> Hmmmm - maybe I was a little sharp there.......
>
> The registry has very little power over the existing filesystem AFAIK
> - so files that are marked as the most highly protected in Win ME
> (the SR archive) cannot just be removed at will with a few sneaky
> Windows tricks - AFAIK, the ONLY way to delete the archive is to boot
> to DOS and do it from there.
>
> You could, if you have a big enough RAM stick, and your PC supports
> booting from USB, boot from Bart PE and use that to delete the files
> - but that presupposes that you have a recent XP and Bart PE
> available to use for the work.
>
> ...or you could use a Linux (<ptui!>) - with the same provisos as
> for Bart.
>
> Does your PC support booting from USB? - AFAICT, it doesn't. - RTFM
> for that.
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 3:15 am Post subject: Re: Drive [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Sean - please email me (my email here is valid).
Mike has pointed something out to me that needs an off-group discussion, but
may solve your problem (If I can get my head around it).
"Sean" <Sean.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> What about this thought.... just remove this _Restore.
>
> "Noel Paton" wrote:
>
>> Oh - another thought occurs... you could parallel install another
>> operating
>> system onto the drive in another partition and use that to delete the
>> files......
>>
>> --
>> Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)
>>
>> Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
>> http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm >>
>> http://tinyurl.com/6oztj >>
>> Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
>>
>> "Noel Paton" <NoelDPspamless.TakeThisOut@crashfixpc.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23QHGWM3zFHA.3756@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> > Hmmmm - maybe I was a little sharp there.......
>> >
>> > The registry has very little power over the existing filesystem AFAIK -
>> > so
>> > files that are marked as the most highly protected in Win ME (the SR
>> > archive) cannot just be removed at will with a few sneaky Windows
>> > tricks -
>> > AFAIK, the ONLY way to delete the archive is to boot to DOS and do it
>> > from
>> > there.
>> >
>> > You could, if you have a big enough RAM stick, and your PC supports
>> > booting from USB, boot from Bart PE and use that to delete the files -
>> > but
>> > that presupposes that you have a recent XP and Bart PE available to use
>> > for the work.
>> >
>> > ...or you could use a Linux (<ptui!>) - with the same provisos as for
>> > Bart.
>> >
>> > Does your PC support booting from USB? - AFAICT, it doesn't. - RTFM for
>> > that.
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)
>> >
>> > Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
>> > http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm >> >
>> > http://tinyurl.com/6oztj >> >
>> > Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to
>> > NG's
>> >
>> > "Noel Paton" <NoelDPspamless.TakeThisOut@crashfixpc.com> wrote in message
>> > news:%23hRaMF3zFHA.3864@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> >> WTF has that got to do with your problem???
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)
>> >>
>> >> Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
>> >> http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm >> >>
>> >> http://tinyurl.com/6oztj >> >>
>> >> Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to
>> >> NG's
>> >>
>> >> "Sean" <Sean.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:2171A417-7DE5-4490-A31D-497691766341@microsoft.com...
>> >>> What about removing the _restore files in the registry?
>> >>>
>> >>> "Noel Paton" wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> Nothing - all it does is copy files to a 'holding cell' on the HD,
>> >>>> compress
>> >>>> some of them and then save the result to the floppy - NOT to the USB
>> >>>> drive
>> >>>> (although if you can force the drive to appear as the A: drive you
>> >>>> may
>> >>>> be
>> >>>> lucky)!!
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> --
>> >>>> Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
>> >>>> http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm >> >>>>
>> >>>> http://tinyurl.com/6oztj >> >>>>
>> >>>> Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to
>> >>>> NG's
>> >>>>
>> >>>> "Sean" <Sean.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >>>> news:9D79A9B8-5CD4-4326-B070-00BDEDC750DB@microsoft.com...
>> >>>> > Actually, I havent tried to make a start up disk using the memory
>> >>>> > slot.
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > Under the add/remove I see the option there. What sort of memory
>> >>>> > will
>> >>>> > I
>> >>>> > require to make a start up disk?
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > What do you think?
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > "Noel Paton" wrote:
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> >> No - you need full DOS Mode
>> >>>> >>
>> >>>> >> --
>> >>>> >> Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)
>> >>>> >>
>> >>>> >> Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
>> >>>> >> http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm >> >>>> >>
>> >>>> >> http://tinyurl.com/6oztj >> >>>> >>
>> >>>> >> Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages
>> >>>> >> to
>> >>>> >> NG's
>> >>>> >>
>> >>>> >> <elitespooner.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> >>>> >> news:1129139697.813662.85150@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>> >>>> >> > Noel. is there a way to complete this by not using a start up
>> >>>> >> > disk.
>> >>>> >> >
>> >>>> >> > I can get into DOS within Me, right?
>> >>>> >> >
>> >>>> >>
>> >>>> >>
>> >>>> >>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
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