how to remove the "Winnt" folder from a ntfs5 disk
This is a discussion about how to remove the "Winnt" folder from a ntfs5 disk in the Windows Hardware category; i'd like to remove my old win2000 pro and install server version,but i can't del the old Winnt folder,can anyone tell me how to do it without format the disk?
i'd like to remove my old win2000 pro and install server version,but i can't del the old Winnt folder,can anyone tell me how to do it without format the disk?
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Feb 21
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Yuo can install Server over the top of Pro. You can't delete the WINNT directory because the OS is running from there.
If you want to "clean install" Server, just boot the CD.
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SuperMicro P6DBS (dual UW-SCSI) BIOS 2.2, 2*Celery 300a @ 450Mhz, 384MB PC100 RAM
SCSI-A=4.3Gb+9Gb, SCSI-B=Tosh32x CD-ROM, Yamaha4416 CD-RW, Iomega ZIP100, IDE1=4.3Gb
IBM EtherJet 10/100 NIC PCI + Nortel ADSL "modem"
Matrox G400 DH 32Mb AGP + Quantum3D Voodoo2 SLI PCI (CL TNT1 AGP on a shelf)
SoundBlaster Live PCI (not Value)
Win2K build 2195 Retail (not 120-day eval)
If you want to "clean install" Server, just boot the CD.
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SuperMicro P6DBS (dual UW-SCSI) BIOS 2.2, 2*Celery 300a @ 450Mhz, 384MB PC100 RAM
SCSI-A=4.3Gb+9Gb, SCSI-B=Tosh32x CD-ROM, Yamaha4416 CD-RW, Iomega ZIP100, IDE1=4.3Gb
IBM EtherJet 10/100 NIC PCI + Nortel ADSL "modem"
Matrox G400 DH 32Mb AGP + Quantum3D Voodoo2 SLI PCI (CL TNT1 AGP on a shelf)
SoundBlaster Live PCI (not Value)
Win2K build 2195 Retail (not 120-day eval)
OP
no...
i made a clean install in other fat32 disk,
but after restart into the new win2k,
switch to the ntfs5 disk,i try to delete the
winnt folder,but it shows me a message says that i don't have the permission to delete this folder...
i made a clean install in other fat32 disk,
but after restart into the new win2k,
switch to the ntfs5 disk,i try to delete the
winnt folder,but it shows me a message says that i don't have the permission to delete this folder...
Are loged as administrator ????
If you are,just edit the security for WINNT folder, and add the right to erase it for administrator. Some files can only be access by the system (like swap files).You can add you the riht to edit and even ersae them (at your onwn risk). Here, there won't be any one, so add you the recusive right to erase this folder and do it ...
Awx
If you are,just edit the security for WINNT folder, and add the right to erase it for administrator. Some files can only be access by the system (like swap files).You can add you the riht to edit and even ersae them (at your onwn risk). Here, there won't be any one, so add you the recusive right to erase this folder and do it ...
Awx
