Re: Can't delete mystery folders in C: drive

On Nov 24, 3:33 am, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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. If this was my machine then I would
do this:
- Open a Command Prompt
- Type these commands:
cd /d c:\
cacls EBCFBF~1\Update (to check the permissions)
cacls EBCFBF~1\*.* | more (to check more permissions)
calcs /t /e EBCFBF~1\Update /g everyone:F
move EBCFBF~1\Update c:\
rd /s Update

If this does not fix the problem then it's decision time:
a) Live with it, or
b) Boot the machine with a Bart PE boot CD and try again.

A Bart PE boot CD (www.bootdisk.com) is a very powerful
administrator's tool but it can take a few hours to make one.

BTW, I assume that you have run chkdsk c: /F ?
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Hello, Pegasus
[Again, Your time is much-appreciated].....After messing around
with the cacls cmd for about a half-hour displaying & editing
permissions, the 'mystery' has been resolved and both those folders
are deleted. *A couple of items you might note [in case you hear of
this again]:
It seems that both of those oddly-named folders were directly
related to WMP 11. I say this because (a) this is the first box I've
run that media player on, and (b) this morning I happened to be
using that player & found that the contents of those oddball folders
had changed. For one thing, a .dll file named "wpdinstallutil.dll"
appeared. Apparently this .dll file [and by logical extension the
mystery-folders which contained it] was named by drunken chickens.
[cf http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=670527 post]

At any rate, it's one more WinMystery you have solved!
Thanks again, & have yourself an excellent weekend [:-P

riprap
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