How to take ownership of a folder???

[Larc]

What are the specific steps involved in taking ownership of a folder so I can
delete it? I managed to change the folder name, but it still won't let me
delete it. I even tried doing it via booting to the XP CD and going to Recovery
Console. Access Denied!!!

It's evidently something one of the MS updates put on the second partition on my
slave drive for some reason (the subfolder is "SP2"). I've upgraded my system
and re-installed XP since then. Actually, it's probably the subfolder that's
protected since I can't change the name of that.

For some odd reason, Help and Support does neither in this case! :-(

If a command line is involved, the folder is now F:\Delete This Folder.

TIA!

Larc



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[peter]

HOW TO Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q308421
peter

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Larc,

You need to take ownership of them. Right-click the folder, select
properties. Go to the security tab and click advanced. You can take control
of the folders on the owner tab. For the security tab to appear in a WinXP
Pro system, you must disable simple file sharing in the control panel/folder
options/view tab. For a WinXP Home system, you must restart in safe mode and
logon as administrator. More details here:

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP [Q308421]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421

An additional note for WinXP Pro users: This procedure will not help you
recover data if the files are encrypted. All you will be able to do is
delete them. To recover encrypted files you will need the original
encryption certificate or a Recovery Agent from the installation under which
they were encrypted. Without one of these, the files are not recoverable.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[Larc]

| Hi Larc,
|
| You need to take ownership of them. Right-click the folder, select
| properties. Go to the security tab and click advanced. You can take control
| of the folders on the owner tab. For the security tab to appear in a WinXP
| Pro system, you must disable simple file sharing in the control panel/folder
| options/view tab. For a WinXP Home system, you must restart in safe mode and
| logon as administrator. More details here:
|
| HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP [Q308421]
| http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421

Thanks very much! That did it. The rascal is gone!!!

Larc



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[Plato]

What are the specific steps involved in taking ownership of a folder so I can
delete it? I managed to change the folder name, but it still won't let me

http://www.bootdisk.com/xptop10.htm#8