Re: Cannot delete file - Unable to remove permissions

As a local administrator you can take ownership. Explorer|"folder"|File|Properties|Security|Advanced|Owner and take ownership.

(you may need to start in 'Safe Mode' in order to logon as local administrator)


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<prasad.addepalli@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello Everybody..

I am unable to delete a file - dx8d.dll - location - c:\windows
\system32
OS : Windows XP home

The file has NTFS permissions inherited and I am unable to modify/
change the permissions to delete
the file. It appears that the file is inheriting permissions from
another file/folder.
None of the options under "advanced" in the security tab are
accessible, and I am unable to change the owner of the file - the file
does not have an owner.. when we click the owner tab, I get the messge
" you only have privileges to view the owner".

My question..how do I find the file/folder this file is inheriting
permissions from. Is there any way we can reset the file permissions
for this specific file?
The options are limited as the OS is windows XP home.
I have tried using CACLS, ACLview..all of them throw up an "access
denied" message.

Any insights on this would be highly appreciated.

Thanks,
Prasad Addepalli

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