What DOS software works with NTFSDOS Pro v5..?

[Woger]

Been playing around with this so I can delete a Windows directory under
Attribute.exe did not seem to work plus would not display the attributes, plus
Deltree one of them came as the wrong OS, USB stick formatted HP tool and XP
DOS and DOS commands added from Win 98se CD..

Any one played with this or know of a simple way to remove the Windows
directory, NO I can't format the disk..

Thanks..

 

[DL]

I have to ask, why would you want to remove the windows directory?
And if this is the current windows directory what exactly do you hope to
achieve? (other than removing it)

 

[smlunatick]

Been playing around with this so I can delete a Windows directory under
Attribute.exe did not seem to work plus would not display the attributes,plus
Deltree one of them came as the wrong OS,   USB stick formatted HP tooland XP
DOS and DOS commands added from Win 98se CD..

Any one played  with this or know of a simple way to remove the Windows
directory, NO I can't format the disk..

Thanks..

Why remove the Windows "folder?" This is the important folder that
lets the PC to boot. Windows XP does not have a separate "DOS" mode
and requires Windows folder to access the "DOS Emulator" CMD.

BTW. No DOS "boot" disks will be able to access the Windows drives if
these are formatted in NTFS. Microsoft never "designed" any DOS (also
the included version in Win98) versions to read the NTFS "formatted"
drives. You might be able to find add-on DOS tools or look at BartPE.

 

[Woger]

I have to ask, why would you want to remove the windows directory?
And if this is the current windows directory what exactly do you hope to
achieve? (other than removing it)

To reintall XP That simple, this is the way I have done it all my life but
now its on a NTFS drive..

 

[Woger]

You should be able to remove your Windows folder
by booting up with a recent Linux "live" cd

Yes but you have to reset the file/folder Attributs so that you can delete
all the files, unless the unix system lets you do this..

 

[tjdarth]

I too, wanted to use NTFSDOS to help restore my ntoskrnl.exe file in my
system32 directory, under MS-DOS6.22 but that product seemed to be flaky
when I tried to do simple copies from A: disk to that directory. I had come
into the 21st century with the purchase of a new mb and after clearing up
several problems related to wireless internet, I ran into the problem of the
ntoskrnl.exe file being either missing or corrupted & thought that the
answer lied in using NTFS4DOS. Currently it doesn't appear that Repair
console can copy to NTFS file system either because I get an 'Access denied'
error when I attempt to copy a file. I'm about to post this particular
problem here and see if someone has an answer. It looks like you have solved
your problem. Good luck . . .

Tom J.

 

[Woger]

I too, wanted to use NTFSDOS to help restore my ntoskrnl.exe file in my
system32 directory, under MS-DOS6.22 but that product seemed to be flaky
when I tried to do simple copies from A: disk to that directory. I had come
into the 21st century with the purchase of a new mb and after clearing up
several problems related to wireless internet, I ran into the problem of the
ntoskrnl.exe file being either missing or corrupted & thought that the
answer lied in using NTFS4DOS. Currently it doesn't appear that Repair
console can copy to NTFS file system either because I get an 'Access denied'
error when I attempt to copy a file. I'm about to post this particular
problem here and see if someone has an answer. It looks like you have solved
your problem. Good luck . . .

Tom J.

No its NTFSDOS Pro v5 that I am on about, it was part of Winternals that MS
took over and killed it, Sysinternals a very poor substitute..

 

[DL]

Then simply reinstall winxp, by booting from the winxp cd
You can either do a clean install, which will wipe everything on your disk,
a repair install, or a parallel install, if you select this you will have to
reinstall all your programs, but you can move data and other items from the
old winxp installation to the new once done you can remove the old
installation

 

[Woger]

Then simply reinstall winxp, by booting from the winxp cd
You can either do a clean install, which will wipe everything on your disk,
a repair install, or a parallel install, if you select this you will have to
reinstall all your programs, but you can move data and other items from the
old winxp installation to the new once done you can remove the old
installation

The Problem is that you have to clean out the Windows directory and the Shared
files, as it will leave a lot of unused files there, that is Why I remove
the Windows directory.


A Clean install, does not wipe the HD, the Repair install mostly hangs on me.

 

[DL]

A clean install, which requires deleting the win partition & formatting that
partition does wipe that partition
If the repair install hangs, you have a hw problem
A parallel install installs a completely clean win directory, once running
you can delete your old win folder.
You don't have to remove the win folder first - it appears to me you haven't
moved on since win9* and are still following old habits - no offence

 

[Woger]

A clean install, which requires deleting the win partition & formatting that
partition does wipe that partition
If the repair install hangs, you have a hw problem

Not it hangs on some of the Installed Software (HP Scanner I think) I have no
hardware problems.

A parallel install installs a completely clean win directory, once running
you can delete your old win folder.
You don't have to remove the win folder first - it appears to me you haven't
moved on since win9* and are still following old habits - no offence

I always remove the Windows and Shared Folders, and I never ever format the
Drive as lots of installed program can run with out a full reinstall, Plus all
the other files that I have on the One Partition Drive..

I was stupid enough to change the Format from FAT32 to NTFS with out thinking
the consequences.

 

[DL]

You remove any periferals prior to installing

Not it hangs on some of the Installed Software (HP Scanner I think) I have
no
hardware problems.




I always remove the Windows and Shared Folders, and I never ever format
the
Drive as lots of installed program can run with out a full reinstall, Plus
all
the other files that I have on the One Partition Drive..

I was stupid enough to change the Format from FAT32 to NTFS with out
thinking
the consequences.