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I want to deny myself the ability to modify or delete an executable.
When .NET Reflector asks you if you want to update:
and you choose No it spontaneously deletes itself as retribution:
So I want to prevent myself from being able to Delete
the executable; as punishment for their punishment.
I tried to Deny me Write
permission (and deny it to Everyone, and Administrators):
Except, I can still Right-Click -> Delete the file...
How do I deny the delete/modify permission to a file?
Upvote solely because I find the question quite amusing. Then I recalled painful times with the Adobe Flash installer and suddenly I feel less amused. – Mark K Cowan – 2014-11-03T11:05:36.370
Yeah, write access has nothing to do with delete permission. This seems like a rather draconian way to solving this problem. – surfasb – 2011-07-12T18:33:40.707
i'm surprised at a downvote. i would think being able to stop something from modifying your files would be a useful question. – Ian Boyd – 2011-08-29T23:12:28.583
@surfasb Write access very well may have nothing to do with delete. i only include things i've tried because some people get grump when i simply ask the question. And some people will give spiteful downvotes if i don't "show research effort". – Ian Boyd – 2012-01-15T15:12:15.627