Right click on the File(s) --> Security --> Acvanced --> Auditing --> Add -->
Select User or Group (probably everyone)
Choose properties for; Successful and/or failed
Information based upon choices will be logged.
Dave
| I'm not familiar how to do that. Brief directions appreciated
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| CJSnet
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| | > that is what auditing access to them should tell you.
| >
| > | > > Hi David
| > >
| > > I fixed it! Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. I checked
| > > ownership and the files had no owner. I added me as an owner, and I
| could
| > > then delete them.
| > >
| > > The only question remaining is why did they lose their ownership,
| > apparently
| > > randomly... :-S
| > > --
| > > CJSnet
| > >
| > > (Remove TEETH to reply by e-mail.)
| > >
| > >
| > > | > > > ok, with ntfs volumes you may want to turn off simple file sharing.
| > this
| > > > would let you have more detailed control over access to the files.
| when
| > > one
| > > > becomes undeletable you could check who has ownership and be able to
| > take
| > > > ownership if it has changed. that may also give you a clue about what
| > > > process is changing it.
| > > >
| > > > you may also want to enable auditing of file access then wait till
| > > something
| > > > happens and see what did it.
| > > >
| > > >
| > > > | > > > > Hi, thanks for your help. I'll try to answer your questions if that
| > > will
| > > > > help you narrow down the cause:
| > > > >
| > > > > | > > > > > just because windows reports you don't have permission to delete
| > > > > > something(even if you are administrator) or its icon or file
| > > properties
| > > > > have
| > > > > > changed doesn't mean it is corrupt. where do these 'corrupt'
| files
| > > show
| > > > > up?
| > > > >
| > > > > I had 5 in \program files\setup files which is where i store
| > executables
| > > > and
| > > > > zips containing full shareware programs.
| > > > >
| > > > > I had 3 jpegs do the same thing in my pictures folder.
| > > > >
| > > > > I had 2 system files in \windows\system32 do this and need
| > > re-registering,
| > > > > etc.
| > > > >
| > > > > > and why are you trying to delete them?
| > > > >
| > > > > Because they are corrupt. Initially I discovered because they
| > wouldn't
| > > > run
| > > > > when I tried to launch them (giving the error I described earlier).
| > For
| > > > the
| > > > > images, I noticed because in thumnail view of 50 images, 3 suddenly
| > > showed
| > > > > no thumbnail and gave the error I described earlier.
| > > > >
| > > > > It's random files in random folders, all suddenly becoming
| > un-openable.
| > > > >
| > > > > > how do you know they weren't corrupt
| > > > > > in the first place?
| > > > >
| > > > > Because I had run them before to install the shareware.
| > > > > For the pictures, they'd been viewed before and always showed
| > > thumbnails.
| > > > > For the system files, the program associated worked fine one day,
| then
| > > the
| > > > > next wouldn't open.
| > > > >
| > > > > > an example may help... where did the file come from,
| > > > > > what did it do when it was working properly, and exactly what does
| > it
| > > do
| > > > > > when you think its corrupted?
| > > > >
| > > > > I have described that in my first post, please take a look.
| > > > >
| > > > > > i have never seen corrupted exe files in xp,
| > > > > > of course i usually don't go around trying to delete exe files
| > either
| > > so
| > > > > > maybe that is why.
| > > > >
| > > > > You've never deleted a compressed setup executable? Perhaps I
| should
| > > have
| > > > > explained that, but my first post was getting a bit long.
| > > > >
| > > > > > is your disk formatted for ntfs or fat?
| > > > >
| > > > > NTFS.
| > > > >
| > > > > > have you
| > > > > > disabled simple file sharing?
| > > > >
| > > > > No, everything else works fine. I have also seen other posts on
| > Google
| > > > > Groups from people with the same error message, but no matter how
| long
| > > the
| > > > > thread, rarely is there a solution. This does seem to be happening
| to
| > > > > people, but nobody knows why.
| > > > >
| > > > > Thanks in advance to you or anyone who can resolve this!
| > > > > --
| > > > > CJSnet
| > > > >
| > > > > (Remove TEETH to reply by e-mail.)
| > > > >
| > > > >
| > > > > where do these files show up?
| > > > > >
| > > > > >
| > > > > >
| > > > > > | > > > > > > I already have VirusScan installed, with the latest updates
| daily,
| > > and
| > > > > no
| > > > > > > virus is found. That is the strange thing - it doesn't appear
| to
| > be
| > > a
| > > > > > > Trojan or anything (I have their Personal Firewall too). But
| yet
| > > > still
| > > > > I
| > > > > > > discover more corrupted files every few days, that definitely
| > > weren't
| > > > > > > corrupt hours earlier. It's like my hard drive is slowly eating
| > > > itself.
| > > > > > > --
| > > > > > > CJSnet
| > > > > > >
| > > > > > > (Remove TEETH to reply by e-mail.)
| > > > > > >
| > > > > > > | > > > > > > > Go to McAfee (
http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/mfs/default.asp)
| > and/or
| > > > > Trend
| > > > > > > > (
http://housecall.antivirus.com ) and perform an online scan
| of
| > > your
| > > > > > > platform.
| > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > Please report back your results.
| > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > Dave
| > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > | > > > > > > > | Hi, I have the following error when I try to delete
| corrupted
| > > .exe
| > > > > > > files,
| > > > > > > > | and it seems every week I discover more corrupt files
| popping
| > > up:
| > > > > > > > |
| > > > > > > > | Cannot delete <filename>: Access is denied.
| > > > > > > > | Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that
| the
| > > > file
| > > > > is
| > > > > > > not
| > > > > > > > | currently in use.
| > > > > > > > |
| > > > > > > > | And when I try to open them:
| > > > > > > > | Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file.
| You
| > > may
| > > > > not
| > > > > > > have
| > > > > > > > | the appropriate permissions to access the item.
| > > > > > > > |
| > > > > > > > | When I go to Properties, what used to be normal WinXP exe
| > files
| > > > now
| > > > > > have
| > > > > > > the
| > > > > > > > | Properties for an MS-DOS program! There isn't even a
| security
| > > > tab.
| > > > > > > > |
| > > > > > > > | They used to have application icons, but since corrupting,
| > they
| > > > only
| > > > > > > have
| > > > > > > > | the 'MS-DOS window' icon.
| > > > > > > > |
| > > > > > > > | *Please note, this is NOT due to permissions or security -
| I'm
| > a
| > > > > full
| > > > > > > > | administrator and the files aren't locked.*
| > > > > > > > |
| > > > > > > > | I've run a full disk check with CHKDSK with bad sector scan,
| > > > twice,
| > > > > > but
| > > > > > > it
| > > > > > > > | didn't make the files deletable. I also can't delete them
| > from
| > > > safe
| > > > > > > mode.
| > > > > > > > |
| > > > > > > > | Is there a better disk check program that will?
| > > > > > > > |
| > > > > > > > | Any idea what caused this? Hard drive, virus, Windows?
| > > > > > > > |
| > > > > > > > | Thanks in advance.
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