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!!!! Is this Mission Impossible ?????
Name: dorusone Date: February 25, 2002 at 03:40:52 Pacific
Comment:
Hello !
I am trying to delete the atapi.sys file (W2K system file) because i need to replace it by a more recent one to address Unreachable Harddisk space (losing 1,5 gig) I really am at the end of my possibilities : tried everything (also Sdelete from sysinternals.com) But : NO WAY sir : or is there ???
Name: jeremy Date: February 25, 2002 at 03:46:47 Pacific
Reply:
You cant delete it because its being used right? Try booting your computer from a win 98 boot disk and replacing it from DOS. You can download a boot disk by clicking here if you dont have one.
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Response Number 2
Name: dorusone Date: February 25, 2002 at 06:53:32 Pacific
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Jeremy :
There is some logic in your answer ( i can follow you there :) ) but an extra complicating factor is the NTFS file system (yes FAT32 is my choice from now on because of this sort of things)
So this doesnot work Thanks anyway !
(and please use again those little Brain cells as detective Poirot says...)
Theo
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Response Number 3
Name: michael Date: February 25, 2002 at 07:15:00 Pacific
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There is a little program (44KB) that Microsoft put out for this. Its called inuse.exe, availible on the W2k Pro Resource Kit CD in the compmgmt.cab. You can probably download it from Microsoft.
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Response Number 4
Name: dorusone Date: February 25, 2002 at 21:04:01 Pacific
Reply:
Michael :
Interesting :
i will try
Thanks
Theo
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Response Number 5
Name: dorusone Date: February 26, 2002 at 06:03:44 Pacific
Reply:
Mission Almost impossible succeeded !
inuse didnot seem to work and i had to disable WFP (windows File Protection) with a registertweak , then copied the atapi.sys file to its destination.
so i recovered 945 MB of my 10 gig HD who was stolen by the POOR freaking BIOS of my CPQ presario 1260 laptop (which isnot upgradable !)
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