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WinXP keeps restoring a file I want deleted...

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F3user

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I need to remove a file named "plugin.ocx" from my windows\system32 dir. Citrix's metaframe client has a known issue with this file being present. On my NT4.0 machine, I deleted the file with no problem and metaframe works. On my WinXP Home Ed. machine, the OS puts the file right back as soon as I delete it! I have read of this happening with Win2K also. Does anyone know how I can PERMANENTLY delete this file? Thanks, SR
 
I'd a similar problem with deleting the fairly well known (infamous) file ctfmon.exe (the one that installs with Office XP and screws up multimedia applications such as DVD players and WinAMP). I found out that if you delete it while booted under safe mode (press F8 at the screen following the POST) it will not be restored. However, I am not certain this will work the same way for your OCX file, cause maybe an application itself is restoring it. But good luck 🙂
 
In Windows 2000 and Windows XP, Windows File Protection prevents the replacement of protected system files such as .sys, .dll, .ocx, .ttf, .fon, and .exe files. Windows File Protection runs in the background and protects all files installed by the Windows Setup program.

There are two things you can do to get around this, you can choose the one you like best

1) Log on as admin, go to System properties and select the restore tab, from here you can disable Windows File Protection. I don't like this option much, because it really is a nice service. No sense disabling the whole thing just so you can erase one file....so....

2) Go to the command line and type in attrib plugin.ocx -s
This will remove the system file attribute from the file. You should be able to delete it permanently. The upside is that windows file protection can stay on.

 
Heh PliotronX, it WORKED!! Thanks! My plant manager asked me to recommend a laptop. I could have (and maybe should have) played it safe and recommended a PIII / WinMe or 2000 setup but instead I recommended an Athlon 1.0 Ghz with WinXP. Little by little I am working out the kinks. Next job is getting the laptop to login to the Novell network.... Thanks for the tip! -SR

Saltin, I will try the command line option on my other XP Pro machine. Thanks.
 
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