trying to delete xp mode base

im trying to delete Windows XP Mode base.vhd so i can replace it with a back up,
when i do this i get the you need permissions dialogue, ive used the "take ownership" but it still wont let me delete
i can and have renamed it and even the file extension but still cant delete it.]

thanks

ive managed to change the name and file extension and put the backup file in there so xp mode works but the old file just wont delete

I was having the same problem you were max (i needed the room on my 40gb SSD). so here's how I deleted it:

1) right-click hit "Properties"
2) click on "Security" tab
3) click on "Advanced" at the bottom
4) click on "owner" tab
5) click "Edit..." button
6) in the box where it says "change owner to", select yourself then hit "OK"
7) you'll get a message that says you'll need to close and reopen the properties to take control. hit "OK"
8) hit "ok" on all the windows you opened so far, you'll get a message that says something like it didn't do what you wanted to. but if you go back into properties, youl'll see you are the owner now, and you can delete the file.

below20hz said:

I was having the same problem you were max (i needed the room on my 40gb SSD). so here's how I deleted it:

1) right-click hit "Properties"
2) click on "Security" tab
3) click on "Advanced" at the bottom
4) click on "owner" tab
5) click "Edit..." button
6) in the box where it says "change owner to", select yourself then hit "OK"
7) you'll get a message that says you'll need to close and reopen the properties to take control. hit "OK"
8) hit "ok" on all the windows you opened so far, you'll get a message that says something like it didn't do what you wanted to. but if you go back into properties, youl'll see you are the owner now, and you can delete the file.

hi below20hz thanks for that it didnt actually work for me but it did give me a lead to being able to delete it, its gone now at last so thumbs up

Maxheadroom said:

hi below20hz thanks for that it didnt actually work for me but it did give me a lead to being able to delete it, its gone now at last so thumbs up

oh good, I typed that from memory so I wondered if I might've missed something - but glad to hear you got it to work. do you remember what you did different to get it to work?

-Ethan

if i remember right m8 when i went into the security options i gave all permissions to everyone for the file/folder
and then it let me delete it, oddly just giving permissions to be able to delete it wouldnt work.
changing owner didnt work either.