Vista prevents me from deleting a beta program with a problem andthat in turn prevent me from.

[trigonometry1972]

The delete function is defective in that it fails
some betaware I really need to remove.

I tried deleting it piece by piece and that action failed to remove
many
files and is hugely time consuming.

Is there some way of piggybacking another operating system on to
the hard disk to do delete operations as Vista is a malware?

I don't have a copy of XP, if I did I just go XP and junk Vista.
Could I piggyback Windows 98 to delete files on the HD?

This a serious defect. Would a Mac be better or would it have
all this toxic consumer controls for the consumers "protection"
that are apparently buried in Vista.

I am at the point of seriously desiring to replace this OS.
I've relatively modern 2 CPU computer.
Suggestions.

I've already been forced to start up my decade old computer
to do real work. Vista is really sad.

 

[trigonometry1972]

What's the program, what have you tried, did you try system restore?
Alway make a restore point before installing or fiddleing with anything.
With out further info all I can do is ask some of the moderators to lay
their hands on their computer and try to heal your! I don't think my
prayers will help as I haven't won the lottery yet.

I'll readup on these functions. It seems you've give this
old man his "homework." Thanks

 

[trigonometry1972]

Unlocker should free up your files for deletion ~ 'UNLOCKER 1.8.7 BY
CEDRICK 'NITCH' COLLOMB' (http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/)

I just download it on your advice. It looks like the golden ticket.
I'll post a follow up tommorrow when I had time to try it.

What happened was I downloaded a beta version of Openoffice 3.0 and
delete function refused to delete. I was wanting to install
a older stable version of OpenOffice 2.4 but it insisted I remove
the beta first. If I can use OpenOffice with
a Publisher program my writing needs should be covered.

 

[trigonometry1972]

You might also want to run Ccleaner after removing OpenOffice to clean
up all the bits and bytes left after uninstalling.

'CCleaner - Home' (http://www.ccleaner.com/)

Unlocker did the trick. It deleted enough that
the other delete function cleared the last bit blocking
my mounting of version of OpenOffice 2.4 on to
computer.

I'll check CCleaner out.

Thanks