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I honestly did not understand a single post made after the OP. But I'd buy the game...on steam sale.

For those of you wondering, I won't be ingame for a few days / week or so. Got some nasty bugs and had to reformat and it may take some time before I can download / patch BF3 again... But don't worry...I have plenty of knifes and crossbow kills left, and I'll make sure I make up the days I miss of pissing someone off.

Howdy Ludizor. Look forward to taking your dogtags

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Should already be on the list, but anyway - flashadvocate. Add me on battlelog if you like pina coladas and long walks on the beach.

This made me laugh a little. In past years (BF2,BF2142), you could say DICE listens to its gamers. But with the release of BF3, and an all-out dash to compete with CoD, DICE has become a bit of a sell-out. Instead of sticking to its roots with gaming that isn't pull-out-of-the-box playable (meaning you don't jump ingame and instantly get kills), it has de-evolved the kind of content it produces. Instead of catering to the fans that jumped into the massive battlefield environment of predecessors, it plays to the masses that love run and gun style games that require little thought, little teamwork, and even less effort to enjoy the game. It traded in its underground status for dollar bills. If you're expecting revolutionary advances in gaming technology in the form of flashy and dazzling graphics, you might just get it. But if you're expecting it to separate itself from the likes of CoD and other popularized FPS games and define itself, don't hold your breath. Money talks. And DICE is listening. That said, I do plan on getting BF4. Despite my thoughts on DICE's future, it's still a better game overall. But I won't be fooled into getting my hopes up like I did when BF3 was announced while I was mowing down charlies in the huey on Valparaiso.

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Just to follow up, I figured out that Dean had two separate user accounts, both administrator, but only one with true full access. I removed the broken one and switched to the real primary, fixing the issue. For those who encounter this in the future, the fix I posted: Works perfectly. If in fact the user account you're logged into is NOT a true administrator, the output from this batch will let you know. "This user account does not have access to these files." Otherwise it will state "XX number of successfully processed files. XX number of failed processes."

I'm on now. Sent you an xfire invite too.

Here is one option... Make a folder in c:\ and name it something simple and move the problem files into that folder. Then create a new file in the same location (C:\) and name it delete.bat. Put the following inside (using notepad or similar text editor). Be sure to replace "Locked Directory" with the folder name you used. SET DIRECTORY_NAME="C:\Locked Directory" TAKEOWN /f %DIRECTORY_NAME% /r /d y ICACLS %DIRECTORY_NAME% /grant administrators:F /t PAUSE Then right click the new .bat file and "Run as Administrator". This should grant you permissions to remove the folder, and thus the files. If that doesn't work for you, you can also try deleting the files by starting at the deepest level. Say you have a folder structure that looks like this: folder \ foldera \ folderb \ folderc \ folder1 \ \ folder2 \ Start by deleting "folderc", then "folderb", "thenfoldera \ folder1 \ folder2" before finally deleting "folder". Files created by programs, especially files that are intended not to be edited by the user (like CoD4 profiles, which can be manipulated into giving a player a higher level) cause awkward and annoying permissions when dealing with single files and especially in nested folders where lots of individual files are created in deep folder structures.

Try right-clicking -> properties and see if these files are marked as "Read-only".

Since you are canadian, I'm sure you can appreciate the following... Le Bacon

What kind of files are you trying to remove specifically? Extensions-wise. Are they in use?

Try running explorer.exe as administrator. Assuming you're using Win7, navigate to C:\Windows\ and find Explorer.exe. Right click -> Run as administrator, and then try removing the files that way.

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Congrats on your acceptance, Propagoon.

congrats

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Grats djmot

Congratulations

Welcome. When will you come to BF3 and contribute to my dog tag count?

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It's pretty cool, especially considering how many there are and how likely it is that you might find one near you.

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