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How to delete files owned by SYSTEM
Hello folks,
A while back I accidentally deleted Adobe Acrobat Reader DC from my PC and I need to reinstall it. I go to the Adobe web site and download the installer. Double-clicking the installer starts the installation process and all goes well until the installation is almost finished and then I get a message to say that a newer version is already installed. At this point installation stops and all the new installation is deleted from the hard drive.
I have scoured the registry and hard drive and the only thing I can find relating to Reader are two files located here: C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Resource\CMap The files are called Identity-H and Identity-V. If I try to delete these manually I get a message that says "You require permission from SYSTEM to make changes to these files". If I right-click on the files and open Properties > Security I can't find any way to change the owner of the file to me (I am the administrator).
Does anyone know how to delete these files?
I am running W10 Home x64 (Version 21H2 Build 19044.1526). The PC has an Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz 2.81 GHz & 32GB of RAM.