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Temp file is locked and will not allow me to change permissions, therefore I cannot install any programs. I have check for viruses and found none

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My temp file is locked on read only. I have tried to turn it off in safe mode and nothing seems to work. I checked for viruses using a deep scan in safe mode cmd and nothing was found. I am using Widows 7 and cannot install a backup drive or update any programs.

My temp file is locked on read only. I have tried to turn it off in safe mode and nothing seems to work. I checked for viruses using a deep scan in safe mode cmd and nothing was found. I am using Widows 7 and cannot install a backup drive or update any programs.

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Did you start your Computer in safe mode?

Starting The Computer In Safe Mode;
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Open your file browser, then do what you need to do.

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Note that Windows shows a green block for folders in the Read-only box, but not a real check-mark. Only a check mark in the Read-only box means that a folder or file is Read-only. Windows doesn't check all the files in a folder so instead displays a green block to indicate that it is not sure. You need to look at each file individually to see if any are read-only. Easiest to do that is to make the Attributes visible in "View > Details" mode: Choose Details in Windows Explorer.

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I have tried safe mode and deleted all of the temp files; one does not delete: FXSAPIDebuglogfile.txt which is empty. I used lock hunter and it says widows explorer is locking it. I force deleted it with lock hunter which deleted it on restart and it came back immediately.

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Thanks, I was able to delete the txt file. Thanks. I still cannot open the temp folder to change the read only lock to install programs.

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Open your file browser, and go to the parent folder where the problem folder is located. Right click on the folder, and select "Properties." Now follow the picture.