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zer0
05-27-06, 07:58 AM
i reinstalled winxp.... without formating my drive c:

...so inside my docs & settings folder i have 2 administrator folders. the problem is that i cannot delete my old admin folder, it seays "access denied". is there a way to delete the old admin folder? coz it occupies a lot of space. :(

zer0
05-27-06, 11:20 AM
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/2196/untitled33kd.th.jpg (http://img97.imageshack.us/my.php?image=untitled33kd.jpg)

but wer is the security tab?

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rewt
05-27-06, 05:15 PM
Drop to a command shell. Start > Run > "cmd.exe"

Then type

cacls "c:\documents and settings\administrator" /T /C /G Administrators:F

This should give you full control over the folder's contents.

BTW security tab doesn't show up because Simple File Sharing is enabled under folder options.