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[XP] What the hell is this?

Think that is the SID (Security Identifier) number.

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That sir is the group policy editor, you can also reach it from the run line at gpedit.msc

It is one of the great things starting with W2K being able to set policies on your network

how do I delete those two folders?

said by Mr_Newb:

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how do I delete those two folders?

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how do I take ownership even logged on as admin I can't delete the folders. I can't even view the folders. And the funny thing is that I made the folders on the same account.

In that case you are the owner of those folders (are they shared across a network where someone may have the folder open?)

In any case, boot to Safe Mode (no networking) and delete them there.
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reply to Mr_Newb
Could give the following a try:

»The Broadband Reports Windows XP FAQ »Want to delete a file but get an Access Denied error?

reply to Mr_Newb
Also, see the section Permission Denied When Trying to Delete Folders/Files in the the following link:

»www.kellys-korner-xp.com/win_xp_mydocs.htm

MS KB article:

HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in Windows XP

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I've been reading other posts on this subject but still no luck any idea's?

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I'm still stuck, not only can I not delete teh folder I can't even access what's in it.

Safe-mode did nothing still couldn't access it.
CMD as shown above said access is denied.

CAn I boot to command prompt and then delete?

Here's what to do.

At a command prompt, type in the following command:
AT 13:12 /interactive cmd

Replace 13:12 with whatever time you like. Note that the time must be in 24-hour format and the /interactive switch must come before the command you wish to run. The time needs to be some time in the future. If you make it in the past, it will run at that time tomorrow.

Once the time you set rolls around, a command prompt will come up. Try going into the folder from there.

Technical info:
What you are doing is running a command prompt as the LocalService account. If you get access denied here, then we'll need to try changing permissions from the command prompt.
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reply to Mr_Newb
You could also try letting the scripting engine have a crack at it.

Copy and paste the following into a notepad document and save as delete.vbs

code:

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Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
objFSO.DeleteFolder("C:\Documents and Settings\Matthew\Desktop\New Folder\Desktoptemp")

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I don't think that will work too well. The script only has the permissions of the user who runs it. If he runs it using the AT command, I think it would take care of it.
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Run the AT command and then wait for it to appear. Close everything and then work from within the command prompt that appears.
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