From: Maratonmannen on
I am dualbooting XP x64 and Vista. Now when I want to install a new build of
Vista, I want to delete everything Vista related.
I have formatted the Vista partion, deleted Bootsect.BAK and Boot.BAK and
edited boot.ini. When trying to delete the Boot folder, I get the following
error message:
"Cannot delete bootfix.bin: Access is denied.
Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not
currently in use."
With previous Vista builds it was no problem to delete the Boot folder. This
is new to Pre-RC1.
I have also done a XP repair with the recovery console and ran fixboot, but
it did not help. Nor Safe Mode with the Administrator account.

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From: John Barnes on
Have you repaired the MBR so you are booting thru ntldr instead of the Vista
boot file? If not use VistaBootPro or EasyBCD to change your boot process.

"Maratonmannen" <Maratonmannen(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F23C1418-04F5-4522-8747-035C18D9561F(a)microsoft.com...
>I am dualbooting XP x64 and Vista. Now when I want to install a new build
>of
> Vista, I want to delete everything Vista related.
> I have formatted the Vista partion, deleted Bootsect.BAK and Boot.BAK and
> edited boot.ini. When trying to delete the Boot folder, I get the
> following
> error message:
> "Cannot delete bootfix.bin: Access is denied.
> Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not
> currently in use."
> With previous Vista builds it was no problem to delete the Boot folder.
> This
> is new to Pre-RC1.
> I have also done a XP repair with the recovery console and ran fixboot,
> but
> it did not help. Nor Safe Mode with the Administrator account.
>
> --
> Asus P5WDG2 WS Pro (i975X Express)
> Core 2 Extreme X6800
> RAPTOR 2x150 GB RAID 0 (ICH7R)
> 4GB DDR2 800MHz
> GeForce 7800GTX (91.47)
> Samsung 24"
> Enermax 660W 35A@+12V
> LAN 100/100


From: Maratonmannen on
I can boot into XP as normal. There is no bootloader, XP just starts.

My question was, How do I delete the Boot folder in XP?
Let´s say I will not dualboot anymore, then I have no need for the Boot
folder in XP C:\Boot

--
Asus P5WDG2 WS Pro (i975X Express)
Core 2 Extreme X6800
RAPTOR 2x150 GB RAID 0 (ICH7R)
4GB DDR2 800MHz
GeForce 7800GTX (91.47)
Samsung 24"
Enermax 660W 35A@+12V
LAN 100/100


"John Barnes" wrote:

> Have you repaired the MBR so you are booting thru ntldr instead of the Vista
> boot file? If not use VistaBootPro or EasyBCD to change your boot process.
>
> "Maratonmannen" <Maratonmannen(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F23C1418-04F5-4522-8747-035C18D9561F(a)microsoft.com...
> >I am dualbooting XP x64 and Vista. Now when I want to install a new build
> >of
> > Vista, I want to delete everything Vista related.
> > I have formatted the Vista partion, deleted Bootsect.BAK and Boot.BAK and
> > edited boot.ini. When trying to delete the Boot folder, I get the
> > following
> > error message:
> > "Cannot delete bootfix.bin: Access is denied.
> > Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not
> > currently in use."
> > With previous Vista builds it was no problem to delete the Boot folder.
> > This
> > is new to Pre-RC1.
> > I have also done a XP repair with the recovery console and ran fixboot,
> > but
> > it did not help. Nor Safe Mode with the Administrator account.
> >
> > --
> > Asus P5WDG2 WS Pro (i975X Express)
> > Core 2 Extreme X6800
> > RAPTOR 2x150 GB RAID 0 (ICH7R)
> > 4GB DDR2 800MHz
> > GeForce 7800GTX (91.47)
> > Samsung 24"
> > Enermax 660W 35A@+12V
> > LAN 100/100
>
>
>
From: John Barnes on
You should be able to delete it from the Recovery Console, but read my post.
Fix your MBR first. Make sure you are not booting thru the Vista boot file.
From XP you can try to delete that specific file by itself first, then the
boot folder.

"Maratonmannen" <Maratonmannen(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A5936938-6259-46D2-A43C-E3BBDC747073(a)microsoft.com...
>I can boot into XP as normal. There is no bootloader, XP just starts.
>
> My question was, How do I delete the Boot folder in XP?
> Let?s say I will not dualboot anymore, then I have no need for the Boot
> folder in XP C:\Boot
>
> --
> Asus P5WDG2 WS Pro (i975X Express)
> Core 2 Extreme X6800
> RAPTOR 2x150 GB RAID 0 (ICH7R)
> 4GB DDR2 800MHz
> GeForce 7800GTX (91.47)
> Samsung 24"
> Enermax 660W 35A@+12V
> LAN 100/100
>
>
> "John Barnes" wrote:
>
>> Have you repaired the MBR so you are booting thru ntldr instead of the
>> Vista
>> boot file? If not use VistaBootPro or EasyBCD to change your boot
>> process.
>>
>> "Maratonmannen" <Maratonmannen(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message
>> news:F23C1418-04F5-4522-8747-035C18D9561F(a)microsoft.com...
>> >I am dualbooting XP x64 and Vista. Now when I want to install a new
>> >build
>> >of
>> > Vista, I want to delete everything Vista related.
>> > I have formatted the Vista partion, deleted Bootsect.BAK and Boot.BAK
>> > and
>> > edited boot.ini. When trying to delete the Boot folder, I get the
>> > following
>> > error message:
>> > "Cannot delete bootfix.bin: Access is denied.
>> > Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is
>> > not
>> > currently in use."
>> > With previous Vista builds it was no problem to delete the Boot folder.
>> > This
>> > is new to Pre-RC1.
>> > I have also done a XP repair with the recovery console and ran fixboot,
>> > but
>> > it did not help. Nor Safe Mode with the Administrator account.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Asus P5WDG2 WS Pro (i975X Express)
>> > Core 2 Extreme X6800
>> > RAPTOR 2x150 GB RAID 0 (ICH7R)
>> > 4GB DDR2 800MHz
>> > GeForce 7800GTX (91.47)
>> > Samsung 24"
>> > Enermax 660W 35A@+12V
>> > LAN 100/100
>>
>>
>>


From: Charlie Russel - MVP on
John is correct, you should first ensure that you're booting via the XP boot
process.

There's normally no need to delete the boot folder, unless you're not
planning to ever boot into Vista again or ever install it again. But if that
were the case, you'd have to take ownership of the folder and all files in
the folder, then change the permissions on the files to give yourself full
control, then delete them.


--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64


Maratonmannen wrote:
> I can boot into XP as normal. There is no bootloader, XP just starts.
>
> My question was, How do I delete the Boot folder in XP?
> Let?s say I will not dualboot anymore, then I have no need for the Boot
> folder in XP C:\Boot
>
>
>> Have you repaired the MBR so you are booting thru ntldr instead of the
>> Vista boot file? If not use VistaBootPro or EasyBCD to change your boot
>> process.
>>
>> "Maratonmannen" <Maratonmannen(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message news:F23C1418-04F5-4522-8747-035C18D9561F(a)microsoft.com...
>>> I am dualbooting XP x64 and Vista. Now when I want to install a new
>>> build of
>>> Vista, I want to delete everything Vista related.
>>> I have formatted the Vista partion, deleted Bootsect.BAK and Boot.BAK
>>> and edited boot.ini. When trying to delete the Boot folder, I get the
>>> following
>>> error message:
>>> "Cannot delete bootfix.bin: Access is denied.
>>> Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is
>>> not currently in use."
>>> With previous Vista builds it was no problem to delete the Boot folder.
>>> This
>>> is new to Pre-RC1.
>>> I have also done a XP repair with the recovery console and ran fixboot,
>>> but
>>> it did not help. Nor Safe Mode with the Administrator account.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Asus P5WDG2 WS Pro (i975X Express)
>>> Core 2 Extreme X6800
>>> RAPTOR 2x150 GB RAID 0 (ICH7R)
>>> 4GB DDR2 800MHz
>>> GeForce 7800GTX (91.47)
>>> Samsung 24"
>>> Enermax 660W 35A@+12V
>>> LAN 100/100