Unable to write to the temp directory in C:\Users\name\AppData\Local\Te… Check that you have write access...?

Question

Seriously, I'm starting to get angry. I've google'd the problem and came up with solution 1 which was to delete everything in the temp folder to free up it's space, which seemed reasonable. There is 1 file that I don't know how to delete because it says that it's being used but after deleting the other 79 that were in there, i figured it'd be fine. WRONG. the problem persists! I am trying to download the Sony Vegas Trial from it's own website and I've tried just running the program and actually saving it to my desktop. I've also went to the file location, checked its properties and changed the security settings (I am the administrator and only account on this computer. My operating system is Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (hate it) Can someone please tell me how I can download Sony Vegas. or fix the problem here. Trying to download this Sh*t is the only time i've seen this error occur. PLEASE do not tell me to 'simply' clear the temp folder,

Additional Details

I have an alienware laptop with 1024MB of DDR3 memory. This laptop was designed for heavy gaming and was built to have alot of space for multiple items at once. Having windows vista isn't helping it but it is still workable just fine, not having enough space for something (i.e. going to Add/Remove programs and freeing up space) is not a problem. The problem is Stupid f'in paranoid windows vista thinks that I do not have access to to this ONE little folder that I guess I need to download the Sony Vegas Trial. The download is straight from the sony website so there's no need to worry about what i'm downloading, and if it is infected then i can make alot of money from them ;) Anyway somebody please tell me how I can achieve 'write access' to this file so I can just download the freakin' program. I'm worried when i actually buy SonyVegas9 that it won't let me run it for the same reason.KEY POINTS:1.the problem message (look above)(unable to write...)2.I JUST wanna download sony vegas trial

Answer 1

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maybe the file is in use by the trojan horse rootkit that put it there in the first place. I've run into that several times in recent months.

Answer 2

Heey ;) It's not only you there got this problem :) You Computer thinks when you are using that " Shutcut" "C:\Users\name\AppData\Local\Temp " That you came from ant other computer or ant other user.. That's means that your computer dined the acces for you. You cant do any thinks in there. Its only to make your computer more, save. There are no way yo delete the folder.. Sorry :(

Answer 3

The problem here is deleting files in folders to free space, the files often in folders are used by other programs for other purposes and have little of any size or consequence to downloading any other files to your PC and rarely have enough MB to make a difference.
You never should have even bothered deleting files from any folders, this is a sure fire way of getting many multitude of system error and file load error.
You should always start by going to disk cleanup and doing the clean up to free space.
Then to defragment and free up more space there.
Then to Add and Remove Programs to remove applications you no longer use or need.
The main thing is if you have a limited or inadequate HDD is you take up relatively all the space in your Pc quickly with files, songs, games, and applications and it takes no time, even one or two movies and a warning comes up and you have no space.

But, the reason you got this message is easy, you deleted a group of files and maybe the PC needs these files, but in the group you delete without using uninstall or any other process to safely remove the file needed to be removed you choose to haphazardly delete it, ad get the warning, You do not have write access to do this application since your PC needs those files.

So, you need to stop and figure it out and fix your errors or you will end up taking it to the shop so they can fix it. Which honestly will not be long from now.