cannot delete

[Brunswick2]

Not sure if this belongs here but i recently downloaded a "copy" of a program.....i know i know sketchy. anyway ive been trying to delete it. everything in the folder except the actual setup application will delete. this will not. ive tried changing the security features to undo read only as administrator but as soon as i do it goes back to read only. no virus detected with bitdefender 09. just want to get rid of it. any suggestions?

thanks in advance for any help

 

[SIW2]

You could try taking ownership

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/112795-context-menu-take-ownership.html

Hope it helps

SIW2

 

[Brunswick2]

that may help. although even after reading how it is done im still confused. the file is in windows, (user) brunswick, documents, then file folder name, then file setup. Im not sure what the heck to write in the command prompt. any one help me here?

 

[SIW2]

Hi,

I assume you didn't install the program you don't want. If you did , uninstall it.

Just d/l Take Ownership .reg file and double click on the .reg file - allow it to merge.

http://www.vistax64.com/attachments...u-take-ownership-add_take_ownership.reg?ltr=C

Your right click menu will then look like this :



Then right click on the unmovable file, select Take Ownership - cmd window will flash past. Then right click unwanted app. and select delete

SIW2

 

[Brunswick2]

Yes thank you. I actually found the download for the add "take ownership" to the context menu not long after you initially pointed me in that direction. I downloaded the file onto my desktop, merge, run as administrator, continue.....and then it was just hanging on my destop. My mouse arrow had the little spining wheel (processing, processing, processing....) next to it and I let it run for a couple of hours while I did other things and it wouldn't proceed any further. Opened task manager to end the task and it wasn't on there. I had to restart my computer to get it to stop. Should I just try again tonight? Id love to have that as an option in the menu.

thanks for your help.