how?

some files cann't be deleted under XP,saying"acess is denied"

Vista is not a program that you can just delete from XP. Format the
partition Vista is on.

"abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> how?
>
> some files cann't be deleted under XP,saying"acess is denied"
>

"Colin Barnhorst" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Vista is not a program that you can just delete from XP. Format the
> partition Vista is on.
>
> "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> how?
>>
>> some files cann't be deleted under XP,saying"acess is denied"
>>
>

I think one would also have to run fixmbr from the XP CD. Something like
that because the XP boot.ini would also have to be there.

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I am assuming that he installed Vista on a second drive. I would use
VistaBoot Pro to remove the Vista bootloader and it should then be OK to
format the Vista drive. Or am I missing something, Frank?

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> "Colin Barnhorst" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Vista is not a program that you can just delete from XP. Format the
>> partition Vista is on.
>>

"Colin Barnhorst" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I am assuming that he installed Vista on a second drive. I would use
>VistaBoot Pro to remove the Vista bootloader and it should then be OK to
>format the Vista drive. Or am I missing something, Frank?
>


He should also be able to run bootsect /nt52 c: from x:\boot where x is
the letter of his DVD drive.

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"Wayne W." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Colin Barnhorst" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>I am assuming that he installed Vista on a second drive. I would use
>>VistaBoot Pro to remove the Vista bootloader and it should then be OK to
>>format the Vista drive. Or am I missing something, Frank?
>>
>
>
> He should also be able to run bootsect /nt52 c: from x:\boot where x is
> the letter of his DVD drive.
>

And of course, have the Vista DVD in the drive. LOL


Wayne

Or if that don't work try:

Type in "e:\boot\bootsect.exe /nt52 ALL /force" (without quotes, and
replacing e: with the drive letter of your
Vista DVD).

Saw this in a post from David Wright

Marty

"Wayne W." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Wayne W." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> "Colin Barnhorst" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>>I am assuming that he installed Vista on a second drive. I would use
>>>VistaBoot Pro to remove the Vista bootloader and it should then be OK to
>>>format the Vista drive. Or am I missing something, Frank?
>>>
>>
>>
>> He should also be able to run bootsect /nt52 c: from x:\boot where x is
>> the letter of his DVD drive.
>>
>
> And of course, have the Vista DVD in the drive. LOL
>
>
> Wayne