I hope this is ok to post this here. I am running Windows Vista Home Basic. I installed an earlier version of Real Player. It didn't do all that I wanted it to do, so I tried to ununstall it. I simply CAN'T do it!! I've used the takeown command from the command line, and I am informed that I do have ownership of the folder and subfolders, but I still can't uninstall or delete the files. I just get the message that I need to have permission to do this, and to contact the administrator. Since I am the only user, I AM the administrator. How can I finally get this uninstalled? I would certainly appreciate any help anyone can give me. Thanks in advance. Bob.
you will also get the message..if there is still a 'process' running in the background or it installed a 'service'...im sure that program put a run command in the registry..try looking in the task manager process's and shut it down....or try going into safe mode and removing it.
With right click mouse, you can gain control over files, make them accessable. Don't know what it's exactly in english, since I'm not using an english vista.
Dangerous - Use At Your Own Risk Use with CARE.... this command can be - is dangerous for the NOT knowing. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\runas] @="Take Ownership" "Extended"="" "NoWorkingDirectory"="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\runas\command] @="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F" "IsolatedCommand"="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas] @="Take Ownership" "Extended"="" "NoWorkingDirectory"="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas\command] @="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" /r /d y && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F /t" "IsolatedCommand"="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" /r /d y && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F / ----------------------------------------------------------------------- open notepad copy and paste all the above minus the ------------------ then saveas "Rightclick.take-own.reg" NOTICE USE WITH CARE... THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS
Thank You!! THANKS!! You were exactly right!! The RealAudio.exe was listed in the processes in the task manager. I removed it and then WAS able to delete it. THANKS AGAIN. BOB1936.