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Boot up to a MSDOS Prompt without Windows Running. Doing Restart to MSDOS Mode or booting off of the Startup disk is fine. Then do this... md c:\dos copy c:\windows\command c:\dos path=c:\dos move c:\progra~1 c:\progra~1.old move c:\windows c:\windows.old Install windows. Make sure you install it to the c:\window

Cannot access Windows.old folder
era e...@free.fr microsoft public fr windows vista general MCI (ex do ré Mi chel la si do) [MVP] a écrit : Bonsoir ! Pour ceux qui voudraient se rassurer, il suffit de renommer le répertoire, de relancer Vista, et quelques programmes. Une fois rassuré, on peut le supprimer sans risquer la crise cardiaque.

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How can I get the Registry settings for Corel products from my old C:\WINDOWS.OLD directory to reload into the new directory? The serial number is located at: If you have a hex viewer, you can load the old \WINDOWS.OLD\SYSTEM.DAT file into that and do a search for the word "SerialNumber" (without quotes).

How to remove old Windows XP directory?
Ludo ludo_...@lavache.com microsoft public fr windows vista general Bonjour, je n'arrive pas à supprimer ce fichier. Même par le biais du nettoyage de disque (qui as permis toutefois de vider le contenu), même en mode sans echec, même en le déplacant, en le renommant, même sous MS-DOS, rien, il veut rien savoir.

Eliminar Windows.old
msn.com microsoft public fr windows vista general Daniel Royer a formulé la demande : J'ai dû réinstaller Vista sur le laptop de mon fils. Son DD contient maintenant les dossiers "windows.old", "windows.old.000" et " windows.old.001" que je n'arrive pas à supprimer. J'ai essayé en mode sans échec,

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The second command you give to use: move c:\progra~1 c:\progra~1.old will not work on my PC. Are you sure this is correct? The first one (move windows If windows just runs perfectly beautifully fine, then your old windows was corrupt. To restore your old windows do this... From a MSDOS Mode prompt do a... copy

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Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin] andre...@hotmail.com microsoft public windows vista general You will have to reinstall your applications if you want to use them. The Windows.old folder is sometimes found at the route of your drive C: -- Andre Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com My Vista Quickstart Guide:

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Sure it is a valid update - Microsoft RC2 did a full install while moving all my files to the "old" directory for RC1. I removed the old directory structure which was not under the newly installed version. It just never freed up the disk space. --> Windows --> Windows.old Removed / deleted the windows.old - with

"Windows.old" folder---can I ever get rid of it?
John Inzer oo...@doobie.xyz microsoft public windows vista general Bob Feduniak wrote: Last year I installed Vista (Ultimate) beta which, of course, preserved my XP installation in "Windows old." Last week, I installed the "real" Vista. It is working fine. Can I safely just delete "Windows old?

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In the "live" Windows I can see all of the folders in "explore" but that doesn't happen in Windows.Old. No big deal I guess - just an oddity. "Gary VanderMolen" wrote: Take a look in \windows.old\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail\Local Folders\... Each email is in an individual file,

Comment détruire windows.old
relic reply...@newsgroup.com alt os windows-xp As predicted, JG typed: (Reposted without the SHOUTING!!!) Hi, I ran into a strange problem. I'm hopefull someone can help me with. I upgraded my cpu and mb. Once I did that Windows XP wouldn't boot. I rename my old windows installtion and document and setting folders

Eliminar Windows.old
As for your last question, the old registry will be in the old windows folder, so if you delete the folder, you will be deleting the old registry with it, unless you have copied it elsewhere. Deleting them both once you are up and running and know you will not need them should be OK, although it is nice to have

Eliminar Windows.old
The installation created a Windows.old folder as it should. However the clean Vista installation forced reinstallation of all the applications including Office/Outlook. So far I have been unable to find the contacts list, rules, mail, and personal folders data to import into the new Vista.

Cannot remove windows.old from recycle bin c:
Tom Porterfield tppor...@mvps.org microsoft public windows vista general Brad wrote: Hi i am trying to remove windows.old i was tould i can do this by useing disk cleanup i do not see the windows.old folder in the list. where do i look for it? 1. In the Disk Cleanup Options dialog box, click Files from all users on

Delete *.old files?
Josh J...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista general Thanks for the advice. Jimmy, it is not one program that I am trying to work with, it is a bunch. I am trying to salvage most of the programs on the program files folder, that is under the windows.old directory. I ran the command you gave me

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Daniel Royer dan...@royer.ch microsoft public fr windows vista general * Christophe wrote, On 23/02/2008 11:29: Daniel Royer a formulé la demande : J'ai dû réinstaller Vista sur le laptop de mon fils. Son DD contient maintenant les dossiers "windows.old", "windows.old.000" et " windows.old.001" que je n'arrive pas

How can I delete windows.old ?
Daniel Royer dan...@royer.ch microsoft public fr windows vista general J'ai dû réinstaller Vista sur le laptop de mon fils. Son DD contient maintenant les dossiers "windows.old", "windows.old.000" et " windows.old.001" que je n'arrive pas à supprimer. J'ai essayé en mode sans échec, en mode sans échec avec "command

Windows.old folder???
chris ch...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup i can't delete widows.old how to do this .. thanks "CharlesE" wrote: When you do an upgrade you won't get a Windows.old folder. These folders might be left if a file was in use during upgrade and it had to stay unmigrated.

Windows.old folder question
Hi, I'm trying to restore a PC from Vista to XP using the Windows.old folder. I understand most of the instructions I find here: Z:\Freelance\May 2007\Uninstall Vista Upgrade\How to restore a computer to a previous Windows installation after you install Windows Vista.htm What I don't understand is what "y" refers

Upgraded to Vista Home Premium - RE-install windows old files
O...@OmclaveauO.com microsoft public fr windows vista general Bonsoir ! Pour ceux qui voudraient se rassurer, il suffit de renommer le répertoire, de relancer Vista, et quelques programmes. Une fois rassuré, on peut le supprimer sans risquer la crise cardiaque. @+ Michel Claveau.