getting 0x80004005 error

arromanelli · 13. May 2013, 06:20 AM

I can delete any file on a DVR except folders. All the files in all folders are deleted. I have Vista 32-bit. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

joeguru · 14. May 2013, 02:31 AM

The error you are getting means access denied, but you knew that. Here are a couple of ideas...

http://forums.techarena.in/operating...ms/1127102.htm
http://forums.techarena.in/vista-help/756351.htm

arromanelli · 15. May 2013, 02:37 AM

I went into the links you sent me & I tried several of the potential fixes. But nothing worked. Do you have any other ideas?

joeguru · 15. May 2013, 03:00 AM

Maybe this one will help. If not maybe you can describe your configuration more in detail so we can understand the hardware/software involved.

http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/unlocker.htm

arromanelli · 22. May 2013, 05:40 PM

I insert a folder onto my DVR RW disk with files. When I try to delete the folder I get error: "0x80004005".

When I go into the folder all the files are deleted but the main folder is still there.

If there are sub-folders within the main folder the files under each sub-folder are deleted but the sub-folders as well as the main folder remain on the disk.

joeguru · 23. May 2013, 06:20 AM

When you initially did the dvr format, did you select usb format or cd/dvd format?

arromanelli · 23. May 2013, 08:14 PM

This problem began about 3 weeks ago.

Prior to that I did not have a problem deleting folders from my DVR drive. Also I forgot to mention that I have no problem deleting folders on my C: drive.

wdhpr · 23. May 2013, 09:53 PM

A unconventional method I have used in the past is booting into my Linux system (I had and still have dual booting setup on my computer) and deleting the files while in Linux. Not sure if this can be done using a Linux live CD due to permission problems.

joeguru · 24. May 2013, 12:40 AM

Arromanelli, do you have this issue on multiple disks or just one?

arromanelli · 24. May 2013, 01:47 AM

I have this issue on one drive. The DVR drive. As I stated prior my hard drive (C

does not have this problem.

13. May 2013, 06:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
arromanelli Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 11	getting 0x80004005 error I can delete any file on a DVR except folders. All the files in all folders are deleted. I have Vista 32-bit. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

14. May 2013, 02:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
joeguru Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: USA Posts: 311	The error you are getting means access denied, but you knew that. Here are a couple of ideas... http://forums.techarena.in/operating...ms/1127102.htm http://forums.techarena.in/vista-help/756351.htm __________________ To err is human, to blame it on a computer is even more so.

15. May 2013, 02:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
arromanelli Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 11	Thank you but I am still having the problem I went into the links you sent me & I tried several of the potential fixes. But nothing worked. Do you have any other ideas?

15. May 2013, 03:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
joeguru Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: USA Posts: 311	Maybe this one will help. If not maybe you can describe your configuration more in detail so we can understand the hardware/software involved. http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/unlocker.htm __________________ To err is human, to blame it on a computer is even more so.

23. May 2013, 06:20 AM	#6 (permalink)
joeguru Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: USA Posts: 311	When you initially did the dvr format, did you select usb format or cd/dvd format? __________________ To err is human, to blame it on a computer is even more so.

22. May 2013, 05:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
arromanelli Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 11	I insert a folder onto my DVR RW disk with files. When I try to delete the folder I get error: "0x80004005". When I go into the folder all the files are deleted but the main folder is still there. If there are sub-folders within the main folder the files under each sub-folder are deleted but the sub-folders as well as the main folder remain on the disk.

23. May 2013, 08:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
arromanelli Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 11	This problem began about 3 weeks ago. Prior to that I did not have a problem deleting folders from my DVR drive. Also I forgot to mention that I have no problem deleting folders on my C: drive.

23. May 2013, 09:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
wdhpr Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The north Coast Posts: 1,513	A unconventional method I have used in the past is booting into my Linux system (I had and still have dual booting setup on my computer) and deleting the files while in Linux. Not sure if this can be done using a Linux live CD due to permission problems.

24. May 2013, 12:40 AM	#9 (permalink)
joeguru Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: USA Posts: 311	Arromanelli, do you have this issue on multiple disks or just one? __________________ To err is human, to blame it on a computer is even more so.

24. May 2013, 01:47 AM	#10 (permalink)
arromanelli Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 11	I have this issue on one drive. The DVR drive. As I stated prior my hard drive (C does not have this problem.

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