Article ID: 267696
Article Last Modified on 1/27/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
This article was previously published under Q267696
SYMPTOMS
When you use the Fast and Safe Cleanup feature of Norton CleanSweep 4.5 to empty your computer's Recycle Bin, you may receive the following error message when the program attempts to delete folders:
When you click OK to close the error message, the Recycle Bin is emptied.
CAUSE
This behavior can occur because the default scheme is selected on the Appearance tab of the Display Properties box.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, you must contact Symantec Corporation, the manufacturer of Norton CleanSweep 4.5, for updated software that works with Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me).
WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, you can change the default setting for the desktop (in the Scheme box) from Windows Standard to another setting. To do this, follow these steps:
- In Control Panel, double-click Display.
- Click the Appearance tab and in the Scheme box, click a scheme other than Windows Standard.
- Click OK.
NOTE: If you reselect the default color scheme, the problem does not recur.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
When you attempt to install Norton CleanSweep 4.5 in Windows Me, a Help message is displayed which refers the user to Symantec Corporation for information on how to obtain an updated version of Norton CleanSweep 4.5.
For information about how to contact Symantec Corporation, click the appropriate article number in the following list to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K
60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P
60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z
The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.
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