Remove-Item & Program Files folder: permissions error

I am attempting to use Remove-Item to delete a file in Program Files and getting a permissions error. But, I am a local admin, and I tried running the script as administrator. I have also tried -Force, to no avail. I hope I don't have to go back to the DOS
kludge I used in VBScript.
Any thoughts?
Gordon

Well, this is odd. I tried doing it in the ISE, super simple, just Remove-Item and the raw path. Errors. But I verified that the folder in question is set to read only. So in the ISE I added -Force. And it worked.
So I went back to my code and added -Force back in. And it worked. I assume if I misspelled it or something I would get an error, and I can't imagine the order makes any difference. May be that midnight is just a bit late to be playing in this sandbox.
EDIT: The plot thickens. I have another folder giving me grief, but this folder actually says in Explorer that I don't have permission to view the folders permissions. this is a lame leftover folder after a (typically incomplete) Windows uninstall. Is there
perhaps a PowerShell way of taking ownership of a folder like this? In my VBScript version I actually used DOS commands to do the deletes, and they all worked.
Thanks!
Gordon

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