[KLUG Members] Linux and NTFS delete

[Eric Beversluis]

On Thu, 2008-02-21 at 18:20 -0500, 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 fiels that I
> can'tmanually 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?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> EB 
> 
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Thanks for the various suggestions. I made a Knoppix 5.1.1 disk and will
try that at work on Monday. If it doesn't work I'll probably just do a
reinstall. ("You've moved your cursor. You must reinstall Windows.")
I'll let everyone know how it goes.

EB
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