title: PermissionError: [WinError 5] Access is denied: 'C:\\Program Files\\Anaconda3\\pkgs\\vs2015_runtime-14.0.25123-0.tmp
body: <p>Conda newbie here! How can I solve this problem?</p>
  
  <pre><code>C:\Users\mona&gt;conda create --name universe-starter-agent python=3.5
  Fetching package metadata .........
  Solving package specifications: ..........
  
  Package plan for installation in environment C:\Users\mona\.conda\envs\universe-starter-agent:
  
  The following packages will be downloaded:
  
      package                    |            build
      ---------------------------|-----------------
      pip-9.0.1                  |           py35_1         1.7 MB
  
  The following NEW packages will be INSTALLED:
  
      pip:            9.0.1-py35_1
      python:         3.5.2-0       (copy)
      setuptools:     27.2.0-py35_1 (copy)
      vs2015_runtime: 14.0.25123-0  (copy)
      wheel:          0.29.0-py35_0 (copy)
  
  Proceed ([y]/n)? y
  
  Fetching packages ...
  pip-9.0.1-py35 100% |###############################| Time: 0:00:00   2.94 MB/s
  Extracting packages ...
  WARNING conda.lock:touch(53): Failed to create lock, do not run conda in parallel processes [errno 13]
  An unexpected error has occurred.
  Please consider posting the following information to the
  conda GitHub issue tracker at:
  
      https://github.com/conda/conda/issues
  
  
  
  Current conda install:
  
                 platform : win-64
            conda version : 4.2.9
         conda is private : False
        conda-env version : 4.2.9
      conda-build version : 2.0.2
           python version : 3.5.2.final.0
         requests version : 2.11.1
         root environment : C:\Program Files\Anaconda3  (read only)
      default environment : C:\Program Files\Anaconda3
         envs directories : C:\Users\mona\.conda\envs
                            C:\Program Files\Anaconda3\envs
            package cache : C:\Users\mona\.conda\envs\.pkgs
                            C:\Program Files\Anaconda3\pkgs
             channel URLs : https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/free/win-64/
                            https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/free/noarch/
                            https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/pro/win-64/
                            https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/pro/noarch/
                            https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/msys2/win-64/
                            https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/msys2/noarch/
              config file : None
             offline mode : False
  
  
  
  `$ C:\Program Files\Anaconda3\Scripts\conda-script.py create --name universe-starter-agent python=3.5`
  
  
  
  
      Traceback (most recent call last):
        File "C:\Program Files\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\conda\exceptions.py", line 473, in conda_exception_handler
          return_value = func(*args, **kwargs)
        File "C:\Program Files\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\conda\cli\main.py", line 144, in _main
          exit_code = args.func(args, p)
        File "C:\Program Files\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\conda\cli\main_create.py", line 68, in execute
          install(args, parser, 'create')
        File "C:\Program Files\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\conda\cli\install.py", line 405, in install
          execute_actions(actions, index, verbose=not context.quiet)
        File "C:\Program Files\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\conda\plan.py", line 643, in execute_actions
          inst.execute_instructions(plan, index, verbose)
        File "C:\Program Files\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\conda\instructions.py", line 134, in execute_instructions
          cmd(state, arg)
        File "C:\Program Files\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\conda\instructions.py", line 58, in EXTRACT_CMD
          extract(arg)
        File "C:\Program Files\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\conda\install.py", line 801, in extract
          t.extractall(path=temp_path)
        File "C:\Program Files\Anaconda3\lib\tarfile.py", line 1996, in extractall
          numeric_owner=numeric_owner)
        File "C:\Program Files\Anaconda3\lib\tarfile.py", line 2038, in extract
          numeric_owner=numeric_owner)
        File "C:\Program Files\Anaconda3\lib\tarfile.py", line 2100, in _extract_member
          os.makedirs(upperdirs)
        File "C:\Program Files\Anaconda3\lib\os.py", line 231, in makedirs
          makedirs(head, mode, exist_ok)
        File "C:\Program Files\Anaconda3\lib\os.py", line 241, in makedirs
          mkdir(name, mode)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I am getting this error</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>PermissionError: [WinError 5] Access is denied: 'C:\Program
    Files\Anaconda3\pkgs\vs2015_runtime-14.0.25123-0.tmp'</p>
  </blockquote>