I'm pretty sure that I have full access since I'm the only user, and I don't see a "Security/Permissions" Tab in the properties of any of my files. I'm running WinXP Home, and no file sharing.
-Ivan Lenev On Tue Feb 8 18:51 , Peter Rehley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: On Feb 8, 2005, at 5:23 PM, Ivan Lenev wrote: > Hello! > Can someone help me with deleting all the files from the > \Cygwin directory? > I was able to delete about 99% of the files in the > directories, but some files stated that they cannot be > deleted because "Access is Denied. Make sure the disk is > not full or write protected." I tried everything from 'Safe > Mode' to deleting with Cmd. All of these files are > Shortcuts to some other files. Ex. d:\cygwin\etc\hosts > cannot be deleted. > I even tried cutting them into the recycle bin. I am also > sure that the shortcuts are not used by any programs or > services. > Any help would be appreciated!!! > > -Ivan Lenev > > Have you tried change or looking at the permissions on the shortcuts? Enjoy, Peter ------------------------------- A Møøse once bit my sister -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ -Ivan Lenev -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
