RandomZero Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 I've created a few XP disks with integrated service packs, but when it unzips them to prepare for slipstreaming, it will create folders with random numbers and letters (9649e599c4ace7ecbadf93db23db72ab) and now I can't delete them.I can delete everything inside them except the folders because it says I don't have permission to even though I am the administrator on this machine.Anyone know what's the deal with this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P51D Mustang Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 I seem to remember that happening some time ago-IIRC I just took ownership of the file & deleted it. I had/have no Earthly idea why they weren't cleaned up in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomZero Posted September 28, 2006 Author Share Posted September 28, 2006 The thing is, the files were created on this username and this username is the admin account. So I should be able to delete the files anyway.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r3incarnat0r Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 They were probably locked by some of the Windows processes.Check out the Unlocker utility: http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomZero Posted October 11, 2006 Author Share Posted October 11, 2006 Well I've tried the unlocker utility, dr. delete, as well as a number of other things and the folders still remain inaccessable and undeleteable.Anyone have any other options? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r3incarnat0r Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Well, maybe it's a stupid idea, but how about to try scandisk/chkdsk? I remember I had a similar problem in DOS many years before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.C. Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 so are you assuming you should be able to delete them or did you try to take ownership and change the security permissions anyway ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sho_gun Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 I have this problem occasionally when applying hotfixes ... they extract to my E Drive, then become undeletable.To expand on what J.C. said .....Go to "Folder Options" ---> "View" and uncheck "Use Simple File Sharing".Right click on the folder in question --> click "Security" tab and check the permissions. If that doesn't do it, click the "Advanced" button ---> "Owner" tab.I don't have a current undeletable folder to walk it through from there, but basically you need to take ownership of the folder via the "Owner" screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomZero Posted October 13, 2006 Author Share Posted October 13, 2006 Excellent, I had to take ownership of the folder and apply to all subfolders to delete them.Windows sure does suck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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