Re: Cant Del Moviemaker files


"me/2" <null@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 08:06:21 +0100, "M.I.5¾"
<no.one@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

:>
:>"Joseph Fenn" <jfenn@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
:>news:Pine.BSI.4.64.0708231207540.6930@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
:>>
:>>>
:>>> "Joseph Fenn" <jfenn@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
:>>> news:Pine.BSI.4.64.0708221005070.2422@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
:>>>> In winxp/pro I cant seem to delete the moviemkr files which I have
no
:>>>> need for. I tried the right clik "del" but says cannot del.
:>>>> Then I did a dogie search and found 4 files regarding movies and
movie
:>>>> makeing. I tried to del the with Right Clik and "DEL" but again no
:>>>> luck. Then it told me to go ctrl panel and del from there.
:>>>> So I did that and when I said remove the files, it again said
:>>>> it coul'dnt remove them either. The 4 files take up about 4 gigs
:>>>> of space and my 20 gig HD sure needs more space to defrag the disk.
:>>>> Joe
:>>>>
:>>>
:>>> Have you tried deleting them from the administrator account in safe
mode?
:>>
:>>
:>>>Gosh no I dont even know how to get into the adminiistrator account
:>> nor "safe" mode. Am afraid of screwing things up badly when I dont
:>> know about these things.
:>> Joe
:>>
:>
:>I just noticed that you are using XP pro which doesn't require being in
safe
:>mode to get to the administrator account.
:>
:>If you have the welcome screen, press Ctrl-Alt-Del twice to get to the
:>classical logon, enter 'administrator' as the account name. The
password by
:>default is blank (but if you have changed it, enter what you changed it
to).
:>
:>If you still can't delete them, then actually try from safe mode. Press
F8
:>while booting up* (it's easiest to just keep repeatedly pressing it
while
:>booting, but this key enters the BIOS control screen on some systems -
just
:>exit without saving and keep pressing F8). Select 'Safe Mode' from the
menu
:>which should appear. The welcome screen will only list the
administrator
:>accounts of which 'administrator' will be one.
:>
:>*Strictly F8 should be pressed as the disk drives are detected and
listed,
:>but the time frame for actually pressing the F8 key is quite narrow.

Please note my reply to him in:

Message-ID: <0qhqc39o331glhmhqgndrm7mkotlgsap05@xxxxxxx>

He is running into the infamous windows system file protection. Movie
Maker is part of the base O/S install and, as such, does not allow
itself to be EASILY removed. As I noted to him there are third party
programs that will overcome this "feature".


Right, I see now. I misunderstood the OP. I had assumed he was trying to
delete the files produced by moviemaker, not the actual moviemaker itself.

In that case I shall modify my advice by completely withdrawing it.


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