I just ran across a topic in your forum "http://www.GeekPolice.net/t28582-cannot-delete-access-deniedmaybe-a-virus". the exact same thing is happening on my wife's laptop. I have tried many of the same programs to search for virus, found one but it did not help my access problem. The problem is this: I cannot change the name of a file or folder, if I make a new folder and I try to change the name from "New Folder" it is not allowed. I also cannot delete a file or folder. I read all the way thruogh the three pages of the prior post, should have just skipped to the end because no solution was reached at the end. Was anything further reported by Brick as a solution to his problem. I just think that it is weird that the same thing is happening to me