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Re: XP or Vista tricks

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Mar 8th, 2008

If you have an upgrade key then you must have at one time had xp or below. When you put the upgrade disk in it should ask for proof that you have had another copy of windows before vista. put in an old install disk that you own and it should let you continue the install.
Butt.... if you fixed the problem oh-well...

For the boot screen, I have not found any way to do it manualy. sorry... but you can dip down to the level of using software......

try----VistaBootLogoGenerator--- "http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/Vista-Boot-Logo-Generator-Download-62480.html"

It will let you create a new boot screen.

for your problem of NOT deleting lol. try these two things.....

If you add

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[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\runas]
@="Take Ownership"
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\runas\command]
@="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F"
"IsolatedCommand"="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas]
@="Take Ownership"
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas\command]
@="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" /r /d y && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F /t"
"IsolatedCommand"="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" /r /d y && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F /t"

to the registry. You can right click the file and you will have a new option to "take ownership"

rightclick the file you want to delete and say take ownership and then retry the delete. that should do it. If not you could use the "icacls" command to take permissions of the file. As so wonderfully demonstrated by michael at "http://www.hyper-cube.co.uk/sandbox/forum/showthread.php?t=36"