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ive got my old laptop drive in a caddy and trying delete stuff

for some annoying reason i need "permission" from trusted installer - i have no patience for this

what is a good force delete app. Its my drive Im pressing delete - permissions can sod off

thanks

What is the make and model?

cool. I will look for that.

i also found this batch file to remove annoying permissions

http://pure-evil020.webs.com/give%20bac ... ssions.bat

the url sounds alarming but that seems to work for me

the laptops i have now are thinkpads. they are ok but when i got rid of the old one i took the drive out and want to use that for backups and get the stuff from it.

i need that app to delete the old vista install directory.

i also found god mode was quite useful. never heard of that before but god is the status i want on my own PC. lol

thanks

Killdisk may work better than a factory reset.

At least for what you want to do.

Are you trying to delete only SOME data or wipe it completely? Big difference...

yeah just the vista folder from the old install - its 14 gig of vista hideousness - i just want that space back

ive managed to get into my old my docs with the above batch file but it wont remove permission on this install directory

http://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-7/windo ... installer/

this helped

how i wish i could afford a simple mac - i hate windows. i really do

thanks for the replies

Pity you're in the UK, some shops here are selling previous-gen models at half-price.

Keep an eye on the Apple UK "refurb store" - it's the same machines only repaired problem units. They look 100% new, same warranty only ~25% cheaper!

The mac mini is a dandy unit and crazy fast so long as you're not playing lots of fancy 3D games.

i was looking at an american shipping service as the price in USD is the same as GBP. U ship it the that address and they send it on.

basically ive spent three hours deleting a folder and still failed

what a joke - i miss my mac!

left shift + delete, an app called unlocker, messing around with permissions and ownership

plus a lot of messing around and even file names "too long"

thanks microsoft for wasting my time

genuine thanks to people who replied