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[swampy666]

There's this thing in my computer that doesn't let me view, open, delete, copy, move, or rename certain files. Does anyone know a way i can remove it or get around it in anyway? here's an example of something i was trying to rename:

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Edited by swampy666, 28 November 2009 - 10:00 PM.

[gruntlord6]

do you have ownership of the files?

[iBotPeaches]

Or the simple question, is it being used?

Is that picture your desktop background? Did some software install it?

Go to run and type in "msconfig"

Then go to the startup tab and un-check everything that doesn't look legit. Then restart, and hopefully you will have permission to delete it. (Assuming you prevented non-legitimate programs from loading on start-up)

[swampy666]

I did but i dont know now,
I belive it is being used,
yes that is my desktop,
nope those are some of my photos,
this all happened when i tried to install a program, & that computer isn't connected to the internet so i think it messed with my setting or something
alright ima try that

[gruntlord6]

im not sure how to set permissions in xp. its been a while since I have had unrestricted access to an xp computer.

[swampy666]

it's ok,
well that didnt work, these are the only ones checked:



I think that program made my account to a guest, am I right?



and it wont let me access "my documents" either

[Quinn]

I had this before, couldn't find a fix, sometimes it worked properly after a re-boot for a while. I ended up re-formatting

[swampy666]

so you just restarted your computer and sometimes it doesn't have the protection on it?

Edited by swampy666, 29 November 2009 - 07:46 PM.

[gruntmods]

reinstall windows if you cant find the problem after a week or 2.

[Quinn]

so you just restarted your computer and sometimes it doesn't have the protection on it?

sometimes it would, sometimes it wouldn't. I still recommend a format and re-install of the OS

[swampy666]

Will I loose my files that are under that protection if I do that?

Edited by swampy666, 30 November 2009 - 11:39 PM.

[miinaturvat]

Surely you can copy then to a USB stick or something?

And have you tried right-clicking them and making sure they're not "read-only"?

[Quinn]

Will I loose my files that are under that protection if I do that?

Yes, unless you disable the protection, move em to a usb stick then put them back on the pc later

[swampy666]

I've tried that before, it won't let me copy or move them from the spot they're at when the virus hit.

And have you tried right-clicking them and making sure they're not "read-only"?

lol if only it was that simple, but the problem with that is if they're "read-only" you can still view/play the file just not change anything on it, but I can't even view it

[bmanns]

Put the drive in another computer and run chkdisk.

Does that user account have a password? Remove it.

[swampy666]

okay ima try that soon.

[Reaper222]

Administrator permissions?

[gruntmods]

Administrator permissions?

change OS?

[Diggy]

Have you tried putting them on a USB and trying to open/edit the pics on another computer? Just a stab at the dark really but it could narrow down the problem if you can open them.

[swampy666]

yes i have, it won't let me move them to any external hard drives , but thanks anyway