereof) probably have the file open.

Yes, albeit you might be surprised at how some windows programs
can "hold on" to your file, even when they don't apparently
have it. I have this problem with Win CVS, occasionally. When
it pops up, I terminate Win CVS, and all is well.



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