I can not delete a file or directory because access is denied.
First try tools like Unlocker or FileASSASSIN, if that fails then:
Step 1) Go to the file / directory in a command window and use
cacls
to view the current access rights.
You can change the current
accessrights by using for example
cacls /C /G BUITLIN\Administrator:F
If you want to have an overview of
possible users go to the c:\ drive and
issue the command cacls there.
Step 2) Get the highest access rights
The local System account has higher
privileges than Administrator.
To start a command prompt under the
System account, issue the command
at (time) /interactive cmd.exe
Where (time) is the current time plus 1 minute.
Alternatively, download Sysinternals' PSTools and use
psexec -i -s cmd.exe
The elevated command prompt will
start in a different directory from usual,
which for me is C:\WINDOWS\system32>
Go to the file or directory you want to
delete and use:
rd
or
del
or if you don't want to delete the file
use calcs to change it access rights.
Step 1) Go to the file / directory in a command window and use
cacls
to view the current access rights.
You can change the current
accessrights by using for example
cacls /C /G BUITLIN\Administrator:F
If you want to have an overview of
possible users go to the c:\ drive and
issue the command cacls there.
Step 2) Get the highest access rights
The local System account has higher
privileges than Administrator.
To start a command prompt under the
System account, issue the command
at (time) /interactive cmd.exe
Where (time) is the current time plus 1 minute.
Alternatively, download Sysinternals' PSTools and use
psexec -i -s cmd.exe
The elevated command prompt will
start in a different directory from usual,
which for me is C:\WINDOWS\system32>
Go to the file or directory you want to
delete and use:
rd
or
del
or if you don't want to delete the file
use calcs to change it access rights.