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jrobo
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jrobo
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15 Jul 2006, 6:28pm

2 copies of winxp

I had some problems with my WinXP installation so I installed a second copy on my second hard drive, just so I could boot up. Now I have Windows-related folders on my F: drive that I want to get rid of to clear up space - and I cannot remove them under XP. Can anyone advise how to delete these:

System Volume Information
RECYCLER
WINDOWS (contains just Flash and bootstat.dat)

In older OS's I'd just boot into DOS and delete them the old fashioned way but XP will not boot into DOS.

thanks

JR
profdlp
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profdlp
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15 Jul 2006, 8:27pm
You might be able to do it in Safe Mode. If not, go to www.bootdisk.com and find a boot disk with NTFS support.

Make sure you get the ones on the right drive.
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jrobo
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jrobo
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16 Jul 2006, 7:36pm
Quoting profdlp
You might be able to do it in Safe Mode. If not, go to www.bootdisk.com and find a boot disk with NTFS support.

Make sure you get the ones on the right drive.
OK... assuming Safe Mode is N/A... and I can find an appropriate boot disk with NTFS. Would that boot me into DOS? I'm not sure of the next steps...
profdlp
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profdlp
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16 Jul 2006, 10:39pm
It's going to depend on the tools available on the boot disk you use. If you have DOS commands available you can probably find what you want here.
jrobo
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jrobo
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17 Jul 2006, 1:34am
Quoting profdlp
It's going to depend on the tools available on the boot disk you use. If you have DOS commands available you can probably find what you want here.
OK, thanks, I figured it out. I made a couple of floppies per their suggestions, and I thought I would be all set. However I seem to have A: drive issues... the thing is making noises and it never properly boots off the floppy. So now I am wondering what is wrong with A:. It just spins and spins and never boots.
profdlp
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profdlp
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17 Jul 2006, 2:18am
Sounds like the drive is having trouble, alright. Do you have any compressed air you could blow through it? You might also want to make sure the disk is locking into place firmly, a lot of older drives need a little extra push to get them to click in all the way.
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