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Hi,
Provided you've recovered anything from it you want, yes. It is a remnant from a previous windows installation. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "Pete" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news  W0Pl.22327$(E-Mail Removed)...> Is it safe to delete "windows.old" from my hard disk? > It slows my virus scans down, and takes up room. > > |
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"Pete" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news W0Pl.22327$(E-Mail Removed)...> Is it safe to delete "windows.old" from my hard disk? > It slows my virus scans down, and takes up room. Hi Pete-- A windows.old folder is created when you install vista on a drive that still has files on it. It is intended to protect files from your previous windows in case you want them, and in your case you can shift+delete it. CH |
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"Chad Harris" <Win7@yes_she_can.net> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)... > > > "Pete" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message > news W0Pl.22327$(E-Mail Removed)...>> Is it safe to delete "windows.old" from my hard disk? >> It slows my virus scans down, and takes up room. > > > Hi Pete-- > > A windows.old folder is created when you install vista on a drive that > still has files on it. It is intended to protect files from your previous > windows in case you want them, and in your case you can shift+delete it. > > CH Thanks. I'll nuke it. Anyway, I use Acronis backup which has saved my *ss many times! |
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"Pete" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:vfnPl.15721$(E-Mail Removed)... > "Chad Harris" <Win7@yes_she_can.net> wrote in message > news:(E-Mail Removed)... >> >> >> "Pete" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message >> news W0Pl.22327$(E-Mail Removed)...>>> Is it safe to delete "windows.old" from my hard disk? >>> It slows my virus scans down, and takes up room. >> >> >> Hi Pete-- >> >> A windows.old folder is created when you install vista on a drive that >> still has files on it. It is intended to protect files from your >> previous windows in case you want them, and in your case you can >> shift+delete it. >> >> CH > > Thanks. > I'll nuke it. > Anyway, I use Acronis backup which has saved my *ss many times! > I nuked it, and the ceiling didn't fall in. :-) |
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On Fri, 15 May 2009 20:14:02 -0400, Pete wrote:
> "Pete" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message > news:vfnPl.15721$(E-Mail Removed)... >> "Chad Harris" <Win7@yes_she_can.net> wrote in message >> news:(E-Mail Removed)... >>> >>> >>> "Pete" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message >>> news W0Pl.22327$(E-Mail Removed)...>>>> Is it safe to delete "windows.old" from my hard disk? >>>> It slows my virus scans down, and takes up room. >>> >>> >>> Hi Pete-- >>> >>> A windows.old folder is created when you install vista on a drive that >>> still has files on it. It is intended to protect files from your >>> previous windows in case you want them, and in your case you can >>> shift+delete it. >>> >>> CH >> >> Thanks. >> I'll nuke it. >> Anyway, I use Acronis backup which has saved my *ss many times! >> > > I nuked it, and the ceiling didn't fall in. :-) It's on a time-delay fuse... Nah. You won't even need the B/U on Acronis... -- Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom |
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