Microsoft KB Archive/281449

= Error Message Occurs When You Attempt to Delete Folders =

Article ID: 281449

Article Last Modified on 3/1/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2

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This article was previously published under Q281449



SUMMARY
When you attempt to delete the Microsoft NetMeeting, Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft FrontPage, or the Microsoft Pinball folder, you may receive the following error message:

Error Deleting File or Folder

Cannot delete : There has been a sharing violation.

The source or destination file may be in use.



MORE INFORMATION
Windows File Protection (WFP) handles the folders under the Winlogon process. There is no practical way to remove the folders, but the folders can be hidden from view. To do this, follow these steps:  Open a command prompt. Change the folder path to the location of the folder that needs to be hidden. Enter the following command:

attrib  +h +r +s



When the folder has the System, Hidden, and Read-Only attributes (the Read-Only attribute is optional), the folder is not displayed in Windows Explorer, or in a folder listing at a command prompt. To display a folder that has System and Hidden attributes, enable the Hide protected operating system files option.

Keywords: kberrmsg kbinfo kbenv KB281449

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