Deleting and renaming files using Batch file on Windows 7 x64

[Aerona]

I want to create personal shortcut on my desktop for changing password using shiftkeys .exe (C:\Windows\System32\sethc.exe). I want to automate the process in a way where my batch file will remove itself after completing its task. I am having .exe file renaming sethc.exe to sethc2.exe, Below is the code that i am using:

del sethc.exe
ren sethc2.exe sethc.exe
del %0

Batch file is deleting itself somehow but it's not able to remove of the .exe and the renaming. Is there anything that i am missing out here????

[Aleksandra]

Have you tried running above BAT file with Administrative privileges?? If not than right click on it and try running it as Administrator and check out if that's making any difference. If you still don't get lucky than try running it as followed:
]del /F /S /Q /A sethc.exe
ren sethc2.exe sethc.exe
del %0

Let me know if you find it helping.

For reference:
/F - Force deleting read only files.
/S - Deletes specified files from sub-directories.
/Q - It's Quite mode and it would not prompt if it is ok to remove all the global wild cards.
/A - It choose a file and delete it on the basis of the provided attribute.

[Deep123]

As far as i can guess you might not be having ownership of the file. sethc.exe is owned by TrustedInstaller and one needs to have ownership of it, one should set file's permissions to "Allow" your user account "Full Control" of the file as well. Just cross check and make sure that you are having above conditions true, if not than file wont get deleted.