Vista - Context Menu - Take Ownership

**Brink** · 12-10-2007

How to Add Take Ownership to the Context Menu in Vista

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Click here to read the entire tutorial

**bukavu** · 05-27-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by Brink

Hi Bukavu,

What is the name and location of the file that you are trying to delete?

The file may be in use. You might try booting into Safe Mode and see if you can delete it from there. This tutorial will show you how to boot into Safe Mode if needed.

Safe Mode

Shawn

Hello there

Its a folder in Program Files located in the C drive

**Brink** · 05-27-2008

Bukavu,

Did you run the uninstall for the program first to see if it would remove the folder in C:\Program Files?

Give Safe Mode a try to see if it will let you delete the folder from within it.

If not and since you have the 32 bit Vista, you can use the free program called Unlocker on it, then delete it. You will find it listed here:

Free Software List for Vista

Shawn

**bukavu** · 05-27-2008

There was a adobe folder refusing to be deleted, need permission bla bla bla...

let me check the link you give me

**sidney1st** · 05-27-2008

Hi bukavu,
If you don't succeed, try this proggy, it deletes absolutly the undeletable

DelinvFile - Utility for Deleting Invalid Files and Folders

broke · 05-31-2008

Very helpful, thanks a lot.

**Brink** · 06-01-2008

Your welcome Broke, and welcome to Vista Forums.

Shawn

neekpee · 06-05-2008

Hey Brink, great tutorials!

I have an issue here - I was trying to fix my chkdsk on startup, religiously following your tutorials until I hit the "take ownership"part' segment. Failed to pay attention to the .exe part and how I should be using method 2, not the context menu method. Long story short, I wasn't able to take ownership of autochkdsk.exe and I ended up taking ownership of the entire system32 folder. Is this bad? Any way to "restore" ownership?

Thanks in advance!

**Brink** · 06-06-2008

Hi Neekpee,

Welcome to Vista Forums.

LOL, no problem. It happens. This tutorial will show you how to change the Owner back to TrustedInstaller.

TrustedInstaller - Restore as Owner

Hope this helps,
Shawn

merefolly · 06-06-2008

Thank you for this, it is just so easy to setup/run.

I have reclaimed over 7gig of my D: partition ............. brilliant.

Jo

**Brink** · 06-06-2008

Your welcome Merefolly, and welcome to Vista Forums.

Shawn

12-10-2007
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 26,023 posts	Context Menu - Take Ownership How to Add Take Ownership to the Context Menu in Vista ... Click here to read the entire tutorial
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05-27-2008
bukavu vista business 32bit 6 posts	Re: Context Menu - Take Ownership Quote: Originally Posted by Brink Hi Bukavu, What is the name and location of the file that you are trying to delete? The file may be in use. You might try booting into Safe Mode and see if you can delete it from there. This tutorial will show you how to boot into Safe Mode if needed. Safe Mode Shawn Hello there Its a folder in Program Files located in the C drive
My System Specs

05-27-2008
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 26,023 posts	Re: Context Menu - Take Ownership Bukavu, Did you run the uninstall for the program first to see if it would remove the folder in C:\Program Files? Give Safe Mode a try to see if it will let you delete the folder from within it. If not and since you have the 32 bit Vista, you can use the free program called Unlocker on it, then delete it. You will find it listed here: Free Software List for Vista Shawn
My System Specs

05-27-2008
bukavu vista business 32bit 6 posts	Re: Context Menu - Take Ownership There was a adobe folder refusing to be deleted, need permission bla bla bla... let me check the link you give me
My System Specs

05-27-2008
sidney1st Ultimate SP1 x64 & x86 971 posts	Re: Context Menu - Take Ownership Hi bukavu, If you don't succeed, try this proggy, it deletes absolutly the undeletable DelinvFile - Utility for Deleting Invalid Files and Folders
My System Specs

05-31-2008
broke Vista Home Premium 32bit 1 posts	Re: Context Menu - Take Ownership Very helpful, thanks a lot.
My System Specs

06-01-2008
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 26,023 posts	Re: Context Menu - Take Ownership Your welcome Broke, and welcome to Vista Forums. Shawn
My System Specs

06-05-2008
neekpee vista home basic 1 posts	Re: Context Menu - Take Ownership Hey Brink, great tutorials! I have an issue here - I was trying to fix my chkdsk on startup, religiously following your tutorials until I hit the "take ownership"part' segment. Failed to pay attention to the .exe part and how I should be using method 2, not the context menu method. Long story short, I wasn't able to take ownership of autochkdsk.exe and I ended up taking ownership of the entire system32 folder. Is this bad? Any way to "restore" ownership? Thanks in advance!
My System Specs

06-06-2008
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 26,023 posts	Re: Context Menu - Take Ownership Hi Neekpee, Welcome to Vista Forums. LOL, no problem. It happens. This tutorial will show you how to change the Owner back to TrustedInstaller. TrustedInstaller - Restore as Owner Hope this helps, Shawn
My System Specs

06-06-2008
merefolly Vista Home Premium 32bit 1 posts	Re: Context Menu - Take Ownership Thank you for this, it is just so easy to setup/run. I have reclaimed over 7gig of my D: partition ............. brilliant. Jo
My System Specs

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