Cannot rename a folder

I tried to rename a folder, but windows will not let me. It seems that he thinks that the file is still in use by another program, but all the programs that use it have been closed. When I rename it to all first I get a window with a title "Destination Folder Access Denied". the text of the window is the following: "you must confirm this operation". When I click on continue I get another window with a title: user account control and the text: Windows needs your permission to continue and then the first window appears still once, that at this point, I click 'Try Again' but this window comes up. How can I solve this problem?

Thank you

It is probably a problem with the file permissions (or one of its parent folders -) even if you are running as an administrator and maybe even if you have created the file yourself.  You need to take full or perhaps even to take possession of the file.  Where is the folder location (it's name from the full path, including the file name) - which could make a difference?  You may need to be an administrator to change the name of this folder and you can be signed as a standard user - if so, log in as an administrator and try again.  What is the name of the programs (name and version) you may open files in this folder - maybe they (maybe a small part of them) launched at startup and can be disabled through Autorun http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx.  Check and make sure that if you think that all of these programs (but the error message is different from what would appear if that were the case, so I don't think that's the problem).

Here are a few tips that will help with permissions and ownership:

To view your permissions, right-click on the file/folder, click Properties, and check the Security tab.  Check the permissions you have by clicking on your user name (or group of users).  Here are the types of permissions, you may have: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/What-are-permissions.  You must be an administrator or owner to change the permissions (and sometimes, being an administrator or even an owner is not sufficient - there are ways to block access (even if a smart administrator knows these ways and can move them - but usually should not because they did not have access, usually for a very good reason).)  Here's how to change the permissions of folder under Vista: http://www.online-tech-tips.com/windows-vista/set-file-folder-permissions-vista/.  To add take and the issuance of right of permissions and ownership in the right click menu (which will make it faster to get once it is configured), see the following article: http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/05/21/take-and-grant-full-control-permissions-and-ownership-in-windows-7-or-vista-right-click-menu/.  You may need to go to advanced to check the properties and remove the ones that are inherited (as long as the user name is already included in the permissions main ads with the permissions you want to give it) - but this isn't a common problem, except in system folders (where you shouldn't really be add folders or change anything unless you REALLY know what you're doing - even I was hesitant to work in) these areas, because a mistake can cause you to lose a program or even make you need to re - install the operating system (which you certainly don't want to do).

To resolve this problem with folders, appropriating the files or the drive (as an administrator) and give you all the rights.  Right-click on the folder/drive, click Properties, click the Security tab and click on advanced and then click the owner tab.  Click on edit, and then click the name of the person you want to give to the property (you may need to add if it is not there--or maybe yourself). If you want that it applies to subfolders and files in this folder/drive, then check the box to replace the owner of subcontainers and objects, and click OK.  Back and now there is a new owner for files and folders/player who can change the required permissions.  You can change now switched to read-only (even if the main folder indicates that they are always read-only - you can access yourself as the owner).  You can keep them in read-only to other users, customers and administrators even (although they can support themselves and access, if they wish, and it is really not that you can do to stop it except protect the file with a password by using a 3rd party product.)  Here is more information on the ownership of a file or a folder: http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67717-take-ownership-file.html.  To add take ownership in the menu of the right click (which will make it faster to get once it is configured), see the following article: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/add-take-ownership-to-explorer-right-click-menu-in-vista/.

Good luck and I hope this helps!

Lorien - MCSA/MCSE/network + / has + - if this post solves your problem, please click the 'Mark as answer' or 'Useful' button at the top of this message. Marking a post as answer, or relatively useful, you help others find the answer more quickly.

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