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Jonathan Delfraisse
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      30th Oct 2003
I have some files that I can't delete. When attempting to become owner as
administrator I get an error "An error occurred attempting to read the
directory: COM3
Access is denied.

At one point I was able to run this command with the following results:

D:\>rmdir \\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test /s/q
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM1 - Access is
denied.
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM2 - Access is
denied.
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part01.rar - Access is denied.
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part02.rar - Access is denied.
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part03.rar - Access is denied.
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part04.rar - Access is denied.
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part05.rar - Access is denied.
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part06.rar - Access is denied.
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part07.rar - Access is denied.
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part08.rar - Access is denied.
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part09.rar - Access is denied.
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part11.rar - Access is denied.
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part12.rar - Access is denied.
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part13.rar - Access is denied.
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part14.rar - Access is denied.
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM - Access is denied.
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\test - Access is denied.
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy - Access is denied.
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
1\NUL\BYABOR~1 - Access is denied.
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
1\NUL - Access is denied.
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
1 -Access is denied.
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1 -
Access is denied.
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3 - Access is
denied.
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM4 - Access is
denied.
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test - Access is
denied.
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test - Access is denied.
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test - Access is denied.
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test - Access is denied.

But now when I run it after trying to take owner ship of what files I can
.... I get:

D:\>rmdir \\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test /s/q
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM1 - Access is
denied.
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM2 - Access is
denied.
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3 - Access is
denied.
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM4 - Access is
denied.


So I am at a complete loss on how to delete them. I can't restart and I
can't format.
 
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Jeff Patterson [MSFT]
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      31st Oct 2003
Jonathan,

Use the following article to remove the directories which use reserved
names:

120716 How to Remove Files with Reserved Names in Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=120716

Jeff Patterson
Microsoft Support


"Jonathan Delfraisse" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:O5Yi%(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have some files that I can't delete. When attempting to become owner as
> administrator I get an error "An error occurred attempting to read the
> directory: COM3
> Access is denied.
>
> At one point I was able to run this command with the following results:
>
> D:\>rmdir \\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test /s/q
> \\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM1 - Access is
> denied.
> \\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM2 - Access is
> denied.
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> 1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part01.rar - Access is denied.
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> 1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part02.rar - Access is denied.
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> 1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part03.rar - Access is denied.
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> 1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part04.rar - Access is denied.
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> 1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part05.rar - Access is denied.
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> 1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part06.rar - Access is denied.
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> 1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part07.rar - Access is denied.
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> 1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part08.rar - Access is denied.
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> 1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part09.rar - Access is denied.
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> 1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part11.rar - Access is denied.
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> 1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part12.rar - Access is denied.
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> 1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part13.rar - Access is denied.
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> 1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part14.rar - Access is denied.
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> 1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM - Access is denied.
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> 1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\test - Access is denied.
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> 1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy - Access is denied.
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> 1\NUL\BYABOR~1 - Access is denied.
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> 1\NUL - Access is denied.
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> 1 -Access is denied.
> \\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1 -
> Access is denied.
> \\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3 - Access is
> denied.
> \\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM4 - Access is
> denied.
> \\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test - Access is
> denied.
> \\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test - Access is denied.
> \\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test - Access is denied.
> \\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test - Access is denied.
>
> But now when I run it after trying to take owner ship of what files I can
> ... I get:
>
> D:\>rmdir \\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test /s/q
> \\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM1 - Access is
> denied.
> \\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM2 - Access is
> denied.
> \\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3 - Access is
> denied.
> \\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM4 - Access is
> denied.
>
>
> So I am at a complete loss on how to delete them. I can't restart and I
> can't format.
>
>
 
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Jonathan Delfraisse
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      31st Oct 2003
Been there done that. Got a access denied. And could not get posix to
work.


"Jeff Patterson [MSFT]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
> Jonathan,
>
> Use the following article to remove the directories which use reserved
> names:
>
> 120716 How to Remove Files with Reserved Names in Windows
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=120716
>
> Jeff Patterson
> Microsoft Support
>
>
> "Jonathan Delfraisse" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:O5Yi%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I have some files that I can't delete. When attempting to become owner
as
> > administrator I get an error "An error occurred attempting to read the
> > directory: COM3
> > Access is denied.
> >
> > At one point I was able to run this command with the following results:
> >
> > D:\>rmdir \\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test /s/q
> > \\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM1 - Access
is
> > denied.
> > \\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM2 - Access
is
> > denied.
> >
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> > 1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part01.rar - Access is denied.
> >
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> > 1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part02.rar - Access is denied.
> >
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> > 1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part03.rar - Access is denied.
> >
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> > 1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part04.rar - Access is denied.
> >
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> > 1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part05.rar - Access is denied.
> >
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> > 1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part06.rar - Access is denied.
> >
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> > 1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part07.rar - Access is denied.
> >
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> > 1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part08.rar - Access is denied.
> >
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> > 1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part09.rar - Access is denied.
> >
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> > 1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part11.rar - Access is denied.
> >
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> > 1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part12.rar - Access is denied.
> >
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> > 1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part13.rar - Access is denied.
> >
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> > 1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM\al.tcim.part14.rar - Access is denied.
> >
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> > 1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\ACIDLO~1.COM - Access is denied.
> >
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> > 1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy\test - Access is denied.
> >
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> > 1\NUL\BYABOR~1\njoy - Access is denied.
> >
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> > 1\NUL\BYABOR~1 - Access is denied.
> >
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> > 1\NUL - Access is denied.
> >
>
\\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1\AND_QU~
> > 1 -Access is denied.
> > \\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3\AUX~1 -
> > Access is denied.
> > \\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3 - Access
is
> > denied.
> > \\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM4 - Access
is
> > denied.
> > \\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test - Access is
> > denied.
> > \\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test - Access is denied.
> > \\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test - Access is denied.
> > \\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test - Access is denied.
> >
> > But now when I run it after trying to take owner ship of what files I
can
> > ... I get:
> >
> > D:\>rmdir \\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test /s/q
> > \\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM1 - Access
is
> > denied.
> > \\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM2 - Access
is
> > denied.
> > \\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM3 - Access
is
> > denied.
> > \\.\D:\inetpub\carealot\ftp\test\test\test\test\test\test\COM4 - Access
is
> > denied.
> >
> >
> > So I am at a complete loss on how to delete them. I can't restart and I
> > can't format.
> >
> >
>
>
 
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