file deletion

A Word document suddenly changes into a 'read only' file which cannot be saved or deleted. I have 'saved' under different file names as instructed, but as a result I now have 10 versions of the document, 9 of which I don't want! The 'Help' file says go to 'Properties' and untick the 'read only'...

I have this backup software (GENIE9) that doesn't work. The vendor tell me I have to delete some files that are in C:\users/programs/appdata. The problem is: even though I am the administrator, I cannot even view what is in that folder, much less delete any files within it. The vendor (GENIE9)...

Hi guys, For security reasons, I had turned off/disable some features on my Windows 7, i.e: Prevent installed programs, disable command prompt and batch files, disable access to registry files, disable snap-in, disable taskmanager, and last disable regedit. I need a windows script to run these...

I secure deleted some files - nothing very sensitive - but pointers remained to the files - i.e.: f:\\\5545.jpg - etc. Everything on my C:\ drive had hidden links that simply would not delete. Turned off the Firewall - AntiVirus - cleaned the MFT - everything and it would not go away. Then I...

Hi Running the sysprep /generalize /oobe /reboot /unattend:c:\Unattend.xml command in Audit mode, how do I create an answer file that allows to: 1) include a partition in the system protection of Windows 7 SP1. 2) rename and put a password to the Administrator account. 3) permanently...

I don't know how Speedbit got into my computer but it keeps hijacking both my homepage and default search engine. This is not a browser issue though, the filth is in my System folders (I run Win 7 Ultimate x64, but this is in the x86 segment). First, of course, I tried to uninstall it, but, of...

Hello guys A while back, I downloaded a few PDF files from my school's network that I had to use for an assignment. However, now I want to delete them. Deleting the .pdf files went just fine, easily done. However, there seems to be 2 .file files still in my downloads folder with the same names...

Hi folks, I was trying to uninstall a print driver for a network printer for one of my users (Windows 7), and I ran into that issue where it tells you that it can't remove the drivers because they are still in use (this after stopped and restarting the spooler, rebooting, etc.). So I was...

Dear forum Please may I have some advice. I have windows 8 cp installed . I have a hard drive connected to a hard drive caddy, and am using it as an external hard drive: and it contains various audio/text/video files, and these were added to the hard drive when I was using windows xp Now...

Today I noticed a file on my hard drive named this: e1c344ce53705556d359 Here's a screenshot: Link Removed It is locked and will not allow me to delete it. It says I need "SYSTEM" permissions. Yes I am the administrator, and the only user of this computer. I haven't downloaded or installed...

Hey folks... I recently reorganized my computer and this included a fresh install of Windows 7 on a new disk. I backed up all my data on the old disk so that I could make sure I wasn't losing any important documents or whatever. I'm now sure I've got everything off the disk that I needed and...

WAS CLEANING OUT AN OLD SECONDARY HDD-DELETED A LOT----WHEN I DELETED THOSE ITEMS IN THE RECYCLE BIN IT WOULD STICK ON ONE ITEM---COURF_1.FON, A FONT FILE--IF I RUN CCLEANER IT STICKS ON THIS FILE AND WON'T CONTINUE ON TO REMOVE THE OTHER ITEMS- HAVE TRIED TO DELETE, RESTORE IT ETC.:mad: BUT TO...

I had downloaded a file and when I was done with it I wanted to delete the folder, subdirectories, and files. I kept getting "Access Denied." Went into properties and under Security, the owner was not named and I could not change it by editing it. Everytime I tried to change the attrib read only...

I was in the process of re-downloading Fallout3 from D2D. They are in the process of converting to GameFly and there is confusion with their downloaders. I installed both of their dlers, Comrade and the standard Downloader, but the game download stilll went directly to my Chrome browser...

Fixes an issue in which the SMB2 directory cache is not updated correctly if a file is deleted on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. This issue may occur if the computer is under heavy load. More...

Hi, I am having an annoying problem that I would appreciate some help in resolving. I have deleted and reinstalled a game program, now, three times. Prior to the last installation I went thru and defragged and used disk cleanup. I got the same results: Instead of installing new files from the...

Good afternoon Summary: How to I change the default save location of any saved file from C drive to D drive? How to delete current user and program folders on my C drive? Info: I am trying to tidy up my computer and need some assistance with default save locations. I have 2 drives, A 60gb...

Trying to keep this concise... Win 7, 64-bit, SP1 Running weekly backups through the Task Scheduler; periodic checks always show task completed successfully; discovered that "completed successfully" doesn't necessarily mean "completed correctly"; checked in Control Panel >> Backup/Restore and...

Fixes an issue in which files are deleted permanently and do not go into the Recycle Bin when you try to delete more than 1000 files in a single batch. This issue occurs in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environments. Link Removed

I'm new to the forum. Saw all the great help that has been offered to people (though I haven't found a solution to my problem yet, as it seems to be VERY specific). While looking for solutions I seemed to come very close to finding someone with my exact problem, but not quite. Here goes: I...