not deleting!!!

tried to look for a similar thread - couldn't find any!

i'm trying to delete a desktop icon which is a shortcut to a website.

message:

FINDER REQUIRES THAT YOU TYPE YOUR PASSWORD

so i type my password....

THE OPERATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED BECAUSE YOU DO NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT PRIVILEGES FOR SOME OF THE ITEMS

...what???

why not???

HELP!!!

(thanx in advance!!!)

Doesn't sound like you're logged in as the Admin.

the only thing I can think of is that you dont have your desktop set to read & write, that kind of stuff happend to me once. Ctrl+click on the desktop and go to "Get Info". A window should open up on the left, go to the bottom where it says "Ownership & Permissions". Click the arrow and where it says "You can" make sure it says "Read & Write", if not click the arrows on the right and choose Read & Write. Then click the arrow for "Details" directly below that. Mine says "Read & Write" for Owner and Group, and it says "Read only" for Others. Then click Apply to enclosed items, hit Ok, type in your password. Then see if you can delete that icon.

could also be messed up permissions. try to repair with disk utility

Drag it to the thash and run this.. http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/14884&vid=109250

ok thanx folks - all i had to do is GET INFO for desktop and then unlock the padlock under preview, and then bob became my uncle! :-D

Awesome, that stuff is frustrating. When my powerbook came back from getting serviced, that somehow changed and I couldnt figure out why I wasnt able to delete things from the desktop.