File Wont Delete!!!!! Vista Bugs and Problems Discuss File Wont Delete!!!!! in the Windows Vista forums; and its driving me mad!!!!! flash stopped working... so i thought id just delete the flash9b.ocx file and reinstall flash.. but noooo windows wont let me delete the file!! ...

[Seansmit17]

and its driving me mad!!!!!

flash stopped working... so i thought id just delete the flash9b.ocx file and reinstall flash.. but noooo windows wont let me delete the file!! so i moved it to the desktop and reinstalled flash and thats working now..

but now i have this ocx on my desktop that wont go away!!!

ive changed all the file permissions and given me user account access to it in every way i can find but i still cant delet it!! pllllllleeeeeeaaaaaassssseeee

[Seansmit17]

Ok never mind lol... i finaly found somthing to help me out!!

so if you have a file you cant delete cus you need permission to do so.. read this site and it tells you how to do it.. worked a treat for me!

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...windows-vista/

its not just for system files but any file you like that you want to delete but otherwise cant cus of permission issues

[dazzlin]

I had that problem a couple of times, and then discovered that after a reboot, the file had been deleted after all.

[Seansmit17]

lol... dunno if that was the case with me.. it just said i couldent delete it as i needed permission to delte it..

"Hey Sean? Yeah? Can I delete this file? Sure, Go Ahead. Hmm I cant delete it still even tho i asked your permission to delete it! WTF?"

[Snuffy]

Several ways to do that... Vista Manager will remove for you..
some noted in above posts.. another way
takes a long time... open cmd as admininstrator... and delete that way..
DOS for ever. Slow but sure.

[Wiggles]

I get that as well, can be annoying!
I'll check out that 'geek guide' link.
Thanks guys!

[Snuffy]

Easy and fast way to DELETE (Your not allowed access) is
DOS method: start --> cmd (run as admin) takeown /f name.ext

Guys this is the NEW DOS...within Vista..
[quote]To take ownership.:

1. Start/Run and type cmd
2. Type cd\
3. Type cd windows\system32
4. As a user, Run this command,
takeown /f Spoolsv.exe

This has given you ownership of the file. Enter the System32 directory via Windows Explorer and right click the file.
Go to the Properties/Security Tab and edit/add an entry for everyone and give them all full access. (tick all the squares).
You will find you can now delete the file.


TAKEOWN [/S system [/U username [/P [password]]]]
/F filename [/A] [/R [/D prompt]]

Description:
This tool allows an administrator to recover access to a file that
was denied by re-assigning file ownership.

Parameter List:
/S system Specifies the remote system to
connect to.

/U [domain\]user Specifies the user context under
which the command should execute.

/P [password] Specifies the password for the
given user context.
Prompts for input if omitted.

/F filename Specifies the filename or directory
name pattern. Wildcard "*" can be used
to specify the pattern. Allows
sharename\filename.

/A Gives ownership to the administrators
group instead of the current user.

/R Recurse: instructs tool to operate on
files in specified directory and all
subdirectories.

/D prompt Default answer used when the current user
does not have the "list folder" permission
on a directory. This occurs while operating
recursively (/R) on sub-directories. Valid
values "Y" to take ownership or "N" to skip.

/? Displays this help message.

NOTE: 1) If /A is not specified, file ownership will be given to the
current logged on user.

2) Mixed patterns using "?" and "*" are not supported.

3) /D is used to suppress the confirmation prompt.

Examples:
TAKEOWN /?
TAKEOWN /F lostfile
TAKEOWN /F \\system\share\lostfile /A
TAKEOWN /F directory /R /D N
TAKEOWN /F directory /R /A
TAKEOWN /F *
TAKEOWN /F C:\Windows\System32\acme.exe
TAKEOWN /F %windir%\*.txt
TAKEOWN /S system /F MyShare\Acme*.doc
TAKEOWN /S system /U user /F MyShare\foo.dll
TAKEOWN /S system /U domain\user /P password /F share\filename
TAKEOWN /S system /U user /P password /F Doc\Report.doc /A
TAKEOWN /S system /U user /P password /F Myshare\*
TAKEOWN /S system /U user /P password /F Home\Logon /R
TAKEOWN /S system /U user /P password /F Myshare\directory /R /A