Problems using the CMD window

When I am using the CMD window and try to use the "delete" command on some text file in my C:\ root folder, the resulting message is "Access Denied".

I tried to use my user account with Administrator authority but it happens there too.

Is there any way to avoid this?

You can try moving the file off the root of C: to a different folder or drive, then try deleting.

If this is not a system file, you can give yourself full permissions or take ownership.

Permissions - Allow or Deny Users and Groups

Take Ownership Shortcut

Thank you both.

Richc46,

I got it to work find using your suggestion. But that leaves me with another problem.

You see, I normally open my CMD window in a batch file. The reason is that enables me to use a hotkey to open the window.

In XP, I opened the CMD window by using the START command as follows:

start "CMD Shell 1" CMD /T:0F "/K CD /D C:\"

But I find multiple versions of the file CMD.EXE under W7.

Specifically, I find CMD.EXE in the following directories.

C:\Windows\System32
C:\Windows\SysWOW64

Can you tell me if the one in C:\Windows\System32 is the one I should start in order to get an elevated prompt?

Bill2 said:

You can try moving the file off the root of C: to a different folder or drive, then try deleting.

If this is not a system file, you can give yourself full permissions or take ownership.

Permissions - Allow or Deny Users and Groups

Take Ownership Shortcut

Thank you Bill. But I am a rank beginner with W7 and I have no idea what it means to take ownership or give myself full permissions. I don't know how to do either of those things.

alishibaz said:

Thank you both.

Richc46,

I got it to work find using your suggestion. But that leaves me with another problem.

You see, I normally open my CMD window in a batch file. The reason is that enables me to use a hotkey to open the window.

In XP, I opened the CMD window by using the START command as follows:

start "CMD Shell 1" CMD /T:0F "/K CD /D C:\"

But I find multiple versions of the file CMD.EXE under W7.

Specifically, I find CMD.EXE in the following directories.

C:\Windows\System32
C:\Windows\SysWOW64

Can you tell me if the one in C:\Windows\System32 is the one I should start in order to get an elevated prompt?

On 64 bit versions of windows the 32 bit CMD.exe can be found at C:\Windows\SysWoW64\cmd.exe.

Thank you both very much. Lucky there aren't very many possibilities. So I will try them both and hopefully one will work.

P.S. Is there no way to send private messages to other users in this forum?

richc46 said:

You have 32 bit per your specs. Try system 32.

Theres no Syswow64 folder in 32 bit windows.