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How To Delete Locked System File?

 
 
Ian
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      03-19-2008
I want to delete a system 32 file but it's locked. How would I do this? It's
from an encryption prog that I can't uninstall.

Thank you.


 
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      03-20-2008

Ian;653668 Wrote:
> I want to delete a system 32 file but it's locked. How would I do this
> It'
> from an encryption prog that I can't uninstall
>
> Thank you


Hi Ian

See if taking ownship of the file first will let you delete i
afterwards. This will show you how

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67...rship-file.htm

Shaw

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