Renaming or deleting the systems (owner) folder.

[Jacquie]

Okay so here's the skinny....I'm trying to fix a family laptop to be passed
down to someone else in the family...I've changed the
owner/computer/location/company name, however, the original file folder from
the first family member is still located under the documents and settings and
it will not let me rename/delete it saying that it is a system folder and
required by windows....and of course the original system discs are no where
to be found so I can't rebuild the @#$% thing. I have done most of the
clean/performance tune-up and it is working just fine....this is probably
just an annoyance to me but is there anyway to change it over to the new
owner name or is it just something they'll have to live with?

 

[Meinolf Weber]

Hello Jacquie,

Firstly, if you can not delete the complete folder, take item by item and
see what file causes the problem. Then try to cut and paste it to the c:\drive
and delete it there. Did it more often this way and works.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
no rights.
** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

 

[Roger Abell [MVP]]

Okay so here's the skinny....I'm trying to fix a family laptop to be
passed
down to someone else in the family...I've changed the
owner/computer/location/company name, however, the original file folder
from
the first family member is still located under the documents and settings
and
it will not let me rename/delete it saying that it is a system folder and
required by windows....and of course the original system discs are no
where
to be found so I can't rebuild the @#$% thing. I have done most of the
clean/performance tune-up and it is working just fine....this is probably
just an annoyance to me but is there anyway to change it over to the new
owner name or is it just something they'll have to live with?

If it is under Documents and Settings named for the family member
then it is just a part of that old account's profile. You may, logged
in as an admin, need to first take ownership and let it reset the NTFS
premissions to grant to admins, but then you ought to have no problem
with a simple delete of the whole thing. This is all in the NTFS
permissions (security dialog in the folder's properties) advanced
dialog on the Owner tab.

Roger