Re: [MiKTeX] Re: Cannot delete MiKTeX 2.3

[Michael F. <mic...@gm...>]

Christian Schenk wrote:

> Michael Faschinger wrote:
>
>> ... Most files could not be deleted, as they were currently in use. 
>> Even when I started Windows in safe mode, I could not delete them. 
>> There was no process looking like a MiKTeX-Process, so I don't know 
>> which process could use these files.
>
>
> You can use ProcessExplorer[1] to find out what files/DLLs a process 
> has open. I would appreciate if you keep me informed.
>
Thanks for the advice, I just found out that it was something different: 
The file permissions were set wrongly (not even the administrator could 
delete the files), the MiKTeX-Program folder was read-only (for some 
strange reason I could delete about half of the files nonetheless). I 
had to reboot in safe mode and change the file permissions. I have WinXP 
Home, you can change the file permissions only in safe mode.
I did not change the file permissions and I wonder how that happened...
Thanks for your help anyway, ProcessExplorer sounds quite useful, I'll 
keep an eye on it.
Regards, Michael