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• Windows.Old - Can I load the entire file at once my computer is restored with it's info earlier?

  original title: Windows to restore the old windows.old file

  Hi all. I recently had to reinstall my os after that sp1 problems (thanks a lot to Microsoft) I now have a windows.old folder with all of my old saved stuff. Question is, can I load the entire file at once my computer is restored with it's info earlier? Pls let me know. Thanks in advance

  Hello

  None

  You can not load the whole file

  Windows.Old is not to restore your computer

  You can only recover data from the windows.old folder

  programs need to be reinstalled from the original media

  Read about the windows.old folder

  How to restore your personal files after you perform a custom Windows Vista or Windows 7 installation

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

• My laptop is really slow, can I delete a folder named windows.old.

  I bought a HP 6735 s second hand, it's really slow, there is a large folder called windows.old, can I remove it without causing any damage, I tried cleaning disc but it is still there after checking all the boxes

  Alternative methods to remove the Windows.old folder are given here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930527

  It won't the system faster unless your disk is almost full. I have a HP6730b and it's pretty fast.

• How can I delete Windows.old?

  I recently clicked the Refresh button on laptop settings, but now I see a windows.old folder and I want to remove it. How can I remove it? It has a folder named WINDOWS inside, and he doesn't let me delete it. I already tried cleaning disc, but no solution. So, how can I remove that file I didn't need on my Surface?

  Hello

  Disk Cleanup is the way to delete Windows.old. I don't understand why you have questions...

  Try right click on your drive C:\ COMPUTER\THIS PC from the desktop, then select Properties.

  Then click on disk cleanup... After you run it of scan, click FILE SYSTEM to the bottom of the window.

  This will launch another analysis of the SYSTEM FILES... Windows.Old should be here...

• I forgot to export one of my adressbooks before reinstalling my pc. I can find it in windows.old?

  When I exported my AddressBook for a backup, I thought I had all the addresses, but it was only my personal book. My company addressbook, I had no backup. Maybe I can find it in Windows.old?

  Thank you very much for your help!
  ... someone gave me this location: C:\windows.old\Users\ < gebruiker > \AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\ < random code >.default\abook.mab
  This is and I could fix it. #happy
  Ineke love

• How can I recover Favorites and passwords after a change of operating system and older programs are listed in a windows.old folder?

  Recently, I had a fatal crash of my Windows XP Pro system. I clean installed Vista (would not allow an upgrade installation), and it offers all my settings and programs in a windows.old folder. I wish I could recover my passwords stored (even if I have to go manually) and my favorites for Firefox. I was running version 4 at the time of the accident of the o/s. Thanks for any help you can provide.

  Just as I expected. Before you follow my instructions, you may need to change your folder options to show hidden files. Now go to:

  C:/Windows.old/documents and Settings / < user on XP name > / Application Data

  And copy the text to the Mozilla folder for

  C:/Users / < username on Vista > / AppData/Roaming/Mozilla

  If the Mozilla folder does not exist, create it.

  Now in C:/windows.old/Documents and Settings / < user name on XP > / Local Settings/Application Data

  And copy the text within the Mozilla folder in

  C:/Users / < username on Vista > / AppData/Local/Mozilla

  Yet once, if the Mozilla folder does not exist, create it and rename it to Mozilla.

  I hope this helps!
  handsomeorlandoman

• Satellite A100-216: can I move Windows.old for drive external HARD

  Hello

  I got my satellite A100-216 almost 12 months, (and I'm pleassed with it, incidentally), and bought with XP, but she has the option (taken) to get the upgrade to Vista Home Premium.

  I have finally plucked courage to Vista and have a question.

  In the book, it says that the hard drive will be completely erased, and all must be safeguarded. OK - did this.
  It lights up during loading to say that only a full upgrade is possible and that the old windows will be stored in a folder called "Windows.old" even if the operating system will be unusable.
  There seemed no option but to agree with what is happening and lo and here is the record + Windows.old + is here, and it's * Gb * 6 in size!

  After saving everything, can I really keep this large amount of things on my HARD drive. I can move it on my external hard drive?

  The capacity of the HARD drive, (nominally 100 GB) but showing 93Gb shows 24,6 now used by Vista without other programs or drivers installed.

  If I remove this 6 GB, I'll have a more reasonable 75 GB to play with.

  The other option would have been to start on an OEM XP disk, opt for delete and re-create a primary partition and load Vista from there after the format. Would it be: r: work and B: use less space.

  If the 6 GB file is all that it would save, I'll just save it on my external HARD drive.

  Thanks :)

  Post edited by: dave1510

  Hi Dave,.

  The Windows.old folder is a backup of your files/folders/settings of your XP system etc.

  It is automatically created during the process of update for Vista and is designed as a quick way to return to the earlier version of the operating system if you need to do. \obviously its value will decrease over time, once you start using Vista, because different files will become obsolete with the use.

  The normal procedure is to remove these backup files "shadow", once you are happy that Vista is not working properly and there is an option to do it for you in the utiliy Vista disk cleanup.

• How can I delete windows.old folder without losing the hibernation file.

  Mr President.

  I recently refreshed my system and a unwanted windows .old file has been generated and it consumes 11 GB of my disk space. So Iwould like to delete this file but the HP support assistant gave me a warning that I should not remove hibernation and sleep file, otherwise I would lose this facility of my system. Thanks for mentioning the steps I have to do to remove the same.

  Yours faithfully,

  R_rk06

  Hello

  Folder Windows.Old has nothing to do with the Hibernate. If uou wishes, you can remove it using cleaning system, not normal to delete, to explore. The following steps see the way in which:

  1. Open Disk Cleanup by clicking on the button start . In the search box, type and then disk cleanup in the list of results, click Disk Cleanup.

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

  2. In the dialog box disk cleanup, on the Disk Cleanup tab, click on 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 OK.

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

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

• must take windows.old off the computer, how can I copy all documents to 8.1 documents?

  My laptop has just changed to the 8.1 now he tells me to copy my documents from 8 to 8.1, and then delete windows.old.  I can't find a way to do it.  Someone who can help?

  Hello

  To access files in the Windows.old folder, see the Microsoft guide on the following link.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-GB/Windows-8/restore-files-upgrade-Windows-old

  To remove the Windows.old folder after you have copied your files, see the followingdocument.

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

  Best regards

  DP - K

• I can save Windows.old after W-10 upgrade?

  R3 - 131T Mobile.

  Finally got the W-7 complete upgrade.

  With the Hynix HBG4e HDD, there is only 4.83 GB left on the disk.

  Windows.Old uses 14.2 GB while Windows uses only 9.7.

  Can I take off the .old and save it to a flash drive without jeopardizing the return to 8.1?

  And what I want to do this?

  There may also be a $Windows. ~ tmp directory that contains the restore information. During installation when I was told there was not enough room on my W3, I put it on the SD card and renamed Windows.81. You can also store a backup external image file.

• I deleted killit.exe while doing a scan with Avast. Where can I get this file?

  I deleted killit.exe while doing a scan with Avast. Where can I get this file?

  At HP.

  What is 'killit.exe '?

• I can trash the Windows.old folder?

  If I'm happy to stay with Windows 10, I can delete the Windows.old folder? It contains 126 956 and 30.1 GB files.

  If I do not need, could reclaim that space.

  Hello:

  If you are absolutely sure you don't need all the files in this folder and that you're absolutely sure that you do not want to return to your previous operating system (or you have recovery discs that can give in any case), then Yes you can delete the Windows.old folder.

  Here's how...

  Run the disk cleanup utility.  Let him do the disk cleanup window.

  Then on the left side of the bottom of the window, click clean up system files.

  Then he turns again and arrives at the disk cleanup window, and you can check all the boxes to remove the files.  One of them will be the windows.old folder.

• How can I remove vista of pc operating windows.old 1525 dell?

  How can I remove vista of pc operating windows.old 1525 dell?

  Hi Randy,

  Please contact the Microsoft Community Forums.

  Looks like you need assistance to remove the folder Windows.old in Windows Vista.

  You can use the disk cleanup tool to remove folders and files Windows.old. I suggest you to read this article for more information:

  Delete files using disk cleanup

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/delete-files-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

  This link also applies to Windows vista.

  Hope this information helps. Get back to us if you have more queries about Windows.

• Can I safely delete "Windows.old" after a successful relocation?

  I caught a virus and had to reinstall Windows.  The repair disk intalled a new version clean and left in a folder on my hard drive.  I moved all of the things I've wanted on an external drive, so I have nothing of it.  Can I remove it to clear disk space?

  Boost Windows.Old contains all your old files of program, Windows, and personal spaces (C:\Users\your name\etc). You can delete it (you need to maybe take possession of this first and reassign your rights to him). But like I said that it contains your old personal folders and office, you still have stuff in there you want. Kind regards Chauvet J.

• 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="">