failed to delete file in vista/win7 system dir

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if you want to delete a file in vista/win7 system dir like c:\windows\winsxs\xxx.dat,
you must change the file's owner to administrator and add an allow ace with it.but i want to create or
delete file in system dir in my program by calling api like CreateFile or DeleteFile, but its return value
is 5, can not access. how can i do?

Posted 2-Mar-13 23:27pm

cd_JoeWang

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Jochen Arndt 3-Mar-13 5:39am

Please don't repost questions. You already got the answer (add a manifest to your application).

cd_JoeWang 3-Mar-13 21:55pm

i'm sorry. but it doesn't work:(

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Philippe Mori · Answer 1 · 2013-03-05T16:39:00

Solution 2

You should never, never modify system folders. Period.

Posted 5-Mar-13 16:39pm

Philippe Mori

OriginalGriff · Answer 2 · 2013-03-02T23:35:00

Solution 1

As you say: you must have the appropriate permissions to create, modify or delete files from system folders.

So either elevate your application: Elevating during runtime[^] or (better) find an different folder to store you files!

Posted 2-Mar-13 23:35pm

OriginalGriff