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re: Deleting installation files
Wednesday, January 10, 2007 at 5:07 pm
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Posted by sean (342 messages posted)


I would suggest resizing the c: partition and transferring all the stuff u want from d: and then format it. It is probably the only way to get rid of it. Use partition magic if you have it.


On Wednesday, January 10, 2007 at 4:41 pm, Liz wrote:
>Can someone help me with this problem please as it is driving me crazy. I have tried
>removing D:\Windows [Vista] 5 gig folder in every way imaginable but it will not
>budge.
>I have tried several applications that claim to remove locked files, all failed,
>I have tried the recovery console, Del D:\Windows\* and I have tried changing the
>attribute from read only with ATTRIB -R D:\Windows\* but I always get the same message
>Access Denied.
>I have tried right clicking the folder and changing the attributes from there and
>I have also tried taking ownership of the folder, still no joy.
>
>Can anyone help me please?
>
>Cheers Liz


Written in response to:
Deleting installation files (Liz: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 at 4:41 pm)

Responses to this message:
*re: Deleting installation files (Liz: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 at 5:10 pm)

All messages in this thread [show all]
-Deleting installation files (Liz: Wed, Jan 10, 2007, 4:41 pm)
-Further information (Liz: Wed, Jan 10, 2007, 4:51 pm)
*re: Further information (Michael: Thu, Jan 18, 2007, 4:04 pm)
-re: Deleting installation files (sean: Wed, Jan 10, 2007, 5:07 pm)
-re: Deleting installation files (Liz: Wed, Jan 10, 2007, 5:10 pm)
-re: Deleting installation files (sean: Wed, Jan 10, 2007, 5:14 pm)
-re: Deleting installation files (Liz: Wed, Jan 10, 2007, 5:21 pm)
*re: Deleting installation files (sean: Wed, Jan 10, 2007, 5:24 pm)
-re: Deleting installation files (Dan Sarandrea, MCSE: Wed, Jan 10, 2007, 8:16 pm)
-re: Deleting installation files (Liz: Wed, Jan 10, 2007, 9:47 pm)
*re: Deleting installation files (Dan Sarandrea, MCSE: Fri, Jan 12, 2007, 7:33 am)
-re: Deleting installation files (Astralan: Fri, Jan 12, 2007, 5:01 am)
*re: Deleting installation files (Liz: Tue, Jan 16, 2007, 7:06 am)
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