title: Python - PIP install trouble shooting - PermissionError: [WinError 5] Access is denied
body: <p>I get the following error when using PIP to either install new packages or even upgrade pip itself to the latest version. I am running pip on a windows 8.1 machine with Python 3.4.</p>
  
  <p>The message is telling me I don't have Administrative Permission on the files (my account is an Administrator Account).</p>
  
  <p>I would appreciate any thoughts on how to resolve this, as it is getting in the way of installing packages and progressing with Python.</p>
  
  <p>Error message:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Installing collected packages: pip
    Found existing installation: pip 6.0.8
      Uninstalling pip-6.0.8:
        Removing file or directory c:\program files (x86)\python\python34\lib\site-packages\pip-6.0.8.dist-info\description.rst
        Cleaning up...
  Exception:
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "C:\Program Files (x86)\Python\Python34\lib\shutil.py", line 523, in move
      os.rename(src, real_dst)
  PermissionError: [WinError 5] Access is denied: 'c:\\program files (x86)\\python\\python34\\lib\\site-packages\\pip-6.0.8.dist-info\\description.rst' -&gt; 'C:\\Users\\User\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\pip-uze_sc4k-uninstall\\program files (x86)\\python\\python34\\lib\\site-packages\\pip-6.0.8.dist-info\\description.rst'
  
  During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
  
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "C:\Program Files (x86)\Python\Python34\lib\site-packages\pip\basecommand.py", line 232, in main
      status = self.run(options, args)
    File "C:\Program Files (x86)\Python\Python34\lib\site-packages\pip\commands\install.py", line 347, in run
      root=options.root_path,
    File "C:\Program Files (x86)\Python\Python34\lib\site-packages\pip\req\req_set.py", line 543, in install
      requirement.uninstall(auto_confirm=True)
    File "C:\Program Files (x86)\Python\Python34\lib\site-packages\pip\req\req_install.py", line 667, in uninstall
      paths_to_remove.remove(auto_confirm)
    File "C:\Program Files (x86)\Python\Python34\lib\site-packages\pip\req\req_uninstall.py", line 126, in remove
      renames(path, new_path)
    File "C:\Program Files (x86)\Python\Python34\lib\site-packages\pip\utils\__init__.py", line 316, in renames
      shutil.move(old, new)
    File "C:\Program Files (x86)\Python\Python34\lib\shutil.py", line 536, in move
      os.unlink(src)
  PermissionError: [WinError 5] Access is denied: 'c:\\program files (x86)\\python\\python34\\lib\\site-packages\\pip-6.0.8.dist-info\\description.rst'
  </code></pre>