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• Setup removes the junction point NTFS redirect the folder system "\Windows\Installer" on another disk.

  On a computer running Windows XP Professional SP3, I redirected the "\Windows\Installer" system folder, with a junction to a record point in a tree of directories to a different drive.  The operation was conducted and verified using "junction v1.06 - creator of junction point analysis viewer and Windows' published in 2010 by Mark Russinovich. I moved all the files and subdirectories contained in the original "\Windows\Installer' in the target directory (the these files had been previously copied to a temporary directory and after the move, I checked that they were visible in the folder '\Windows\Installer' open the symbolic link with the Explorer).
  Then I launched a system patch, and I discovered that the installation of the update of the software deleted program point junction that I created, deleted all the cache contained in the directory with the name of substitute target different files and recreated the "\Windows\Installer" folder in the original disc.
  I tested this behaviour a couple of times, installing various software and updates, so I assume that it does not depend on the software that is installed but the installation program itself, which cannot handle a point of junction of the folder "install".
  No warning is given before deleting the junction point and all of its contents.  With a similar procedure, I made two points of junction for '\Windows\Downloaded facilities' and '\Windows\Microsoft.NET' and they have exploited properly.
  Out of understanding points do not work on startup, so it is impossible to redirect for example. :

  • \Windows
  • \Windows\System32
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  "\Windows\Installer" isn't one of those cases, and it is not used at startup.

  Is it possible to use a junction point to redirect the \Windows\Installer on another disk/partition folder, or Setup will always delete all the files that have been targeted in the naming of replacement?

  Hello

  Your question would be better suited for the TechNet forums.

  I suggest you to ask your question to the TechNet forum for better support.

  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/itproxpsp/threads

• Viable way Top 2 to create Windows 7 password reset disk in all conditions

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  4. Windows switches to Windows Journal in the new screen where you can use the new password to connect.

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  If you have forgotten your password to Windows 7, but don t have a password reset disk on hand, you can choose another way to reset the password.

  Here's how to create Windows 7 password reset CD/USB:

  1. this procedure requires a USB flash drive or CD. Insert your media device into another computer that has access to the system as administrator.
  2. launch Windows 7 password reset software disc. On the main interface, choose "reset the local Windows account password.
  3. choose your target device, and then click "Burn" start Windows 7 password reset creating the diskette.

  Here's how to reset the password of Windows 7:

  1. with this software Windows 7 password reset USB, start the computer that you want to reset the password.
  2. under Windows PE, can access you the main interface of this software. Choose your Windows system and select the user account you want to reset the password.
  3. click on 'Reset' and then 'Yes' & 'OK' in order to remove the password of Windows 7.

  Pretty easy, isn't it? After that the system control password reset completely, you will never worry your bad memory

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• Cannot delete the folder windows.old with explore or disk cleanup

  Hello

  I'm trying to remove my windows.old folder in my system disk and I tried following http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/How-do-I-remove-the-Windows-old-folder but Disk Cleanup doesn't show "Previous Windows installations" as an option to remove.

  Explorer doesn't let me delete the files either. It keeps prompting by saying that I must have administrative permissions, even if I am logged in as a user who is a member of the Admin group! I tried to take possession of the file with no luck either.

  How can I remove this folder?

  Hello

  I'm trying to remove my windows.old folder in my system disk and I tried following http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/How-do-I-remove-the-Windows-old-folder but Disk Cleanup doesn't show "Previous Windows installations" as an option to remove.

  Explorer doesn't let me delete the files either. It keeps prompting by saying that I must have administrative permissions, even if I am logged in as a user who is a member of the Admin group! I tried to take possession of the file with no luck either.

  How can I remove this folder?

  Try to start in safe mode, and delete. If you find my answer helpful, please click the button "Vote as helpful"! Thank you! My Blog

• Restore Windows.old

  Vista has stopped working so I reloaded Vista from my recovery disc.  All my applications are lost but it created Windows.old.  When I "right click" Windows.old one option is to restore a previus version.  If I restore it will be just restore to a version that is broken and will not work?

  Similarly there are instructions on the terminology of the MS site to "restore a computer to a previous Windows Installation.  Again, the question is it just refers to a broken version of windows.

  I have deally I want is restore my apps and my documets to the new working version of Vista.  Is this possible?

  Hello

  double wire

  answered in another thread

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows_vista-system/restoring-from-windowsold/398f9c9c-2424-448C-9993-b9205a2e28cc?page=1&TM=1309724479718#footer

• Cannot delete the Windows.old folder

  Original title: when starting to write %systemdrive%\ and when write % WinDir % I have a windows.old file. How do I delete this file with the right path and the directory within the hour? When do right click I don't have option and is not simply to remove

  The question about the title.

  Hello
  1. do you reinstall the operating system?
  2. If so, was your previous Windows XP operating system?
  Windows.Old is created when the operating system is reinstalled. It may contain important data of the installation previous this is why it is advisable to back up the data before you delete the Windows.old folder.
   
  Simple is to delete the Windows.old folder using disk cleanup.
   
  How can I remove the Windows.old folder?
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/how-do-I-remove-the-Windows-old-folder
  (Link is mainly for Windows 7, but must also be good for Windows VIsta)
  
   
  Aziz Nadeem - Microsoft Support

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• Restore from Windows.old

  Vista has stopped working so I reloaded Vista from my recovery disc.  All my applications are lost but it created Windows.old.  When I "right click" Windows.old one option is to restore a previus version.  If I restore it will be just restore to a version that is broken and will not work?

  Similarly there are instructions on the terminology of the MS site to "restore a computer to a previous Windows Installation.  Again, the question is it just refers to a broken version of windows.

  I have deally I want is restore my apps and my documets to the new working version of Vista.  Is this possible?

  Hello

  with windows.old you can only retrieve data; If accessible

  We do not know what are the damage caused to your system causing you to reinstall vista or if the data can be extracted

  programs need to be reinstalled from the original, CD, DVD media, etc.

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  Follow the steps below and try to recover your data

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  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/932912

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• Hello... can I remove the windows.old folder?

  IM installing my windows 8 from the installation of costum (im not not formatting my hard drives).
  some of the software I used was installed there. but since unneed software is much more software I've used, I want to
  to remove this file... it is therefore normal to remove this folder? If so, how?

  Hello

  Thanks for posting your question in the Microsoft Community Forums.

  No need to worry, we're here to help you and guide you in the right direction.

  The windows.old folder is the old system files. Be sure to copy all the files that you can out of the Windows.old folder before you delete it. Once deleted, they are gone. You must be logged in as an administrator to be able to do the steps.

  The Windows.old folder contains the following folders:

  • Windows
  • "Documents and Settings".
  • "Program Files."

  The Windows folder stores mainly programs and files that are required to run the previous version of Windows.

  The "Documents and Settings" folder stores mainly the 'My Documents' folder and the Favorites folder. In addition, the "Documents and Settings" folder stores the office files that have been used by the previous version of Windows.

  The "Program Files" folder stores mainly programs have been installed on the earlier version of Windows.

  There are two ways to delete the windows.old folder. Here is the simple step.

  Method 1: Delete the C drive.

  (a) open Windows Explorer, click computer.

  (b) select C drive and you will find the Windows.old folder.

  (c) make a right click on the folder and click Remove.

   

  Method 2: Remove the "Windows.old" folder using disk cleanup

  (a) open Disk Cleanup by clicking on the button Windows + C to open the bar of charms. Click on the charm of the Search .

  (b) type cleanmgr in Search Applications box in the right pane, and then click cleanmgr.exe (disk cleanup) in the left pane to open it.

  (c) If you are prompted to choose a drive, click the drive that you have just installed Windows on and then click OK.

  (d) in the Disk Cleanup dialog box, on the Disk Cleanup tab, click clean up system files.

  (e) If you are again prompted to choose a drive, click the drive that you have just installed Windows on and then click OK.

  (f) select the Previous Windows installations check box and the other check boxes for files that you want to remove, and then click OK.

  (g) in the message that appears, click delete files.

  Let us know the status of the issue. If you need help, I'll be more than happy to help you.

• can I delete old updates of windows to free up disk space?

  I was wondering if there is no safe way to remove old updates from windows on windows xp for free disk space.

  You can even if it is not recommended, you may move them to another location, like a flashdrive if disk space is a problem.

  "Uninstall folders that have (for example in the framework of the name
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• I have reinstalled Microsoft Vista on my pc. When I did it created a folder called "Windows.old". I want to delete this folder.

  I had to reload vista microsoft to my pc.  When I did it created a folder called "Windows.old" that contains the old folders and files, some of which are system files.  I am trying to remove the old version (folder), but get the error code 0 x 80070091.  I took possession of the folder and subfolders, but I can't delete the files or folders.  Can anyone help?  Do I have to rename the folders and files, so he doesn't think I'm removing system folders and files?

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  "How do I remove the Windows.old folder?

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/how-do-I-remove-the-Windows-old-folder

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     If you are prompted to choose a drive, click the drive that you have just installed Windows on and then click on OK.

  2. In the Disk Cleanup dialog box, on the Disk Cleanup tab, click clean up system files.

     If you are again prompted to choose a drive, click the drive that you have just installed Windows on and then click on OK.

  3. Select the button previous Windows installation(s) and the other check boxes for files that you want to remove, and then click OK.

  4. In the message that appears, click on Remove files.

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  I bought a new hard drive. I don't have a system recovery disk. Can I load Windows Vista from another source and activate using my original product key?

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  There is no download available from Microsoft Vista.

  Contact the manufacturer of your laptop and ask them to send a set of recovery disks.

  They should do this for a small fee.

  "How to replace Microsoft software or hardware, order service packs and replace product manuals.

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  Some manufacturers have more available Vista recovery disks.

  If this happens, you may need to try this instead:

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  Builders recovery DVDs are should not be used for this purpose.

  And you need to know the version of 'bit' for Vista, as 32-bit and 64-bit editions come on different DVDs

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  p.s. If the old hard drive is still installed and running before you change on hard drives and you never received the to purchase recovery discs, you can make the recovery discs from the recovery Partition which should be on the old hard drive. You will need to request that the manufacturer how to do as each computer manufacturer has their own way of making records of this partition recovery.

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• How to delete Windows.old (Window Vista) created by the Installation of Windows 7

  Hello community,

  I would like to delete Window.old, which is created in Windows Vista with Windows 7 installation.  When I try to delete the file, a dialog box appears and indicates that "I need permission from the SYSTEM to perform the requested action. How can I remove this file from the hard drive? Your ideas are greatly appreciated.

  Thank you in advance.

  MoPete

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  Hi I installed windows on my drive and found a folder windows.old, user, program files, I correct remove them with cleaning disc but its not to do.

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  "How to remove the Windows.old folder in Vista"

  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/240390-Windows-old-folder-delete.html

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• Can save us from the Windows updates to another drive to increase disk space

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  I also appreciate that fact that you want to save the updates of Windows on another drive or location in order to increase the free space in C; drive.

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  Please let us know if you need more help.

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