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Can't delete some files

I get this from time to time when re-installing windows (Like after a trojan say..) Usually when I try and delete the windows folder I get an Error Deleting File (Macromedia something or other) Cannot delete FILE: Access is deined. Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not currently in use. [OK] Right click, Properties (Trying to take the "Read Only" flag off will result in an Error Applying Attributes message and say Access is denied.) Click on the Security Tab (If it's missing you need to disable Simple File Sharing) Remove "Everyone" from the list, and click OK Delete the file Guessing here, I believe windows uses the most restrictive permissions and the permissions for everyone (from the last installation) were locked. I don't have another file to test this with unfortunately, so I'll check that some other day

Car Alarms...

My car got broken into over on Thursday at this roach motel I live in, so I was looking into a few car alarms, and I'll regale to you SOME of my experiences... Car Alarm: The two big brands (AFAIK) are Viper and Compustar, both Viper and Compustar have a nice model that will (supposedly) go 1 mile or longer. Compustar: http://www.compustar.com/products/P2WSSR.htm http://www.compustar.com/products/P2W9000FMR.htm Viper 5901: http://www.viper.com/P-5702V/Viper+5901+Responder+Lc3+Supercode+Sst+2-way+Security+And+Remote+Start+System There's also this no name brand Carvox CX-2300 (Goes by many other names) it's from China, here's a link: http://carvox.en.alibaba.com/offerdetail/212958541/TWO_WAY_CAR_ALARM_REMOTE_STARTER.html Installers local to me: I live in Hamilton, but I'll go as far as Toronto to save some cash, almost all the installers I found were WAY over priced, and when asked WHY, they simply couldn't give me a good reason. The actual alarm itself is usually...