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• Remove the Microsoft games

  I want to delete Microsoft Games to free up space on my internal hard drive, but getting a warning that deletion could cause problems with other programs. I don't have any idea what to do.

  You are DELETING or uninstalling?  They usually have different meanings.  If you uninstall, you should be safe.  If you try to delete files or folders, which can lead to problems.

  Good luck.

• 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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• How can I remove the old Windows folder to a different drive?

  Original title: Old files Windows, Program Files, etc.

  I tried to use before Disk Cleanup and it worked, and I haven't run a complete installation.

  I'm having a problem now, this time, and I did a full install.  Disk Cleanup doesn't show any options to remove an old Windows as it did before.

  How can I remove the old Windows folder to a different drive?  I also try to remove the Program Files folder, as well as with an implementation since.

  It is showing an error message "I need to be in the Administrators group ~", and that TrustedInstaller is owner of the present.

  I have a question that "TrustedInstaller" has full authority on the file system, and 'Administrators' has limited access.

  I noticed that there are other three to make a total of four names of users who have all or nearly full access to the file system.

  Can it be fixed... it's pretty annoying to see this continue..., strictly through Windows Update.

  I look forward to your reply.

  Hi Morgan,.

  I suggest you check out the link to delete the Windows.old folder.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/930527/en-us

  Note: Applies to Windows 7.

  For more information on granting permissions and the taking of property, see the links.

  What are the permissions?

  "Access denied" or other errors in the access to or work with files and folders in Windows

  Ownership of a file from command line:

  To do:
  
  a. go in > start > all programs > Accessories
  b. right click on prompt and then click Run as administrator.
  c. type the following command and press ENTER:
  
  takeown /f r d y
  
  d. to assign administrators group full control to the folder permissions, use the following syntax:
  
  ICACLS /grant administrators: F/t

  The /T parameter is added so that the operation is performed through all subdirectories and the files in this folder.

  For more information on the above commands, run these commands from a command prompt window.

  takeown /?
  ICACLS /?

  Please post back with the results and we will be happy to help you further.

• 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.

• Why Windows 8 allow me to remove the Windows.old folder?

  I upgraded my computer to Windows 7 to Windows 8, a few months ago, when Windows 8 came. It is my understanding that when you perform an upgrade of Windows from one version to the other, it can save a lot of files and folders under the folder Windows.old. And I understand that you can delete the Windows.old folder.

  In other words, I don't think.

  The reason why I do not think it is because whenever I tried to delete Windows.old, it stops for me with this error:

  

  And when I said to 'Try Again' he begins from the beginning? HE DOES ALL THIS TIME! This should not do this, as I did do procedure on other machines that I've updated and he's NEVER done that, but not on this machine? Why in hell does?

  Hi Rod

  You must use the disk cleanup utility to remove the Windows.old folder. See the following article for step by step instructions.

  How to remove the Windows.old folder

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-8/how-remove-Windows-old-folder

  Concerning

• Can you tell me how to remove the microsoft business prosuctivity standard costume online licens

  Can you tell me how to remove the microsoft business prosuctivity standard costume online licens

  Hello

  I suggest you post the question in the forums and check them off below if it helps:

  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/category/MicrosoftOnlineServices

  It will be useful.

• The icon in the tray of the microsoft game keeps jumping to the left.

  Since the upgrade from Vista to Windows7, I got a problem when you play Microsoft games. The icon that lays in the status bar keeps jumping to the left and flashing is seen with her. It seems that the game wants to minimize what he has done many times. I don't know how to stop this as this never happened in vista. I have updated all drivers for my software, including the graphics card. Can someone help me with what I or my little girl can't use the application of games.

  Hello

  1. the problem occurs only with the Microsoft games?

  2. did you of recent changes made to your computer before the problem?

  3. are you referring to the Explorer of games that are pre-installed in Windows 7 or Microsoft games that require intense graphics?

  Follow these steps and check if they help.

  Step 1:

  Try pinning to the taskbar and check if the icons keep jumping around.

  Step 2:

  Make the SFC scan on your computer to check if the problem persists. This is done to repair or recover any corrupt or missing system files.

  Step 3:

  Put your computer in a clean boot State and check if the problem persists.

  Note: Follow step 7 to restart the computer in normal mode.

  Step 4:

  Create a new user account and check if the problem persists.

  Let us know.

  Aziz Nadeem - Microsoft Support

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• How to remove the Microsoft software notification authentic to my pc

  How to remove the Microsoft software notification authentic to my pc

  Hello ShamimElyus,

  Welcome to the Microsoft community where you can find all the answers related to windows.

  According to the description, it looks that you are having problems with the removal of Microsoft software Notifications authentic.

  Perform the steps in the link and check.

  How to disable or uninstall the Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications for Windows XP driver

  Answer to us if you are having problems with Genuine Advantage or any other issue of Windows, and I'd be happy to help you.

  Good day!

  Hope this information helps.

• Are there any newspaper to remove the file or folder in windows xp?

  HII,
  Is there any newspaper to remove the file or folder to replace in laptopwith windows want to see when it is removed or replaced.or as I want to go where it is removed? And which user delete it.for e.g. If some a delete directly from network so where I can see my PC or help network me p.c.Please I want to find which delete some important files?

  Hi Julie Theiler,.
   
  Unfortunately there is no such feature which keeps track of the information of deleted files. However, you can check the trash on the network to see if the deleted file's still in there.
   
  For more information about restoring files in the Recycle Bin, see:
  To remove or restore files in the Recycle Bin

• I used a cleaning program that has removed the solitaire games that come with the software package of vista. Is it possible to recover?

  original title: OOPS! Remove Solitaire games by mistake

  My husband used a cleaning program that has removed the solitaire games that come with the software package of vista. Is it possible to recover?

  Hi L-959,

  Try to reinstall the game Solitaire to turn on or off Windows features.

  Turn on or off Windows features

• Cannot remove the HP games that I played my games folder.

  I have a windows Vista Home Premium Microsoft recently bought and am a novice with computers.  My problem is, I have HP Games played and just recently noticed in my games all games files I opened upward (whether or not played) are listed in my games folder.  I definitely want to delete them to create more disk space, and also the games keep piling up in my foler.  I have read and tried all help & bandages but nothing works.  The button contues 'remove' be gray, even when I tried pressing SHIFT as advised by your article for help.  I even had a conversation for hours with a HP technician who couldn't give me an answer.  How am I supposed to get rid of unwanted games of my file?   What is the use of a tab "delete" when using it?  Am I missing something?

  Hi Sun Vista!

  Thank you for using the Microsoft Windows Vista Forums.

  To uninstall a program, follow these steps:

  1. close all programs.
  2. click on start and then click Control Panel.
  3. click on uninstall a program under programs category
  4. it will show all the programs installed on the computer.
  5. now, find HP games in the list, select the game by clicking on it.
  6. in the uninstall a program dialog box, click Yes.
   
  Note If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password or click on continue.

  7. follow the instructions to uninstall all games
  8. when the uninstall program is finished, restart your computer.
  9. now check the game folder, these games in HP will be deleted.

  Hope it will help.

  The hot look
  Anurag Shukla
  Microsoft Certified Professional

• How to manually remove a redundant Games folder icon?

  I had a game installed on my PC (demigod) where I removed the Panel.  The game has already been demonstrated in my games folder with the icon of the game, since the withdrawal of the game although the following text is displayed:

  http://a.imagehost.org/0781/asddasf.PNG

  Make a right-click of the icon has no effect, using the menu at the top, I can copy the icon but rename/remove are grayed out.  Y at - it a registry key that I can hack in to remove this?

  Using Windows 7 RC1.

  Found NM, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\GameUX\Games is where all the games are stored, nuked the entrance of demigod, sorted.

• When I try to open Firefox, Explorer, Microsoft Word, or one of the Microsoft games, it gives me an error.

  The Microsoft Word error indicates that the file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action.  The games just say that the application is not found, and the internet explore and firefox errors make me search the Web for a program to open.  Help, please!

  If it's all the .exe you can download and run this fix, it is quite easy for you to do it yourself.

  For Windows Vista file association problems
  http://www.Winhelponline.com/articles/105/1/file-association-fixes-for-Windows-Vista.html

  Just click on the .exe box to download the file.  After downloading, unzip it to extract the .reg file to a folder.  As an administrator you then double-click the .reg file unpacked I hope to fix that the associations to open .exe files.  Answer 'yes' to all the guests received during this process.  At completion, reboot and test.

• How to remove the Unsorted Bookmarks folder

  I tested FF 6.0 beta and when you click on bookmarks there is something called "Unsorted Bookmarks" at the bottom of the list (column).

  If you right-click to delete you can't do.

  Someone has any idea how to remove this option?

  I'm not on my FF 5.0 or not has I saw on another browser of FF until now.

  My modules are IE Tab2 and status-4-Evar

  The Unsorted Bookmarks folder is where the bookmarks are created if you click on the star on the address bar to bookmark the current site.

  You cannot delete this folder, but you can hide this menu entry in the bookmarks menu in the Firefox App menu with code in userChrome.css

  Add code to userChrome.css below @namespace.

  • http://KB.mozillazine.org/userChrome.CSS

  See:

  • http://KB.mozillazine.org/Editing_configuration

  @namespace url("http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul"); /* only needed once */
  
  #appmenu_bookmarksPopup menuseparator[builder="end"],
  #appmenu_unsortedBookmarks,
  #bookmarksMenuPopup menuseparator[builder="end"],
  #menu_unsortedBookmarks,
  #BMB_bookmarksPopup menuseparator[builder="end"],
  #BMB_unsortedBookmarks {display:none!important;}