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Name: Omer Yasin (by omeryasin)
Date: October 28, 2007 at 06:56:16 Pacific
OS: Windows XP sp2 built 2600
CPU/Ram: Intel 2.4Ghz, Bus=533MHz,
Product: Intel D845GEBV2
Comment:

I have installed XP in C: drive and Vista in G: drive now i want to get rid of Vista. I can,t delete the "windows" folder of Vista what should I do to delete "Windows" folder. Drive F: is NTFS as is C:.

omeryasin



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Name: grasshopper
Date: October 28, 2007 at 07:25:33 Pacific
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Look at this link.......

http://www.windowsreinstall.com/win...

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Response Number 2
Name: Omer Yasin (by omeryasin)
Date: October 28, 2007 at 08:17:31 Pacific
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No that not work. I do not want to format my windows vista drive. I just want to delete Windows folder from G: how do i remove permissions from this folder so that i can easily delete folder. Also bootloader is not problem for me.

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Response Number 3
Name: trvlr
Date: October 28, 2007 at 11:08:52 Pacific
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Can you not boot into XP, access the g: drive and then simply delete the (Vista) windows folder via XP Explorer?

Usually that's one way one gets rid of another OS's folder on a drive - without reformatting etc?


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Response Number 4
Name: Omer Yasin (by omeryasin)
Date: October 28, 2007 at 18:22:15 Pacific
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I can boot into XP but cannot delete folder because of NTFS security of folder applied automatically during installation.

omeryasin


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Response Number 5
Name: lurkswithin
Date: October 28, 2007 at 19:44:20 Pacific
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It seems that you are sure that this is what you need/have to do! Google for a program called "unlocker". Install it in xp and use it to unlock the folder in vista.... You best know what you are doing when you do it as there is no forgiveness!

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Response Number 6
Name: domass
Date: October 28, 2007 at 19:59:09 Pacific
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I think this is one of these times you have to take ownership of a file or folder when you are logged into XP.


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Response Number 7
Name: Omer Yasin (by omeryasin)
Date: October 29, 2007 at 08:00:03 Pacific
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Ownership does not work. Although i get ownership of top level directory but not for subfolders and files. I have to get the ownership of each subfolder one by one and it is long process. . And we know well that how many subfolders and files are in "Windows" directory of windows.

omeryasin


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Response Number 8
Name: mavis007
Date: October 30, 2007 at 14:28:46 Pacific
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... hey what about ide usb2 adapter highlight the windows folder you wanna delete.
... and Bob's your uncle!
(thats another kettle of fish)


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