Hello, If you don't need any other files / folders on D: drive you can delete the partition from Disk management under Computer management and then recreate it. If you need to keep the partition, however, and your xp is professional, not home, you can right click on the stubborn folders, goto properties, Security tab, add your user name and give yourself full control. Apply, click advanced, tick the "Replace permissions ..." option and click OK on every dialog until you are back in explorer. If it refuses to add you, click advanced, Owner, change the ownership to yourself (or the administrators group to which I assume you belong), tick the "Replace owner on subcontainers..." and click OK again. If your xp is Home edition, all the above must be done in Safe Mode because you cannot see the Security tab in normal mode. Regards, Yianni.