[KLUG Members] Linux and NTFS delete

[Eric Beversluis]

On Sun, 2008-02-24 at 22:42 +0800, Ross Smith wrote:

> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Eric Beversluis" <ebever at researchintegration.org>
> > To: members at kalamazoolinux.org
> > Subject: Re: [KLUG Members] Linux and NTFS delete
> > Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:40:26 -0500
> > 
> > 
> > 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.
> > >
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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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> I know this might not be a worthwhile suggestion, but what about safe-mode?  I was under the impression that safe-mode releases some of the locks and allows access you wouldn't have otherwise from within normal operating mode.  Just a thought.
> 
> -- Ross
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Tried that. Didn't help. Supposed to have helped. Yea, Windows!  The FIQ
(files in question) are in the \Program Files\Common Files subdirectory,
so one might suspect that another program had a lock on them (possibly
Lotus Notes). But when one reboots in safe mode no program that might
have such a lock should be running. So we'll see what Linux can do
tomorrow with the help of ntfs-3g.
EB
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