Windows XP, Vista and 7 have many protected directories that cannot be deleted easily, even if you pull out the harddisk and plug it in to another PC/laptop as an additional drive. Even force delete and file assassin failed to delete winsxs, system32 and others (in Windows.old folder). For alternative, I use Hiren’s Boot CD to delete the unwanted files/directories. But it was not working too.
The NTFS file system is blocking us to delete those files. The first step is to take over the ownership. To enable it, use gpedit (in Windows interface, open cmd/DOS prompt and type gpedit, then press enter). After that, get some file/folder properties modification to take over the ownership. Next, modify the authorization of the files/folders from read-only to full-control.
Finally, just press the delete button after selecting the unwanted files/folders.
BTW, it might be very helpfull next time. Here it is.
Download Hiren’s BootCD from http://www.hirensbootcd.net/download.html
All in One Bootable CD which has all these utilities:
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Sudah coba Windows 7 (baca: Windows Seven)? Kalau mau download sendiri (versi Beta build 7000, x86) dari Microsoft, lumayan lho soalnya ukuran installernya 2,43 GB. Alhamdulillah kemarin ada kakak yang sudah download, jadi tinggal copy dan burn ke DVD. Kalau berminat mendapatkan salinannya, silakan SMS nama dan alamat lengkap ke rekan saya: Tiar, 081809534376. Biaya penggandaan 49 ribu (termasuk CD bonus dan ongkos kirim ke seluruh Indonesia yang dijangkau TIKI).
