Moving items generates "cannot be modified...must authenticate" message

My mom has a new MacBook Pro running 10.4.11, and she is getting these annoying "cannot be modified...must authenticate" messages when she tries to move files off her desktop into other folders, or into the trash. I have tried the following:
1. repaired permissions (it repaired a few issues)
2. checked permissions on desktop (she had read and write access, and it wasn't locked)
3. checked permissions on the destination folder (ditto)
4. ran Keychain First Aid (no problems found)
5. searched the discussion forums for similar issues, but found no solutions
I'm stumped as to what's causing this. It doesn't stop her from working, as she can authenticate to complete the action, but it's a major irritant for her. Any ideas on what I can do to fix this for her?
Thanks!

That message usually means a permissions issue. Have you checked the permissions on the files, in addition to the folders? You can have permissions for the folder, but if you don't have permissions to change a file, you will get an error when you try to do so (such as trying to copy over it).

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