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Apr 12, 2011, 03:14 PM // 15:14
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: May 2008
Location: england
Profession: Mo/
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Windows 7 old XP folders on C:
Not a big problem but i like keeping my pc clean as poss,last week i installed Windows 7 Ultimate(up to date),i didnt wipe my HD clean.
Now i have some old XP Windows folders on C: ,i want to get rid of them but i cant delete them because i need admin rights.Im using the admin account,i have also turned off UAC,tried safemode and still get the you need admin rights to delete msg  any help is greatly appreciated Last edited by The forth fly; Apr 12, 2011 at 03:52 PM // 15:52.. |
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Apr 13, 2011, 03:32 AM // 03:32
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Jungle Guide
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Boise Idaho
Guild: Druids Of Old (DOO)
Profession: R/Mo
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There are articles on how to assume ownership of directories. It is just a permissions issue. I would advise googling how to change permissions or just google for the actual error message it gives you.
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Apr 13, 2011, 06:29 AM // 06:29
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rattus rattus
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: London, UK GMT±0 ±1hr DST
Guild: [GURU]GW [wiki]GW2
Profession: R/
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Try right-clicking on the folder(s), ->Properties ->Security, then Edit and give all accounts possible "Full" permissions.
Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't - depends on how secure W7 is feeling today. Well, not really, but that's how it feels 
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Apr 13, 2011, 04:14 PM // 16:14
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: May 2008
Location: england
Profession: Mo/
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Thanks for the answers but its still not working im just gonna put a linux partition on the drive a delete them from linux (hope the WUBI installer works on win 7),If linux ran games with out the problems i would drop this bloatware OS asap
Last edited by The forth fly; Apr 13, 2011 at 04:47 PM // 16:47.. |
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May 06, 2011, 12:30 PM // 12:30
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Reading, England
Guild: Zaishen Masters [ZM]
Profession: R/
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Which folder(s) is it you're seeing? Windows 7 still uses older folders such as Documents and Settings so deleting it isn't wise - even if you did a format, this folder would still be there as it is used for something (not sure what but I'd guess support for older applications which aren't Windows 7/Vista compatable).
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May 06, 2011, 03:34 PM // 15:34
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Hell's Protector
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Canada
Guild: Brothers Disgruntled
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Just a thought, and too late, but could you delete the files by booting the computer off the Windows CD/DVD and using the repair console? (I haven't tried it.)
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