Re: Removing Unwanted Folders.

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If you have XP Home, you need to start the computer in Safe Mode to access
the Security Tab.

For XP Pro, Control Panel (Classic View) > Folder Options > View tab >
Uncheck "Use simple file sharing"

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William Crawford
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

"Geeky Dave" <dbarrat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks for the info Bill,
Unfortunately when I right click on the folder, I don't have a "Security"
tab there. All I get are "General", "Sharing" & "Customize" tabs.
I have looked at other folders that I do have access to & find the same
thing happens.
Any other ideas, or is there a way around this? I have XP Pro Version 2002
with SP2 & administrator rights, if that helps.
Thanks, dave.

"WTC" <bcrawfordjr(remove)@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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"Geeky Dave" <dbarrat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi again all,

Clearing up my PC after a clean install of Windows XP, I have come
across a folder on my D: drive called "d71795891bd17f4". It has been on
the drive for about six months. I think it was created when I first
upgraded to SP2, but I could be wrong. It contained over 100 files,
mainly .sys & .dll & although it was only about 18mb in size, I still
want to get rid of it. I managed to delete all the files in the folder,
but there are still three empty sub-folders in it. I think I started
copying files & folders from one folder to another & accidentally
dropped them into this "d71795891bd17f4". Now when I try to delete it or
any of the other sub-folders, I get an "Access is Denied" error message.

The folder "d71795891bd17f4" is safe to delete, it was probably a service
pack install temporary folder.

This how you would gain access and be able to delete the folder.

How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421

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William Crawford
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User






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