First post, by Totempole
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I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but I'm having a weird issue on one of my Windows 98 systems. For some reason, I can't rename or delete any DOS based .exe files. I get the standard Access Denied, File in use or Write Protected error.
I can rename or delete any Windows based .exe files and any other file types just fine. I can also move DOS based .exe files into folders and delete the folder with the DOS based .exe file inside it.
In the command prompt or MS-DOS mode, I can do everything. I can move, rename and delete DOS based .exe files as necessary.
I have tried booting in Safe Mode, but I still have the same issue. Even if I disable everything and do a diagnostic startup I have this issue.
If anyone has any idea why this is happening and what I could do to fix it, I would be eternally grateful. I really don't want to have to reload this PC 😀
My Retro Gaming PC:
Pentium III 450MHz Katmai Slot 1
Transcend 256MB PC133
Gigabyte GA-6BXC
MSI Geforce 2 MX400 AGP
Ensoniq ES1371 PCI
Sound Blaster AWE64 ISA