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deleting system folders
Name: archifx Date: May 6, 2006 at 06:01:30 Pacific OS: xp pro CPU/Ram: amd 3400 64 bit Product: 1 gig
Comment:
Hi Some time ago I backed up my entire c:\windows xp os to a 2nd harddrive (slave). The slave (d:)has nearly 200 gig of all sorts of valuable info on it.
I am trying to clean up the slave by deleting some unwanted stuff which includes the 'documents and settings' folder from that xp os backup I did ages ago, but it won't let me?
check attributes on files, may need to be in safe mode /administrator to delete specific files ...
6B 69 6C 72 6F 79 20 77 61 73 20 68 65 72 65
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Response Number 2
Name: Ronnie Ratt Date: May 6, 2006 at 07:39:34 Pacific
Reply:
G'day Archifx, It could be that the C: registry has detected system folders in D: and has registered them as well or maybe swapped them but I doubt it. Can you delete them from a bootdisc ?
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