RE: Cannot delete files [OT]

2011-01-17 Thread Ray 
Nope.  Had rebooted many times. 

 

From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 12:27 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Cannot delete files [OT]

 

I'll bet that it's not chkdsk that helps you, but the reboot itself.

 

It's just Windows poorly handling access to a remotely opened file.


 

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On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 1:26 PM, Ray  wrote:

I've had a similar issue and had to run chkdsk to finally be able to get rid
of the files. 

 

From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 10:47 AM


To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Cannot delete files [OT]

 

Why would you say that?

 

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On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 12:42 PM, Michael B. Smith 
wrote:

ignoratio elenchi

 

Regards,

 

Michael B. Smith

Consultant and Exchange MVP

http://TheEssentialExchange.com

 

From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 12:38 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Cannot delete files

 

I find that this almost always happens when there is a remote lock on the
file, so the deletion is 98% processed. :)

 

Try to ensure that there are zero file handles open to that folder or its
parent via the HANDLE utility from SysInternals.   If there is, and the
process holding it open is anything OTHER than System, you can shutdown or
kill the process to finish off the delete operation.

 

If the process is System, however, only a reboot will finish it off.

 

The "can't take ownership" error is a red herring.


 

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On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 12:16 PM, jesse-r...@wi.rr.com
 wrote:

I have a user's roaming profile directory located on a Windows 2008 server
I cannot get rid of.  I've been able to delete everything in the directory
except 4 files in a certain subdirectory called Recent.

I tried taking ownership from GUI and from command line (via takeown.exe_
with no success.  I keep getting, "Unable to set new owner on 'filename'"
Access is Denied.

The files and/or Recent are NOT opened/used.  When going to the security
tab, it also says I don't have permissions to view the object's security
properties.

All 4 of the files which I cannot take ownership of or delete are .lnk
files (They showup in folder view as a type of "Shortcut).

Any thoughts on how to get rid of these things?

 

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Re: Cannot delete files [OT]

2011-01-17 Thread Andrew S. Baker 
I'll bet that it's not chkdsk that helps you, but the reboot itself.

It's just Windows poorly handling access to a remotely opened file.


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On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 1:26 PM, Ray  wrote:

> I’ve had a similar issue and had to run chkdsk to finally be able to get
> rid of the files.
>
>
>
> *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, January 17, 2011 10:47 AM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: Cannot delete files [OT]
>
>
>
> Why would you say that?
>
>
>
> *ASB *(My Bio via About.Me <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio>)
> *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...*
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 12:42 PM, Michael B. Smith 
> wrote:
>
> *ignoratio elenchi*
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Michael B. Smith
>
> Consultant and Exchange MVP
>
> http://TheEssentialExchange.com
>
>
>
> *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, January 17, 2011 12:38 PM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: Cannot delete files
>
>
>
> I find that this almost always happens when there is a remote lock on the
> file, so the deletion is 98% processed. :)
>
>
>
> Try to ensure that there are zero file handles open to that folder or its
> parent via the HANDLE utility from SysInternals.   If there is, and the
> process holding it open is anything OTHER than System, you can shutdown or
> kill the process to finish off the delete operation.
>
>
>
> If the process is System, however, only a reboot will finish it off.
>
>
>
> The "can't take ownership" error is a red herring.
>
>
>
> *ASB *(My Bio via About.Me <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio>)
> *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...*
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 12:16 PM, jesse-r...@wi.rr.com <
> jesse-r...@wi.rr.com> wrote:
>
> I have a user's roaming profile directory located on a Windows 2008 server
> I cannot get rid of.  I've been able to delete everything in the directory
> except 4 files in a certain subdirectory called Recent.
>
> I tried taking ownership from GUI and from command line (via takeown.exe_
> with no success.  I keep getting, "Unable to set new owner on 'filename'"
> Access is Denied.
>
> The files and/or Recent are NOT opened/used.  When going to the security
> tab, it also says I don't have permissions to view the object's security
> properties.
>
> All 4 of the files which I cannot take ownership of or delete are .lnk
> files (They showup in folder view as a type of "Shortcut).
>
> Any thoughts on how to get rid of these things?
>
>
>

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Re: Cannot delete files [OT]

2011-01-17 Thread Andrew S. Baker 
ROFL!


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On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 12:49 PM, Michael B. Smith wrote:

>  I just looked up the etymology of “red herring”. J
>
>
>
> (That’s why I marked it [OT].)
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Michael B. Smith
>
> Consultant and Exchange MVP
>
> http://TheEssentialExchange.com
>
>
>
> *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, January 17, 2011 12:47 PM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: Cannot delete files [OT]
>
>
>
> Why would you say that?
>
>
>
> *ASB *(My Bio via About.Me <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio>)
> *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...*
>
>
>
>
>
>  On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 12:42 PM, Michael B. Smith 
> wrote:
>
> *ignoratio elenchi*
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Michael B. Smith
>
> Consultant and Exchange MVP
>
> http://TheEssentialExchange.com
>
>
>
> *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, January 17, 2011 12:38 PM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: Cannot delete files
>
>
>
> I find that this almost always happens when there is a remote lock on the
> file, so the deletion is 98% processed. :)
>
>
>
> Try to ensure that there are zero file handles open to that folder or its
> parent via the HANDLE utility from SysInternals.   If there is, and the
> process holding it open is anything OTHER than System, you can shutdown or
> kill the process to finish off the delete operation.
>
>
>
> If the process is System, however, only a reboot will finish it off.
>
>
>
> The "can't take ownership" error is a red herring.
>
>
>
> *ASB *(My Bio via About.Me <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio>)
> *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...*
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 12:16 PM, jesse-r...@wi.rr.com <
> jesse-r...@wi.rr.com> wrote:
>
> I have a user's roaming profile directory located on a Windows 2008 server
> I cannot get rid of.  I've been able to delete everything in the directory
> except 4 files in a certain subdirectory called Recent.
>
> I tried taking ownership from GUI and from command line (via takeown.exe_
> with no success.  I keep getting, "Unable to set new owner on 'filename'"
> Access is Denied.
>
> The files and/or Recent are NOT opened/used.  When going to the security
> tab, it also says I don't have permissions to view the object's security
> properties.
>
> All 4 of the files which I cannot take ownership of or delete are .lnk
> files (They showup in folder view as a type of "Shortcut).
>
> Any thoughts on how to get rid of these things?
>
>
>
>
>

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RE: Cannot delete files [OT]

2011-01-17 Thread Ray 
I've had a similar issue and had to run chkdsk to finally be able to get rid
of the files. 

 

From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 10:47 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Cannot delete files [OT]

 

Why would you say that?

 

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On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 12:42 PM, Michael B. Smith 
wrote:

ignoratio elenchi

 

Regards,

 

Michael B. Smith

Consultant and Exchange MVP

http://TheEssentialExchange.com

 

From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 12:38 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Cannot delete files

 

I find that this almost always happens when there is a remote lock on the
file, so the deletion is 98% processed. :)

 

Try to ensure that there are zero file handles open to that folder or its
parent via the HANDLE utility from SysInternals.   If there is, and the
process holding it open is anything OTHER than System, you can shutdown or
kill the process to finish off the delete operation.

 

If the process is System, however, only a reboot will finish it off.

 

The "can't take ownership" error is a red herring.


 

ASB (My Bio via About.Me <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio> ) 
Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...

 

 

On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 12:16 PM, jesse-r...@wi.rr.com
 wrote:

I have a user's roaming profile directory located on a Windows 2008 server
I cannot get rid of.  I've been able to delete everything in the directory
except 4 files in a certain subdirectory called Recent.

I tried taking ownership from GUI and from command line (via takeown.exe_
with no success.  I keep getting, "Unable to set new owner on 'filename'"
Access is Denied.

The files and/or Recent are NOT opened/used.  When going to the security
tab, it also says I don't have permissions to view the object's security
properties.

All 4 of the files which I cannot take ownership of or delete are .lnk
files (They showup in folder view as a type of "Shortcut).

Any thoughts on how to get rid of these things?

 

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Re: Cannot delete files [OT]

2011-01-17 Thread Jonathan Link 
Where did you look it up?  You failed to bring up the most humorous
definition (for South Park fans), the Chewbacca defense.

On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 12:49 PM, Michael B. Smith wrote:

>  I just looked up the etymology of “red herring”. J
>
>
>
> (That’s why I marked it [OT].)
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Michael B. Smith
>
> Consultant and Exchange MVP
>
> http://TheEssentialExchange.com <http://theessentialexchange.com/>
>
>
>
> *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, January 17, 2011 12:47 PM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: Cannot delete files [OT]
>
>
>
> Why would you say that?
>
>
>
> *ASB *(My Bio via About.Me <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio>)
> *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...*
>
>
>
>
>
>  On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 12:42 PM, Michael B. Smith 
> wrote:
>
> *ignoratio elenchi*
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Michael B. Smith
>
> Consultant and Exchange MVP
>
> http://TheEssentialExchange.com <http://theessentialexchange.com/>
>
>
>
> *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, January 17, 2011 12:38 PM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: Cannot delete files
>
>
>
> I find that this almost always happens when there is a remote lock on the
> file, so the deletion is 98% processed. :)
>
>
>
> Try to ensure that there are zero file handles open to that folder or its
> parent via the HANDLE utility from SysInternals.   If there is, and the
> process holding it open is anything OTHER than System, you can shutdown or
> kill the process to finish off the delete operation.
>
>
>
> If the process is System, however, only a reboot will finish it off.
>
>
>
> The "can't take ownership" error is a red herring.
>
>
>
> *ASB *(My Bio via About.Me <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio>)
> *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...*
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 12:16 PM, jesse-r...@wi.rr.com <
> jesse-r...@wi.rr.com> wrote:
>
> I have a user's roaming profile directory located on a Windows 2008 server
> I cannot get rid of.  I've been able to delete everything in the directory
> except 4 files in a certain subdirectory called Recent.
>
> I tried taking ownership from GUI and from command line (via takeown.exe_
> with no success.  I keep getting, "Unable to set new owner on 'filename'"
> Access is Denied.
>
> The files and/or Recent are NOT opened/used.  When going to the security
> tab, it also says I don't have permissions to view the object's security
> properties.
>
> All 4 of the files which I cannot take ownership of or delete are .lnk
> files (They showup in folder view as a type of "Shortcut).
>
> Any thoughts on how to get rid of these things?
>
>
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~
>
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RE: Cannot delete files [OT]

2011-01-17 Thread Michael B. Smith 
I just looked up the etymology of "red herring". :)

(That's why I marked it [OT].)

Regards,

Michael B. Smith
Consultant and Exchange MVP
http://TheEssentialExchange.com

From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 12:47 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Cannot delete files [OT]

Why would you say that?



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On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 12:42 PM, Michael B. Smith 
mailto:mich...@smithcons.com>> wrote:
ignoratio elenchi

Regards,

Michael B. Smith
Consultant and Exchange MVP
http://TheEssentialExchange.com

From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com<mailto:asbz...@gmail.com>]
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 12:38 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Cannot delete files

I find that this almost always happens when there is a remote lock on the file, 
so the deletion is 98% processed. :)

Try to ensure that there are zero file handles open to that folder or its 
parent via the HANDLE utility from SysInternals.   If there is, and the process 
holding it open is anything OTHER than System, you can shutdown or kill the 
process to finish off the delete operation.

If the process is System, however, only a reboot will finish it off.

The "can't take ownership" error is a red herring.



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On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 12:16 PM, 
jesse-r...@wi.rr.com<mailto:jesse-r...@wi.rr.com> 
mailto:jesse-r...@wi.rr.com>> wrote:
I have a user's roaming profile directory located on a Windows 2008 server
I cannot get rid of.  I've been able to delete everything in the directory
except 4 files in a certain subdirectory called Recent.

I tried taking ownership from GUI and from command line (via takeown.exe_
with no success.  I keep getting, "Unable to set new owner on 'filename'"
Access is Denied.

The files and/or Recent are NOT opened/used.  When going to the security
tab, it also says I don't have permissions to view the object's security
properties.

All 4 of the files which I cannot take ownership of or delete are .lnk
files (They showup in folder view as a type of "Shortcut).

Any thoughts on how to get rid of these things?



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Re: Cannot delete files [OT]

2011-01-17 Thread Andrew S. Baker 
Why would you say that?


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On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 12:42 PM, Michael B. Smith wrote:

>  *ignoratio elenchi*
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Michael B. Smith
>
> Consultant and Exchange MVP
>
> http://TheEssentialExchange.com
>
>
>
> *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, January 17, 2011 12:38 PM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: Cannot delete files
>
>
>
> I find that this almost always happens when there is a remote lock on the
> file, so the deletion is 98% processed. :)
>
>
>
> Try to ensure that there are zero file handles open to that folder or its
> parent via the HANDLE utility from SysInternals.   If there is, and the
> process holding it open is anything OTHER than System, you can shutdown or
> kill the process to finish off the delete operation.
>
>
>
> If the process is System, however, only a reboot will finish it off.
>
>
>
> The "can't take ownership" error is a red herring.
>
>
>
> *ASB *(My Bio via About.Me <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio>)
> *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...*
>
>
>
>
>
>  On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 12:16 PM, jesse-r...@wi.rr.com <
> jesse-r...@wi.rr.com> wrote:
>
> I have a user's roaming profile directory located on a Windows 2008 server
> I cannot get rid of.  I've been able to delete everything in the directory
> except 4 files in a certain subdirectory called Recent.
>
> I tried taking ownership from GUI and from command line (via takeown.exe_
> with no success.  I keep getting, "Unable to set new owner on 'filename'"
> Access is Denied.
>
> The files and/or Recent are NOT opened/used.  When going to the security
> tab, it also says I don't have permissions to view the object's security
> properties.
>
> All 4 of the files which I cannot take ownership of or delete are .lnk
> files (They showup in folder view as a type of "Shortcut).
>
> Any thoughts on how to get rid of these things?
>
>
>

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RE: Cannot delete files [OT]

2011-01-17 Thread Michael B. Smith 
ignoratio elenchi

Regards,

Michael B. Smith
Consultant and Exchange MVP
http://TheEssentialExchange.com

From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 12:38 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Cannot delete files

I find that this almost always happens when there is a remote lock on the file, 
so the deletion is 98% processed. :)

Try to ensure that there are zero file handles open to that folder or its 
parent via the HANDLE utility from SysInternals.   If there is, and the process 
holding it open is anything OTHER than System, you can shutdown or kill the 
process to finish off the delete operation.

If the process is System, however, only a reboot will finish it off.

The "can't take ownership" error is a red herring.



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On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 12:16 PM, 
jesse-r...@wi.rr.com<mailto:jesse-r...@wi.rr.com> 
mailto:jesse-r...@wi.rr.com>> wrote:
I have a user's roaming profile directory located on a Windows 2008 server
I cannot get rid of.  I've been able to delete everything in the directory
except 4 files in a certain subdirectory called Recent.

I tried taking ownership from GUI and from command line (via takeown.exe_
with no success.  I keep getting, "Unable to set new owner on 'filename'"
Access is Denied.

The files and/or Recent are NOT opened/used.  When going to the security
tab, it also says I don't have permissions to view the object's security
properties.

All 4 of the files which I cannot take ownership of or delete are .lnk
files (They showup in folder view as a type of "Shortcut).

Any thoughts on how to get rid of these things?


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Re: Cannot delete files

2011-01-17 Thread Andrew S. Baker 
I find that this almost always happens when there is a remote lock on the
file, so the deletion is 98% processed. :)

Try to ensure that there are zero file handles open to that folder or its
parent via the HANDLE utility from SysInternals.   If there is, and the
process holding it open is anything OTHER than System, you can shutdown or
kill the process to finish off the delete operation.

If the process is System, however, only a reboot will finish it off.

The "can't take ownership" error is a red herring.


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On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 12:16 PM, jesse-r...@wi.rr.com  wrote:

> I have a user's roaming profile directory located on a Windows 2008 server
> I cannot get rid of.  I've been able to delete everything in the directory
> except 4 files in a certain subdirectory called Recent.
>
> I tried taking ownership from GUI and from command line (via takeown.exe_
> with no success.  I keep getting, "Unable to set new owner on 'filename'"
> Access is Denied.
>
> The files and/or Recent are NOT opened/used.  When going to the security
> tab, it also says I don't have permissions to view the object's security
> properties.
>
> All 4 of the files which I cannot take ownership of or delete are .lnk
> files (They showup in folder view as a type of "Shortcut).
>
> Any thoughts on how to get rid of these things?
>
>
>

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RE: Cannot delete files

2011-01-17 Thread Paul Hutchings 
I've found that often rebooting the server will fix this - seems to be
down to some odd sort of lock on the files (it won't show in Server
Manager though).

Also sometimes deleting from the console from the command line using the
8.3 filename(s) seems to work.

Paul

-Original Message-
From: jesse-r...@wi.rr.com [mailto:jesse-r...@wi.rr.com] 
Sent: 17 January 2011 17:16
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Cannot delete files

I have a user's roaming profile directory located on a Windows 2008
server I cannot get rid of.  I've been able to delete everything in the
directory except 4 files in a certain subdirectory called Recent.

I tried taking ownership from GUI and from command line (via
takeown.exe_ with no success.  I keep getting, "Unable to set new owner
on 'filename'" 
Access is Denied.

The files and/or Recent are NOT opened/used.  When going to the security
tab, it also says I don't have permissions to view the object's security
properties. 

All 4 of the files which I cannot take ownership of or delete are .lnk
files (They showup in folder view as a type of "Shortcut).

Any thoughts on how to get rid of these things?



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Re: Cannot delete files

2011-01-17 Thread Rankin, James R 
Try subinacl?

--Original Message--
From: jesse-r...@wi.rr.com
To: NT System Admin Issues
ReplyTo: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Cannot delete files
Sent: 17 Jan 2011 17:16

I have a user's roaming profile directory located on a Windows 2008 server
I cannot get rid of.  I've been able to delete everything in the directory
except 4 files in a certain subdirectory called Recent.

I tried taking ownership from GUI and from command line (via takeown.exe_
with no success.  I keep getting, "Unable to set new owner on 'filename'" 
Access is Denied.

The files and/or Recent are NOT opened/used.  When going to the security
tab, it also says I don't have permissions to view the object's security
properties. 

All 4 of the files which I cannot take ownership of or delete are .lnk
files (They showup in folder view as a type of "Shortcut).

Any thoughts on how to get rid of these things?



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Cannot delete files

2011-01-17 Thread jesse-r...@wi.rr.com 
I have a user's roaming profile directory located on a Windows 2008 server
I cannot get rid of.  I've been able to delete everything in the directory
except 4 files in a certain subdirectory called Recent.

I tried taking ownership from GUI and from command line (via takeown.exe_
with no success.  I keep getting, "Unable to set new owner on 'filename'" 
Access is Denied.

The files and/or Recent are NOT opened/used.  When going to the security
tab, it also says I don't have permissions to view the object's security
properties. 

All 4 of the files which I cannot take ownership of or delete are .lnk
files (They showup in folder view as a type of "Shortcut).

Any thoughts on how to get rid of these things?



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