I'm trying to remove Vista from inside of XP, having already used a program to restore the XP Boot loader, I was told it was then a case of simply deleting the Vista directories. However, I constantly get "Access Denied" error messages, saying that files are in use, but why would they be? It's not like I'm trying to delete Vista from inside Vista! I really need to free up the space, the WINSXS folder being particulary troublesome, not allowing me to delete anything uyet taking up 6GB on my drive. How can I properly remove the Windows folder? Cheers

Right-click on the applicable folder(s), click properties, then click the security tab & make sure simple file sharing is NOT enabled and configure (add or edit) the permissions so that everyone has full access. The internet is a series of tubes!

I'll give it a go, thanks.

I don't suppose you could give me some more advice on how to do this? I managed to get a few files deleted when messing around with the permissions, but I can't delete any of the remaining ones, having tried all sorts of tinkering with the permission options, with no success. Cheers

What files are you having problems deleting and what message are you now getting? The internet is a series of tubes!

You must take ownership of the files/folders before you can delete them. You can find the instructions to take owner ship at http://www.jkg.in/37-permission-denied-data-recovery-in-windows-xp.htm and intructions to safely remove windows Vista at http://www.jkg.in/46-how-to-safely-remove-windows-vista-beta-2.htm