You receive the "Error deleting file Cannot delete INFO2..." error message when you click the Empty Recycle Bin link in the Recycle Bin (226978)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 98
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows 98 SP 2
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 95
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows 95 SP 1
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows 95 SP 2
the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98

This article was previously published under Q226978

SYMPTOMS

When you click the "Empty Recycle Bin" link in the Recycle Bin, you may receive the following error message:

Error Deleting File

Cannot Delete INFO2: Access is denied

Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not currently in use.

If you then click OK, the Recycle Bin icon on the desktop does not change to indicate that the Recycle Bin is empty.

CAUSE

This problem can occur if "view as Web Page" is enabled and you use the "Restore All" link in the Recycle Bin to restore all items, delete an item and then use the "Empty Recycle Bin" link to delete all items from the Recycle Bin.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, restart the computer between the "Restore All" and the "Empty Recycle Bin" action.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	10/6/2004
Keywords:	kberrmsg kbprb kbui KB226978