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
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Joseph Fenn wrote:
> 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
>
>
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> * Ham since 1937 HiSchool Sophomore ex W9ZUU, KP4EX, W4***, KH6ARG KH6JF *
> * WW2 Vet since Sep 1940 to just After VJ day. US Signal Corps AACS *
> ************************************************** ************************
>
>
>
Try rebooting into a command window; delete from there. Alternatively,
boot from a floppy or cd and delete from that command window. (command
window, erroneously known as DOS window).
"Joseph Fenn" <jfenn@lava.net> wrote in message
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> 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?
On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:10:15 -1000, Joseph Fenn <jfenn@lava.net>
wrote:
:>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
I suspect this is what is causing your problem.
Read the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
>
> "Joseph Fenn" <jfenn@lava.net> wrote in message
> news:Pine.BSI.4.64.0708221005070.2422@malasada.lav a.net...
>> 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
> On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:10:15 -1000, Joseph Fenn <jfenn@lava.net>
> wrote:
>
> :>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
>
> I suspect this is what is causing your problem.
>
> Read the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/222193
>
> IIRC Movie Maker is part of the base operating system install and as
> such cannot be removed EASILY due to the Windows File Protection
> "feature".
>
> As a test, using Total Commander I deleted the files in the Movie
> Maker directory. Within a few seconds they had been replaced by the
> WFP system.
>
> You may want to check out a program called XPLite at
> http://www.litepc.com. There is a free trial so you can see if it will
> help you or not.
>
> Good luck,
> me/2
>
Thanks me/2. Well am little schimeish about this stuff and scared
of wrecking what I already got in there but thanks for the help.
Joe
On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:14:42 -1000, Joseph Fenn <jfenn@lava.net>
wrote:
:>On Thu, 23 Aug 2007, me/2 wrote:
:>
:>> On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:10:15 -1000, Joseph Fenn <jfenn@lava.net>
:>> wrote:
:>>
:>> :>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
:>>
:>> I suspect this is what is causing your problem.
:>>
:>> Read the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
:>>
:>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/222193
:>>
:>> IIRC Movie Maker is part of the base operating system install and as
:>> such cannot be removed EASILY due to the Windows File Protection
:>> "feature".
:>>
:>> As a test, using Total Commander I deleted the files in the Movie
:>> Maker directory. Within a few seconds they had been replaced by the
:>> WFP system.
:>>
:>> You may want to check out a program called XPLite at
:>> http://www.litepc.com. There is a free trial so you can see if it will
:>> help you or not.
:>>
:>> Good luck,
:>> me/2
:>>
:>Thanks me/2. Well am little schimeish about this stuff and scared
:>of wrecking what I already got in there but thanks for the help.
:> Joe
You're welcome. Up until last summer when I went into semi-retirement
I had worked in computer service for over 20 years. I know it can get
pretty confusing when things that used to work aren't allowed any
more. This is just another case of Bill Gates wanting to protect
people from themselves. :-)
"Joseph Fenn" <jfenn@lava.net> wrote in message
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>
>>
>> "Joseph Fenn" <jfenn@lava.net> wrote in message
>> news:Pine.BSI.4.64.0708221005070.2422@malasada.lav a.net...
>>> 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.
On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 08:06:21 +0100, "M.I.5¾"
<no.one@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote:
:>
:>"Joseph Fenn" <jfenn@lava.net> wrote in message
:>news:Pine.BSI.4.64.0708231207540.6930@malasada.l ava.net...
:>>
:>>>
:>>> "Joseph Fenn" <jfenn@lava.net> wrote in message
:>>> news:Pine.BSI.4.64.0708221005070.2422@malasada.lav a.net...
:>>>> 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.
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".
Tnx guys that shows to go you that info is out there and this
user group always comes to my rescue. That last one really
helped me and will follow the process and see what happens
and if the moviemkr stuff does finally get lost. I think it takes
up about 2 gigs all by its useless self.
Kokomo Joe
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* Ham since 1937 HiSchool Sophomore ex W9ZUU, KP4EX, W4***, KH6ARG KH6JF *
* WW2 Vet since Sep 1940 to just After VJ day. US Signal Corps AACS *
************************************************** ************************
Cant Del Moviemaker files 
Linear Mode
