Vista - Delete folder under C:\Program Files

As an administrator right, how can I delete the folders under C:\ Program
Files? The folders left there was due to the weakness of program
uninstallation.

Thanks,

Scott

Well, there are multiple things you may need to try. One is to take
ownership of the folder and all subfolders. This should allow you to delete
the files, but I've noticed that sometimes it doesn't. This does require
administrative privileges because this is a protected system folder.

Robert Firth
http://www.winvistainfo.org

"Scott" <NoSpam-Scott.Xe@GMail.com> wrote in message
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> As an administrator right, how can I delete the folders under C:\ Program
> Files? The folders left there was due to the weakness of program
> uninstallation.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott

Hi,

Click start, type CMD. Right click the entry in the menu and use 'run as
administrator'. From the prompt, run:

CD C:\Program Files
DEL /y <unwanted_program_folder_name>

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Scott" <NoSpam-Scott.Xe@GMail.com> wrote in message
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> As an administrator right, how can I delete the folders under C:\ Program
> Files? The folders left there was due to the weakness of program
> uninstallation.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott

Scott

Try turning off UAC (User Access Control). You will need to log on
as Administrator. Start, Settings, Control Panel, User Accounts,
Turn User Account Control Off. Then try deleting.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Stourport, England
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"Scott" <NoSpam-Scott.Xe@GMail.com> wrote in message
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> As an administrator right, how can I delete the folders under C:\
> Program Files? The folders left there was due to the weakness of
> program uninstallation.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott

They shouldn't do that, Gerry. It's simply a matter of having the proper
permissions. There is no need to disable UAC for any task.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Gerry Cornell" <gcjcvis@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Scott
>
> Try turning off UAC (User Access Control). You will need to log on as
> Administrator. Start, Settings, Control Panel, User Accounts, Turn User
> Account Control Off. Then try deleting.
>
> --
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> "Scott" <NoSpam-Scott.Xe@GMail.com> wrote in message
> news:epcE15vbHHA.4656@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> As an administrator right, how can I delete the folders under C:\ Program
>> Files? The folders left there was due to the weakness of program
>> uninstallation.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Scott
>

Yes Rick <G>!

How do you convert several hundred excel files created in Windows XP
in a partition shared with Vista from a Read only status? UAC is
causing the problem? Turn it off no problem. That may not be the
answer but other options are very tiresome!

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Regards.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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"Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> They shouldn't do that, Gerry. It's simply a matter of having the
> proper permissions. There is no need to disable UAC for any task.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
>

It's still a permissions issue, and it's as simple as either taking
ownership or adding your user account to the full rights level. Disabling
UAC is a) dangerous for the average user and b) can cause other software to
fall over and function incorrectly.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Gerry Cornell" <gcjcvis@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Yes Rick <G>!
>
> How do you convert several hundred excel files created in Windows XP in a
> partition shared with Vista from a Read only status? UAC is causing the
> problem? Turn it off no problem. That may not be the answer but other
> options are very tiresome!
>
> --
>
>
> Regards.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:eqj$ZjzbHHA.1244@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> They shouldn't do that, Gerry. It's simply a matter of having the proper
>> permissions. There is no need to disable UAC for any task.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>>
>

On Sun, 25 Mar 2007 19:53:44 -0400, "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org>
wrote:

>They shouldn't do that, Gerry. It's simply a matter of having the proper
>permissions. There is no need to disable UAC for any task.

Oh,I agree totally that's what is SUPPOSE to happen. The reality is
something else often does making UAC garbage.

I've asked before, never got a answer from anybody. How do you change
permissions on a file when the option to do so is missing or grayed
out even when you attempt to take over the owner using the edit
permissions tab under "advanced"?

The response; DEAD SILENCE. You see lots of things that aren't suppose
to happen, happen every day, just that some don't like to talk about
those kind of things happening. Any day now somebody will pipe up and
say its early, wait to the first service pack or anyone of a dozen
other excuses the Microsoft faithful haved used for over 21 years to
try to explain why Windows remains broken in some areas. Think about
it, over 7,600 days "in development" and Windows still has bugs.
Amazing. But the faithful have an answer for that too, all software
has bugs. That is partially true, but most companies fix bugs when new
versions are released. Not Microsoft. Not all of them. There hasn't
been a "clean" version of Windows yet. Worse, Microsoft knowingly
released Vista in spite of it having 500 bugs it knew about. Think
about that.

Rick

The more I find out about UAC the more I think it is not a clever
feature. Combining the two aspects, security and compatibility is
bound to lead to problems.

However, you did not answer my question!

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Regards.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> It's still a permissions issue, and it's as simple as either
> taking ownership or adding your user account to the full rights
> level. Disabling UAC is a) dangerous for the average user and b)
> can cause other software to fall over and function incorrectly.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Gerry Cornell" <gcjcvis@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:%233Y779zbHHA.2188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Yes Rick <G>!
>>
>> How do you convert several hundred excel files created in Windows
>> XP in a partition shared with Vista from a Read only status? UAC
>> is causing the problem? Turn it off no problem. That may not be
>> the answer but other options are very tiresome!
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Regards.
>>
>> Gerry
>> ~~~~
>> FCA
>> Stourport, England
>> Enquire, plan and execute
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>

Gerry Cornell wrote:
> Rick
>
> The more I find out about UAC the more I think it is not a clever
> feature. Combining the two aspects, security and compatibility is bound
> to lead to problems.

Yes, correct. MS has neglected security in favor of compatibility for
decades and (thankfully!) that era is now over.

You do, in fact, need to take ownership of the files you want before you
can use them freely in Vista. This is not difficult. Just right-click
on the files, and then Properties>Security. Edit the privileges on
those files as needed so you can change the owner to whomever you want.

This is a small price to pay for the increased security you gain.