Re: Uninstall Windows XP Home Edition from one of two Partitions
You should be hable to take ownership of any folder... try it in safe mode
and/or configure the permission settings for the administrators group and
make sure you assign full control with all the check boxes marked... and if
necessary, remove any other group fron the security tab. You may also have
to configure the permissions in the Advanced Options, and make sure the
permissions apply to the flash folder and all contanied files and/or folders
checking the box where it says more or less: "Inherit from the main object
all permision entries relative to secundary objects..... "
You should not have an OS option list on the restart... you must have
missed something in the Boot.ini file... could you open the file and copy
the text here so we can ID the cause? Or check the boot.ini text for a
tipical single OS installation, and edit your file according the following,
your only differences could be "Home" and timeout, and possibly some
unimportant difference in.. " /noexecute=optin /fastdetect "
This is the text from a perfectly working boot.ini file. You could copy it
if necessary to edit your Bootini file.
[boot loader]
timeout=10
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
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"Fistral13" <Fistral13@discussions.microsoft.com> escribió en el mensaje
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> Took ownership of the System32 folder and got rid of the 27 files.
> Unable to take ownership of ..\Flash folder because access denied.
> Deleted partition(2) from the boot.ini file but still get a Windows
> (default) as the preferred option on restart.
>
> "Ronaldo" wrote:
>
>> You may have to take ownership of the System32 folder or use a delete
>> application like "Unlocker"...
>>
>> You can also edit the boot.ini file from Control Panel\System\Advanced
>> Options\Startu & Recovery\Settings\Edit... delete the line that includes
>> "partition(2)" [drive D].
>>
>> A simpler and quicker way would have been to make sure you have the
>> BOOT.INI, NTDETECT and NTLDR files on drive C:\, and format the D drive
>> (after rescuing your files).
>>
>> How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/268019
>>
>>
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>> "Fistral13" <Fistral13@discussions.microsoft.com> escribió en el mensaje
>> news:76D42ED2-6CA8-43E3-8742-A4466F825850@microsoft.com...
>> >I found another 27 files in D:\Windows\system32 which could not be
>> >deleted
>> > due to access denied.
>> > --
>> > Call me Old Surfer - Wet or Dry
>> >
>> >
>> > "Fistral13" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Deleted all files in D:\Windows except two in
>> >> D:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\Flash9f.ocx and \FlashUtil9f.exe
>> >> where
>> >> access was denied.
>> >> Tried to delete them in DOS mode, but access still denied. Is there a
>> >> way
>> >> to
>> >> delete those two files?
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Call me Old Surfer - Wet or Dry
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Malke" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Fistral13 wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > > I have XP HE on each of two partitions. Can I uninstall XP HE from
>> >> > > one
>> >> > > partition without having to reformat that partition?
>> >> >
>> >> > You can't uninstall an operating system. You either delete its files
>> >> > or
>> >> > format the drive. If you want to keep the data on that drive but
>> >> > remove
>> >> > the
>> >> > Windows operating system, simply show all hidden files and delete
>> >> > everything except your data.
>> >> >
>> >> > Make sure you are able to see all hidden files and extensions (View
>> >> > tab
>> >> > in
>> >> > Folder Options). In XP, there are four checkboxes to deal with:
>> >> >
>> >> > a. Check "Display the contents of system folders".
>> >> > b. Check "Show hidden files and folders".
>> >> > c. Uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types".
>> >> > d. Uncheck "Hide protected operating system files" and click "OK" to
>> >> > the
>> >> > dialog box.
>> >> >
>> >> > Malke
>> >> > --
>> >> > MS-MVP
>> >> > Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
>> >> > FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
>> >> >
>> >> >
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