geordie_john Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 hello i am trying to delete 2 folders on my daughters laptop,avg and pcguard but it says she does not have permission even though she is signed in as admin?any ideas how i can delete these folders please?thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 Have you uninstalled AVG and PCGuard properly - using the Control Panel remove software feature.....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hb_Kai Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 Use Command Prompt to delete it.del C:\.......where ever the folder is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie_john Posted November 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 Have you uninstalled AVG and PCGuard properly - using the Control Panel remove software feature.....?i am in program files and i can see dir avg8 and when i type in del avg8 it says y/n and i type y but when i do dir avg8 it is still there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 To correctly uninstall a programmeFor Windows XPClick "Start"Control PanelAdd or Remove ProgramsHighlight the programme to be removedClick on "Remove"For Windows VistaClick "Start"Control PanelProgrammes and FeaturesHighlight the programme to be removedClick on "Uninstall"After removing the programme you should be able to delete any files or folders left behind in the Programmes folder using Windows Explorer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renshaw8 Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 You can try "unlocker" ....It will unlock files that get messages like "Cannot delete folder: It is being used by another person or program" or"Cannot delete file: Access is denied" You can get it here. http://www.filehippo.com/download_unlocker/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie_john Posted November 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 You can try "unlocker" ....It will unlock files that get messages like "Cannot delete folder: It is being used by another person or program" or"Cannot delete file: Access is denied" You can get it here. http://www.filehippo.com/download_unlocker/thank you i will try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karthick Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 If you cannot able to delete a folder it may be due to virus. Your computer or laptop would have infected by virus. Put the latest virus scanner and delete the virus then you can able to delete the folders.Even if you have problems at that time, use tuneup utilities 2008 software to delete the folders.----------------KarthickBlaze Infotech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie_john Posted November 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 thank you everyone,unlocker worked for me.='Karthick' date='Nov 6 2008, 10:36' post='279305']If you cannot able to delete a folder it may be due to virus. Your computer or laptop would have infected by virus. Put the latest virus scanner and delete the virus then you can able to delete the folders.Even if you have problems at that time, use tuneup utilities 2008 software to delete the folders.----------------KarthickBlaze Infotech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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