Deleting Encrypted Files

[Michael]

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Thanks for your recent replies to my question involving accessing encrypted
files, but not being the brightest spark, I encrypted the folder that also
contained the keys to it! ha ha, in which case, I now need to find out how to
delete the encrypted files, anyone know?

 

[Guest]

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Michael wrote:
> Thanks for your recent replies to my question involving accessing encrypted
> files, but not being the brightest spark, I encrypted the folder that also
> contained the keys to it! ha ha, in which case, I now need to find out how to
> delete the encrypted files, anyone know?
Hi

You get an "Access denied" message?

See if taking ownership helps:

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421


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torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
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[Michael]

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Yes I do