Media files locked in win2000 pro

[Jlo555]

I have recently noticed a rather odd issue in windows 2000. after installing a fresh clean install of windows 2000 pro with all necessary updates (including sp4), I copied over all my media files (mp3, avi, wma) back into my documents. now i can read all of the media files, but i cannot modify (i tried to change the name of a couple songs) any of them. i hate using windows media player for my media because it just sucks. but i figured out that unless i fully upgrade to wmp9 with all the wmp updates this problem magically goes away. i can edit the file names, delete, cut, paste, do whatever to them. is there a way around this? I don't see why I should have to install windows media player 9 just so i can edit my media files.

I did try using a locked files program which stated that the application that was locking the files was explorer.exe. could it be the media previewer built into explorer?

any help would be awesome!

[Idontwantspam]

Maybe the ACLs are screwed up? Try right-clicking and choosing properties, then going to the Security tab. Make sure Full Control is checked under then allow column for all users.