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I ran into a problem with Simply Accounting 2008 on a system running

Vista 64bit. The solution provided on the Simply Accounting website

is to rename (or delete) this file C:\Program Files\Common

Files\System\Ole DB\OLEDB32.DLL and then re-install the accounting

program. Unfortunately *&^%$ Vista will not let me rename this file.

I even tried safe mode without success.



Is there some way I can do this or will I need to run some Linux

program?



Al


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Hi Al,



Not quite so extreme. The \Program Files directory is a protected, system

folder. To delete or rename files within it, you must run explorer.exe or

cmd.exe with elevated privileges. Click start and type in one or the other,

then right click the start menu entry and use 'run as administrator'. Now

you should be able to perform the necessary file change.



In normal mode a user, even an admin user, does not have sufficient

privileges to modify system files unless specifically invoked, very much

like linux.



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Best of Luck,



Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

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Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

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"Alfred Kaufmann" <al_kaufmann@hotmail.com>wrote in message

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On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:25:22 -0500, "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org>

wrote:



That was how I ran the Explorer but I did not think of trying the

Command Prompt. I ran CMD.exe as administrator, got to the correct

directory and then tried the rename command - "ACCESS DENIED". :-(



Linux has security too but I don't think it would have any trouble

wiping out Vista system files. :-) I start up Ubuntu and it would

have worked except my drive C: is a raid drive and Ubuntu could not

find it. :-(



Thanks for the good luck but I need other suggestions.



Al

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Hi,



Alter permissions on the parent directory if needed. Also make sure no

element of the program that uses that file is active at the time you are

trying to delete it.



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Best of Luck,



Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

mvp.support.microsoft.com/" >mvp.support.microsoft.com/

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

My thoughts rick-mvp.blogspot.com" >rick-mvp.blogspot.com



"Alfred Kaufmann" <al_kaufmann@hotmail.com>wrote in message

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Even running as Administrator may leave you without permissions to modify

some files or folders, even ones that you have downloaded and installed. To

modify (copy, delete, rename) files or folders you can take Ownership of (in

your Username) and grant yourself Full Control permissions of the files or

folders in question described in the following tutorial.



Another way to gain access to modify files and folders includes going to the

Start button, typing in Windows Explorer, right-clicking on this and

selecting Run As Administrator. You should then have "elevated privileges"

to do whatever you wish to files in Windows Explorer. There is also a

program called Unlocker that you can use to gain access to modify files and

folders (see link below).



www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67717-take-ownership-file.html" >www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67717-take-ownership-file.html



ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/" >ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/







"Alfred Kaufmann" wrote: