[KLUG Members] Linux and NTFS delete

[Michael Rudas]

--- Eric Beversluis wrote:

> I'm struggling with some rogue Acrobat Reader files
> on an XP Home install. Acrobat screwed up
> during an upgrade and the XP uninstall 
> program con't uninstall them. There are are few
> files that I can't manually delete nohow --
> I keep getting "access denied" even when 
> using command line in safe mode.
> What I'm wondering is whether I can use a live
> Linux to zap them. I know Linux doesn't "write" to
> NTFS but is there any way to use it to 
> delete these files safely?

The Knoppix 5.1.1 CD or DVD runs NTFS-3G by default
and has no problems with NTFS disks.  Another option
would be to use the file manager built into 7-Zip:
<http://www.7-zip.org> which bypasses most of Windows 
built-in Explorer blocks.  7-Zip is an automatic
install on Windows for me anyway.

~~ Mikey