Cannot access the folder

Hi Lisa!  I have a similar problem, but I use Windows XP Home Edition.  Under ' advanced settings (step 1 c) there is no area for "simple file sharing" for me check or uncheck. ".  I have a directory under Documents and Settings of a former user who uses this PC is no longer, and the user account has been deleted.  But I don't have access to the files in spite of being the only user and administrator.  I can't access this grace at a command prompt.  The folder name is too long, and the short name will not work.  I tried right click directly on the folder, but not getting anything to work with.  Uncheck "read only" does nothing, and when I look again, it is considered as 'read only' again.  I can't delete the folder.  I can't access the folder.  Any help would be appreciated.

I'm not Lisa, but you can start the computer with Linux Livecd such as Knoppix or a Bart PE disk and copy the data from the file to an external hard drive in this way. You can then delete the folder if you use the Linux NTFS driver (if your Windows drive is formatted in NTFS; he did not need something special if it's FAT32) or just delete it using the Bart PE.

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