What does 'DeleteFile failed; code 5' mean ?

[pillco]

Had a bit of a problem with Preferences on a new installation of V 1.2.6 and obtained another download in an attempt to rectify the problem. During the installation of it into the same folder the following message popped up.

'An error occurred whilst trying to replace an existing file'
'DeleteFile failed; code 5'
'Access is denied'

The Retry option produced the same result.
Does anyone have an explanation ?

[kozikowski]

Does anyone have an explanation ?

I do. Stop using Audacity 1.2.

http://www.kozco.com/tech/audacity/update.txt

Unless there is a reeeeely good reason to keep using 1.2, you should stop. It can be significantly unstable on newer computers.

Koz

[steve]

A quick look on Google brought up:

Q: "An error occurred while trying to replace the existing file: DeleteFile failed; code 5. Access denied."
A: This means the installer tries to replace a file that is currently in use by another program.

Close all programs that are active and click on 'retry'. If the same error keeps appearing, then just click on 'ignore' and let the installation continue.

Reinstalling Audacity does not overwrite the Preferences.
I would recommend installing Audacity 1.3 (get it here: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/ ) and then if necessary, reset Audacity Preferences as described here: http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/Preferences#reset