How do I get rid off INSTALL leftovers...

[BadBigBen]

I had installed VISTA on a seperate drive on my PC, since it was messed up, I removed the Drive and reset the regular install of XP (no problem there)...

now the question: How do I get rid of certain install leftovers on my XP install, which are from VISTA (ie. BOOT folder), since it does not give me access at all to delete them...

Ben

"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."

 

[linney]

See what this program can do.

VistaBootPRO

http://www.vistabootpro.org/

Need To Remove A Failed Vista Install, And Get XP Back

http://neosmart.net/forums/index.php?gettopic=40

Getting rid of Vista

http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1446423&SiteID=17

Avira NTFS4DOS Personal

http://www.free-av.com/antivirus/allinonen.html

 

[BadBigBen]

Thanx Linney for the tips...

but VistaBootPro did not work... neither did the Avira NTFS4DOS...

and the Tips basically did not work...

I guess I am stuck with it 'til I do a reinstall...

Ben

"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."

 

[gpalmer711]

Can you take ownership of the folders as per

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

and then delete them?

Greg Palmer
Freeware Utilities for Windows Administrators.

http://www.palmersoft.co.uk

 

[BadBigBen]

Hola Greg,

sorry to say this, that was the very first thing I was going to do, but I can not even add myself as owner nor take over posession etc. since all of it is 'GRAYED OUT' (ergo can't change a thing...)

thanx for the attempt...


Ben

"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."