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• How can I remove the Windows Equium A60 operating system

  How can I remove the Windows of my Equium A60 computer operating system?

  If you want to have the own pre-installed OS simply use sent recovery CD/DVDs. Before installing the OS launches the disk HARD integer will be deleted.

  If you have t n, use the facilities of Microsoft CD. You will find the option to format the existing partitions or even to delete the partitions.

• After the removal of Windows 10, why do I see Mac HD and Bootcam

  I deleted Windows 10 of my MacBook Pro (version 2009). Now, why do I see two disk: 60 GB Bootcamp and Macintosh HD 99 GB? I expected to see only o

  Hello waxwingDr,

  I understand that you deleted Windows 10, but are still trying to see the drive Bootcamp on your Mac. Let's see if we can understand what is happening.

  The question I have is how did you remove the Windows of your Mac partition. Let me know if you did the following steps, described below.

  If you installed Windows on a drive with multiple partitions

  1. Start your Mac in OS X.
  2. Quit open applications and log out all users.
  3. Open Boot Camp Assistant, and then click on continue.
  4. Select "remove Windows 7 or later", then click on continue.
  5. Do one of the following:
     • If your Mac has a single drive internal, click on restore.
     • If your Mac has several internal drives, the Windows disk, select 'Restore the disk to a single OS X partition' Select to continue.

  Boot Camp: Remove Windows from your Mac
  https://support.Apple.com/kb/PH17861

  There are other ways to correct if you see always the two partitions. Take a look at the following article below that passes on the partitioning of a hard disk. It will be an option to delete a partition and expand your main Partition of Mac.

  Disk utility (El Capitan): partitioning a physical disk
  https://support.Apple.com/kb/PH22240

  Expand a volume

  If you have several volumes on a device, and one of them is running out of space, you will be able to expand without losing the files it contains.

  To enlarge a volume, you must delete the volume that comes after him on the device, and then move the end point of the volume you want to enlarge in the freed space. You cannot expand the last volume on a device.

  WARNING: When you delete a volume, all data thereon is erased. Don't forget to back up your data before you start.

  1. In the sidebar, select the device that contains the volume you want to enlarge, and then click the Partition button .

  2. In the diagram on the left, select the volume you want to delete, and then click the button Delete .

  3. Click on apply.

     The volume is deleted, reformatted, and all the free space is assigned to the previous volume.

  4. Click done.

  Let me know if it helps.

  Take care

• How can I remove old windows

  How can I remove the old ones, apart from the windows command prompt

  Hello

  This should help you (for Vista and Windows 7).

  You use disk cleanup

  "How do I remove the Windows.old folder?

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

  See you soon.

• I can't add a component from the Add Remove program window as says could not initialize winxp

  I can't add a component from the Add Remove program window as says could not initialize winxp

  My victory is xp professional ver 2002 service pack 3

  It's usually easy to fix, but if you removed all the dll and inf files, you can have a bunch of other problems that you have not yet discovered.

  If you mean when you try to use Add/Remove Windows components you see a message like this:

  Install was not able to load the master file.
  The application could not be initialized.

  This happens because this file is missing:

  c:\windows\inf\sysoc.inf

  There is no copy backup of this file on your system and run the System File Checker will not replace the missing file (sorry, that Microsoft committed Support Engineer 'experts').

  You will need to get a real copy of your XP bootable installation CD or from a reliable source.

  There's a copy on my SkyDrive, you can download - here's how:

  I downloaded a copy of XP Pro SP3 file you need on my SkyDrive (everyone has a SkyDrive for file sharing).

  You can download it and when you do, put a copy of the file in this folder (assuming that Windows is installed on your C drive):

  c:\Windows\Inf

  Here is the link to my SkyDrive and you can get the file you need here:

  https://SkyDrive.live.com/?CID=6a7e789cab1d6f39&ID=6A7E789CAB1D6F39! 311

  When you see the files available for download, you can not see the file extension (.exe, .dll, .cpl, .sys, .zip, etc.), but when download you them they will have the right extension.

  When you download the file (especially if you use Internet Explorer), when you get a chance to save the file, your browser is unable to save the file with an extension (by example, .exe, .dll, .cpl, .sys, .zip, etc) then you will need to manually add the extension appropriate to the file when you download the file before you save it.

  You can download the file without the extension, and then rename the file to add the appropriate extension.  You do not want to use a file named sysoc when the name of the file should really be called sysoc.inf (if the downloaded file has no extension, you will need to change the name of the file to add the appropriate extension to make it work.

  You must then copy and paste the downloaded folder appropriate on your system.

• How can I remove the Windows, "Windows Picture and Fax Viewer" program from my computer

  I use another software Photo and picture Windows and Fax Viewer interferes with my work with the other program. Therefore, I would like to remove the Windows, "Windows picture and Fax Viewer" program from my computer.

  Info for WIndows XP - Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  OK... but be careful... you'll lose thumbnails of photos in Windows Explorer...
  your 'My pictures' folder... for example... does not display photos.

  And... FWIW... WP & F Viewer is not a program... it's just a .dll file. Disabling
  the .dll file is basically identical to uninstall. (in this way... If you do not
  as the result... you can reactivate).

  But if "gone forever", that's what you prefer... just delete the shimgvw.dll file.

  Attention last... your thumbnails in the Explorer will be gone.

  How... Disable WP & F Viewer

  Click Start / run and enter the following command:

  Type or copy/paste...
  regsvr32 /u shimgvw.dll
  (Yes, the space after the 2 and you is necessary)

  Press on... Come in...

  (You should see a dialog box indicating:)
  DllUnregisterServer in successful shimgvw.dll)

  How... Reactivate the WP & F Viewer

  Click Start / run and enter the following command:

  Type or copy/paste...
  regsvr32 /i shimgvw.dll
  (Yes, the space after the 2 and space after that the i is necessary)

  Press on... Come in...

  You should see a dialog box stating:
  DllRegisterServer and DllInstall in successful shimgvw.dll

  To remove shimgvw.dll go to the following folder and do a right click Delete shimgvw.dll.

  C:\WINDOWS\system32\shimgvw.dll

  If you can't find the path, you must go to...
  Button start / Control Panel / folder Options.
  See tab /... to check "Show hidden files and folders"...

• Remove the Windows Vista so that the upgrade can continue. He says that I can not upgrade both on the drive.

  I had to have my hard drive replaced and the company that made him put two versions of 32-bit and 64-bit Vista Home Premium on it.  Soon, I discovered that I was getting conflict on my computer and he discovered that the two were on the hard drive.  I'm trying to upgrade to Windows 7, but I'm at the stage where it tells me to seek answers on the removal of Windows Vista so that the upgrade can continue.  He says that I can not upgrade both on the drive.  I know the other option is to do a clean business, but I would avoid this possibility if possible.

  need an answer as soon as possible... Thank you

  I had to have my hard drive replaced and the company that made him put two versions of 32-bit and 64-bit Vista Home Premium on it.  I soon discovered that I was getting conflicts on my computer and discovered that the two were on the hard drive.  I'm trying to upgrade to Windows 7, but I'm at the stage where it tells me to seek answers on the removal of Windows Vista so that the upgrade can continue.  He says that I can not upgrade both on the drive.  I know the other option is to do a clean business, but I would avoid this possibility if possible.

  need an answer as soon as possible... Thank you

  Hello

  The best way is to clean install and start over.

  In addition, it is not legal to have both installed version that the license is for a single installation.

  If it is a dual boot with 32 bit and 64 bit installed on different partitions, there would not have been the conflicts you would have never started in one or the other.

  See you soon.

• Can I safely remove the Windows.old files?

  What's up guys?, I have a Compaq Presario supplied with the Windows Vista operating system, 32-bit. I backed up all my drivers on DVD and I downloaded a clean copy of Vista using an ISO on a DVD burner. I reinstalled the new copy put in my original product key, and he agreed. I reinstalled my drivers and all seems to work fine. I transferred all my data, mp3, jpeg, etc. for Flash readers and/or new programs on the new OS. The reason for the new OS was a virus infection which partially damaged the registry.  I really want to keep these files in the system for obvious reasons. Can I safely delete the files "Windows.old" and what would be the best way to do it?

  Hello

  The next message will be how carefully check for malicious software needed
  for, now or in the near future.

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  In the disk cleanup, is displayed as previously the Windows Installations.

  Start - type in the search box-> CONTROL the above disk cleanup - right Click-RUN AS ADMIN.

  How to remove the Windows.old folder in Windows 7
  http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/19151-Windows-old-folder-delete.html

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

  How to remove the Windows.old folder that is generated when you perform a custom
  Windows Vista Setup (also Windows 7)
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/933212/en-us

  How to remove and delete the folder Windows.old on Vista or Windows 7
  http://www.kodyaz.com/articles/delete-Windows-old-removal.aspx

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  If necessary:

  1. open an elevated command prompt

  Start - type in the search box-> find CMD in top - click right on - RUN AS ADMIN

  How to open a high in Windows 7 command prompt
  http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/783-elevated-command-prompt.html

  2 prompt probably like C:\Windows\System32 >

  This type at the prompt, and then press ENTER.

  CD\

  Now, the line should look like C:\ >

  3: This type at the prompt, and then press ENTER.

  Windows.old DIR

  Should resemble C:\>DIR Windows.old

  It should return

  C:\Windows.old directory

  and view the contents of Windows.old

  It's just to make sure that the Windows.old folder is under C: (drive C) - if she does not STOP

  4 this type at the prompt, and then press ENTER.

  Attrib - r - / s has s h Windows.old

  Should look like C:\>Attrib/s - r - a s h Windows.old
  (there are SPACES between Attrib and / s and r - and - a and -s-h and Windows.old)

  He should return to the prompt C:\ if it shows and ERROR and STOP - then check the command
  and if it has been entered correctly you are not in the right place.

  5 this type at the prompt, and then press ENTER.

  RD/s Windows.old

  Should resemble C:\>RD/s Windows.old
  (there are SPACES between the RD /s and Windows.old)

  Return Windows.old, are your sure Y/N Y type

  (If you get a message that you have no property rights then type this command
  and press ENTER.

  TAKEOWN /f Windows.old/a/r

  and repeat step 5 - were you using an elevated command prompt?

  6: This type at the prompt, and then press ENTER.

  Windows.old DIR

  Should look like C:\>DIR Windows.old - and press ENTER.

  It should return

  Directory of C:\

  File not found

  Which confirms that it is gone.

  
  7 close the COMMAND window

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  Use the Safe Mode if possible - repeatedly, press F8 that you start.

  If necessary, use these utilities

  UnLocker 1.91 + (free) 32 and 64 bit versions.
  http://unlocker.emptyloop.com/

  Download - SAVE - go to where you put it-click on - RUN AS ADMIN

  Below also work on both 32 and 64-bit Windows

  Another good alternative - use FileAssassin:

  FileAssassin - free
  http://www.Malwarebytes.org/fileassassin.php

  Force delete (cannot delete) closed or in used files or folders with FileASSASSIN
  http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/12/27/force-delete-cannot-delete-locked-or-in-used-files-or-folders-with-FileASSASSIN/

  Download - SAVE - go to where you put it-click on - RUN AS ADMIN

  And this - MoveOnBoot

  MoveOnBoot
  http://www.softwarepatch.com/software/MoveOnBoot.html

  I hope this helps and happy holidays!

  Rob Brown - Microsoft MVP<- profile="" -="" windows="" expert="" -="" consumer="" :="" bicycle="" -="" mark="" twain="" said="" it="">

• Malwarebytes removed false windows recovery, but I don't have any main screen. I framed, the taskbar icon and firefox on the left side of the screen background

  Malwarebytes removed false windows recovery, but I don't have any main screen.  I have the sidebar, taskbar icon tasks and low firefox on the left side of the screen.  Any help appreciated

  Hello

  I see that the 1st poster came back and edited its reply which had erroneous information provided on the restoration of the system after reading my post

  Just click on the arrow next to the date in his response to the title "she may be useful" to see where it editing and time, it was edited

  I am pleased that the error was corrected by him

• REMOVED FROM WINDOWS

  My pc did not work well and my partner who was unemployed at the time, who I might add doesn't know anything about the PC decided to remove some windows programs now, I can't open any what docs on word of e-mails went mirosoft office went it was about 2 1/2 months when it happened and do not know how to bring it back it was installed on the pc when we bought it any help would be most gratefull

  Looks like they have removed Microsoft Office.

  As you say it is preinstalled with Vista, it would have been a trial version of Office in any manner; unless you paid for Office separately.

  You will need to contact the computer manufacturer on this subject.

  Or save your data, and then do a Vista recovery to factory settings:

  Contact your computer manufacturer and ask them to send a recovery disk/s Vista set.

  Normally, they do this for a cost of $ small.

  In addition, ask them if you have a recovery Partition on your computer/laptop to restore it to factory settings.

  See if a manual provided with the computer or go to the manufacturer's website, email or you can call for information on how to make a recovery.

  Normally, you have to press F10 or F11 at startup to start the recovery process...

  Another way I've seen on some models is press F8 and go to a list of startup options, and launch a recovery of standards of plant with it, by selecting the repair option.

  Also ask them if it is possible to do the recovery disk/s for the recovery Partition in case of a system Crash or hard drive failure.

  They will tell you how to do this.

  Every computer manufacturer has their own way of making recovery disk/s.

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  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/326246

  'How to replace Microsoft software or hardware, order service packs and upgrades, and replace product manuals'

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  You can also try the FREE Open Office; link in the second part of the answer

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  Until you get it sorted, use these Word, Excel and Powerpoint viewers to read attachments:

  need .doc or .docx Word or a Word Viewer for playback file extensions, etc, etc.
  .xls Excel need.
  need for .pps PowerPoint

  Here are the download links for free Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint viewers:

  http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=3657ce88-7cfa-457a-9aec-f4f827f20cac&displaylang=en

  Word Viewer

  View, print and copy Word documents, even if you don't have Word installed. This download is a replacement for Word Viewer 2003 and all previous Word Viewer versions.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=1CD6ACF9-CE06-4E1C-8DCF-F33F669DBC3A&displaylang=en

  Excel Viewer

  Open, view, and print Excel workbooks, even if you don't have Excel installed. This download is a replacement for Excel Viewer 97 and all previous Excel Viewer versions.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=048dc840-14e1-467D-8dca-19d2a8fd7485&displaylang=en

  PowerPoint 2007 Viewer

  Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 Viewer allows you to view the presentations of all the features created in PowerPoint 97 and later versions.

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  And here is a link to a set of free office of Applications:

  http://www.OpenOffice.org/

  How to set file Associations:

  http://articles.TechRepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-6172036.html

  How do I... Change file extension associations in Windows Vista?

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Part number (number removed) has windows vista sp1? __

  Part number (number removed) has windows vista sp1?

  Hi Slandlord,

  Where did you buy the Windows Vista DVD?

  If Service Pack 1a is shipped with Windows Vista, then it will be mentioned on the cover of the DVD of Windows Vista DVD and it will be also mentioned on the DVD so I suggest you take a look at it.

  Or

  You can also confirm it by calling our customer service Central at this toll-free number 1 - 800-(642-7676) Please provide the part number of the DVD for them and they will check the validity of the product.

  For more information, see this link:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/contactus/cu_sc_more_master?ws=support#tab1

  Hope the helps of information. Please post back and we do know.
  Concerning
  Joel S
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• I can´t remove old windows

  Frank. I tried to remove old windows as you sugested but the cleanmgr does not have the ability to clean this specific folder in my computer located on the C drive. It search the disc and just give a few other files such as temporary files, etc. The old windows file has 26 GB and it's as much space. What did I miss? Thank you.

  Have you tried simply delete? Seems too simple. However, I know that I got rid of my windows.old and did not use the cleanup utility. However, I may have just moved to an additional drive and Chantilly drive, don't remember the hand and cannot test since it has now disappeared.

• If I clean up my c drive to remove folder window.old is then that it will do harm to other folders on drive c?

  Original title: Delete window.old folder

  If I clean up my c drive to remove folder window.old is that it will do no harm to other folders in the c drive

  for example, it will also remove all files as user, window, etc. program files or not

  Tell me by drive clean c my current window remain safe or cleaning do no wrong at the window and other files?

  If I clean up my c drive to remove folder window.old is that it will do no harm to other folders in the c drive

  for example, it will also remove all files as user, window, etc. program files or not

  Tell me by drive clean c my current window remain safe or laundry to do no wrong to the window and other files?

  See here:

  http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/a-clean-install-of-Windows/a-clean-install-of-Windows-8-1/the-Windows-old-folder/

• I want to remove my windows password, says 'mandatory '?

  I want to remove my windows password and I get a prompt saying that account policies require a password! What counts! Is it my computer? I don't want to have to constantly connect!

  Scott, welcome to the forum.

  When a help request, you must always include the brand / model of the computer or the monitor. This information is necessary for us to review the specifications for them.

  Here's a guide that will help you automatically connect using Win 7.  If you use another OS, you can find a guide for it.  This works very well if you are the only user.  I use this method whenever I have reinstall my OS.

  Please click on "BRAVO Star" if I helped you and click on "Accept as Solution" If your problem is resolved.

• Try to remove the Windows.old folder and receive 0x801F0004 error message.

  Error 0x801F0004, ban the fast i/o for this operation path

  Upgrade from Vista to Windows 7 to the custom help, but do not reformat or distribution of the drive... found the orginal ok data and also a windows.old folder... impossible to remove completely this folder, even with hidden files, showing its empty but says 6 files are present... the mistake of deleting I get is... Error 0x801F0004, banning the path of fast i/o for this operation and will not delete the folder.  Any ideas on how to remove the windows.old folder?  Windows 7 works very well, if not more quickly then Vista.

  Hi L111,.

  Welcome to the Microsoft Answers site!

  Try the following steps to delete the windows.old folder.

  1. open Disk Cleanup by clicking the Start button. In the search box, type Disk Cleanup, and then in the list of results, click Disk Cleanup.

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

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

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

  3. Select the Previous Windows installations check box and the other check boxes for files that you want to remove, and then click OK.

  4. in the message that appears, click delete files.

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

  Hope this has been helpful.

  Kind regards
  Bindu S - Microsoft Support
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• I have windows 7 which is corrupt. How remove, uninstall Windows 7 so I can have a clean disk so I can install again.

  I have windows 7 which is corrupt.  How remove, uninstall Windows 7 so I can have a clean disk so I can install again?  When I try now I get the message that it is already installed and does not go further.

  Windows 7 came preloaded on your computer?

  If so, try the following:

  New computers coming often pre-installed with Windows 7 have what is called a recovery partition. This is used to reinstall an operating system in the case of a system failure. To access it, you need to start when you start your computer by pressing a function key. This can be either F1, F2, F9, F10, F11, F12 key DEL or tab. See the manual that came with your PC for instructions on how to reinstall Windows.

  This is how the recovery partition is available for the most popular brands

  For Dell, press CTRL + F11 directly after switching on the device

  For HP, press F11 directly after switching on the device

  For Toshiba, press and hold "0" BEFORE and during the power upward

  For Acer, press and hold ALT + F10, as soon as you see the logo

  For Asus, press F9, as soon as you see the Asus logo.

  Advent, restart your computer. Then, press F10 repeatedly until the message "Starting system recovery"

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  If Windows 7 is not preinstalled on your computer.

  Boot from the Windows 7 DVD
  Click Install now
  Accept the license agreement
  When the option is displayed to select a type of installation, click (Custom advanced)

  Select the disk partition where you want to install Windows 7 click Next.

  You will receive the following warning:

  The partition you have selected may contain files from a previous Installation of Windows. If so, these files and folders will be moved to a folder named Windows.old. You will be able to access the information in Windows.old, but you will be able to use your previous version of Windows.

  (At all costs, do NOT click on anything in Format, deletion or Partition name.) So even do a custom installation, your personal files are still kept. Click OK

  The installation program will now begin installation. During installation, your computer will be restarted several times.

  Once the installation is complete, you can complete the Out of Box experience as the choice of your laptop, create a username, password, your time zone. You can then proceed to download the latest updates for Windows and reinstall your applications and drivers.

  You can then retrieve your personal files from the Windows.old folder and reinstall all of your applications and drivers.

  http://notebooks.com/2010/11/09/how-to-recover-documents-music-and-email-after-upgrading-with-the-Windows-old-folder/