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  #16  
Old September 8th 12, 03:34 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
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Default Undeletable file. I'm stumped.

"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
glee typed:
"philo" wrote in message
...
On 09/07/2012 06:54 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote:
On Thu, 6 Sep 2012 15:55:12 -0500, "BillW50"
wrote
in
article ...

In ,
philo wrote:
On 09/06/2012 08:22 AM, slate_leeper wrote:

XP Professional, SP2. 500gb SATA drive, using 74gig.

This is a left-over file that was not removed by the program's
uninstall routine.

Trying to delete it results in the "locked or in use" error.

File Assassin's "unlock" routine reports that the file is not
locked.
However File's Assassin's "delete file" command results in
"unable to
delete."

snip

First off: boot to safe mode, you should be able to delete it
from
there. If that does not work, boot from a Linux live cd...for
sure
you will be able to delete it then. (I'd probably rename it first
just in case it ends up being some file needed for booting)

Careful, I have been burned by Linux Live before. My Windows
didn't
have
a swapfile because I was running it on a SSD. And Ubuntu Live
doesn't
care and makes it's own in the Windows partition. I have no idea
why Linux needs to touch anything it shouldn't, but it does. And
when I booted Windows after Ubuntu Live it popped up a window
saying Windows
Installer and froze. I much prefer WinPE or BartPE. As they don't
play
games with your partition like Linux does.

rant

As with many other anecdotes and instances of failure from you,
this
reeks of user error. I've been using various Linux Live CDs,
including
Ubuntu, extensively for system recovery for better than a decade
and
what you describe just doesn't happen and I'll wager has never
happened. First, Linux Live CDs don't auto-mount hard drive
partitions, they must be manually mounted by the user. Second,
Linux Live CDs don't use swap. Third, Linux doesn't use a swap
*file* by default it uses a swap *partition* so it would have
completely flattened the partition had it somehow gone off the deep
end and decided to use your drive as swap on its own. Fourth, even
if it did use a swap file, that file would have been just that, a
file on the file system separate from anything else and Windows
wouldn't have cared
a whit.

Crawl back under your bridge, troll.

/rant



Now that I think of it you are right...
the user must have made some other error.
Not only is it true about Linux using a swap partition rather than a
swap file...It would certainly not setup anything on an NTFS drive

In all the years I've used Linux live cd's they never had any effect
on the Windows install other than what I chose to modify


Exactly. I too have been using a variety of Linux Live CDs for over
a
decade, and they simply do not touch the hard drives or mount them
for
anything, unless and until the user allows it.


That isn't true Glen. The one who compiles Linux has that and more
opinions available. I take it you never compiled Linux before?


No user compiling is involved in running a Live CD, so I don't see how
that is relevant. The user downloads the .iso, burns the image to a CD
or creates the bootable USB drive. Done.
You stated you used an Ubuntu Live CD and this happened... I've been
using Ubuntu Live CDs for some time and have never seen this behavior.
Tell me in what version you saw this behavior, I'll download and make
the Live CD or USB stick, and see if the behavior you report is
reproduced. It hasn't been in any of the versions I have used.
--
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MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
CompTIA A+

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  #17  
Old September 8th 12, 11:39 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
slate_leeper
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Default Undeletable file. I'm stumped.

On Fri, 7 Sep 2012 08:37:34 -0400, "David H. Lipman"
wrote:

From: "slate_leeper"

On Thu, 6 Sep 2012 10:27:20 -0400, "David H. Lipman"
wrote:

From: "slate_leeper"

XP Professional, SP2. 500gb SATA drive, using 74gig.

This is a left-over file that was not removed by the program's
uninstall routine.

Trying to delete it results in the "locked or in use" error.

File Assassin's "unlock" routine reports that the file is not locked.
However File's Assassin's "delete file" command results in "unable to
delete."

"Unlocker" reports it can not delete the file.

Two different "delete on reboot" utilities have not removed it.

Searching with Process Explorer for the process does not find it
running.

Searching for it as a startup item with Autoruns does not find it.

Chkdsk reports no errors on the drive.

So how do I remove this file?

Please be MORE specific such as the fully qualified name and path to the
file in question.


c:\Program FIles\cleanmem\mini_monitor.exe

In the mean time... Use Sysintgern als Process Explorer.

Go to; Find -- File handle or DLL
enter the name of the file in question and see what running process may
have
that file's File Handle held open.


Already done. From above:
Searching with Process Explorer for the process does not find it
running.

Thanks for the reply.


What is the OS ? { Home vs. Pro, etc... }


First line of my original post:
XP Professional, SP2. 500gb SATA drive, using 74gig.


Have you checked the permissions on that file such that you can delete it ?


Obviously. Also, as I posted, none of the "remove on reboot" utilities
worked.


Have you contacted http://www.pcwintech.com/ support ?


No, I finally figured it out myself.





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  #18  
Old September 8th 12, 11:42 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
David H. Lipman
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Default Undeletable file. I'm stumped.

From: "slate_leeper"



Have you contacted http://www.pcwintech.com/ support ?


No, I finally figured it out myself.


OK, which was... ?



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  #19  
Old September 8th 12, 12:57 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
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Default Undeletable file. I'm stumped.

On 09/07/2012 09:34 PM, glee wrote:
"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
glee typed:
"philo" wrote in message
...
On 09/07/2012 06:54 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote:
On Thu, 6 Sep 2012 15:55:12 -0500, "BillW50" wrote
in
article ...

In ,
philo wrote:
On 09/06/2012 08:22 AM, slate_leeper wrote:

XP Professional, SP2. 500gb SATA drive, using 74gig.

This is a left-over file that was not removed by the program's
uninstall routine.

Trying to delete it results in the "locked or in use" error.

File Assassin's "unlock" routine reports that the file is not
locked.
However File's Assassin's "delete file" command results in
"unable to
delete."

snip

First off: boot to safe mode, you should be able to delete it from
there. If that does not work, boot from a Linux live cd...for sure
you will be able to delete it then. (I'd probably rename it first
just in case it ends up being some file needed for booting)

Careful, I have been burned by Linux Live before. My Windows didn't
have
a swapfile because I was running it on a SSD. And Ubuntu Live
doesn't
care and makes it's own in the Windows partition. I have no idea
why Linux needs to touch anything it shouldn't, but it does. And
when I booted Windows after Ubuntu Live it popped up a window
saying Windows
Installer and froze. I much prefer WinPE or BartPE. As they don't
play
games with your partition like Linux does.

rant

As with many other anecdotes and instances of failure from you, this
reeks of user error. I've been using various Linux Live CDs,
including
Ubuntu, extensively for system recovery for better than a decade and
what you describe just doesn't happen and I'll wager has never
happened. First, Linux Live CDs don't auto-mount hard drive
partitions, they must be manually mounted by the user. Second,
Linux Live CDs don't use swap. Third, Linux doesn't use a swap
*file* by default it uses a swap *partition* so it would have
completely flattened the partition had it somehow gone off the deep
end and decided to use your drive as swap on its own. Fourth, even
if it did use a swap file, that file would have been just that, a
file on the file system separate from anything else and Windows
wouldn't have cared
a whit.

Crawl back under your bridge, troll.

/rant



Now that I think of it you are right...
the user must have made some other error.
Not only is it true about Linux using a swap partition rather than a
swap file...It would certainly not setup anything on an NTFS drive

In all the years I've used Linux live cd's they never had any effect
on the Windows install other than what I chose to modify

Exactly. I too have been using a variety of Linux Live CDs for over a
decade, and they simply do not touch the hard drives or mount them for
anything, unless and until the user allows it.


That isn't true Glen. The one who compiles Linux has that and more
opinions available. I take it you never compiled Linux before?


No user compiling is involved in running a Live CD, so I don't see how
that is relevant. The user downloads the .iso, burns the image to a CD
or creates the bootable USB drive. Done.
You stated you used an Ubuntu Live CD and this happened... I've been
using Ubuntu Live CDs for some time and have never seen this behavior.
Tell me in what version you saw this behavior, I'll download and make
the Live CD or USB stick, and see if the behavior you report is
reproduced. It hasn't been in any of the versions I have used.



This whole thread is getting a bit weird.
I have never had a Linux live cd do anything to a Windows installation
unless I specifically did something...
but I have evidence that if a live Linux cd is used to access an
existing *Linux* installation it will use an existing swap partition if
there is one. I fooled with this a few days ago.

OTOH: I can't imagine any "home user" downloading a Linux iso
then recompiling the source code


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  #20  
Old September 8th 12, 01:31 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
BillW50
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Default Undeletable file. I'm stumped.

In ,
philo wrote:
On 09/07/2012 09:34 PM, glee wrote:
"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
glee typed:
"philo" wrote in message
...
On 09/07/2012 06:54 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote:
On Thu, 6 Sep 2012 15:55:12 -0500, "BillW50"
wrote in
article ...

In ,
philo wrote:
On 09/06/2012 08:22 AM, slate_leeper wrote:

XP Professional, SP2. 500gb SATA drive, using 74gig.

This is a left-over file that was not removed by the program's
uninstall routine.

Trying to delete it results in the "locked or in use" error.

File Assassin's "unlock" routine reports that the file is not
locked.
However File's Assassin's "delete file" command results in
"unable to
delete."

snip

First off: boot to safe mode, you should be able to delete it
from there. If that does not work, boot from a Linux live
cd...for sure you will be able to delete it then. (I'd
probably rename it first just in case it ends up being some
file needed for booting)

Careful, I have been burned by Linux Live before. My Windows
didn't have
a swapfile because I was running it on a SSD. And Ubuntu Live
doesn't
care and makes it's own in the Windows partition. I have no idea
why Linux needs to touch anything it shouldn't, but it does. And
when I booted Windows after Ubuntu Live it popped up a window
saying Windows
Installer and froze. I much prefer WinPE or BartPE. As they
don't play
games with your partition like Linux does.

rant

As with many other anecdotes and instances of failure from you,
this reeks of user error. I've been using various Linux Live
CDs, including
Ubuntu, extensively for system recovery for better than a decade
and what you describe just doesn't happen and I'll wager has
never happened. First, Linux Live CDs don't auto-mount hard
drive partitions, they must be manually mounted by the user.
Second, Linux Live CDs don't use swap. Third, Linux doesn't use
a swap *file* by default it uses a swap *partition* so it would
have completely flattened the partition had it somehow gone off
the deep end and decided to use your drive as swap on its own.
Fourth, even if it did use a swap file, that file would have
been just that, a file on the file system separate from anything
else and Windows wouldn't have cared
a whit.

Crawl back under your bridge, troll.

/rant



Now that I think of it you are right...
the user must have made some other error.
Not only is it true about Linux using a swap partition rather
than a swap file...It would certainly not setup anything on an
NTFS drive In all the years I've used Linux live cd's they never
had any
effect on the Windows install other than what I chose to modify

Exactly. I too have been using a variety of Linux Live CDs for
over a decade, and they simply do not touch the hard drives or
mount them for anything, unless and until the user allows it.

That isn't true Glen. The one who compiles Linux has that and more
opinions available. I take it you never compiled Linux before?


No user compiling is involved in running a Live CD, so I don't see
how that is relevant. The user downloads the .iso, burns the image
to a CD or creates the bootable USB drive. Done.
You stated you used an Ubuntu Live CD and this happened... I've been
using Ubuntu Live CDs for some time and have never seen this
behavior. Tell me in what version you saw this behavior, I'll
download and make the Live CD or USB stick, and see if the behavior
you report is reproduced. It hasn't been in any of the versions I
have used.


This whole thread is getting a bit weird.
I have never had a Linux live cd do anything to a Windows installation
unless I specifically did something...
but I have evidence that if a live Linux cd is used to access an
existing *Linux* installation it will use an existing swap partition
if there is one. I fooled with this a few days ago.

OTOH: I can't imagine any "home user" downloading a Linux iso
then recompiling the source code


Yes, one automatically assumes if you boot the Live distro, it won't
touch your Windows install. But sadly I discovered otherwise. As all you
have to do is to boot the Live distro. Then do nothing except to shut it
down and then boot Windows XP once again and XP hangs before the desktop
fully loads. If I didn't have US Robotics iband installed, I don't think
you would ever seen Windows hang after booting the Live distro. Plus
that machine has the Windows swapfile turned off. I don't know if that
is important or not.

And true most home user never has to get down to compiling the source
code. Although some Xandros EeePC users did. As they originally compiled
Linux to use only up to 1GB of RAM and the machine can accept up to 2GB.
Plus you have to recompile Xandros if you want anything newer than
Thunderbird 1.5, Firefox 2, and Open Office 2. As the kernel needs to be
updated for anything newer to run. And this job is left up to the home
user to do unfortunately.

Although the part about why compiling is important here, as that is
where one gets to choose whether or not Live grabs the Windows swapfile
for its own use or not. Sadly, the home user has no say so after it is
compiled. Nor does Linux give the home user a heads up on whether it is
doing so or not.

--
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  #21  
Old September 8th 12, 07:57 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
VanguardLH[_2_]
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Default Undeletable file. I'm stumped.

"David H. Lipman" wrote:

From: "slate_leeper"

No, I finally figured it out myself.


OK, which was... ?


Shhhh, it's a secret. The red spot on his forehead where he slapped
himself after saying "DOH!" has already faded.

He still hasn't figured out how to properly append a valid signature.
  #22  
Old September 8th 12, 10:56 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
David H. Lipman
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Default Undeletable file. I'm stumped.

From: "VanguardLH"

"David H. Lipman" wrote:

From: "slate_leeper"

No, I finally figured it out myself.


OK, which was... ?


Shhhh, it's a secret. The red spot on his forehead where he slapped
himself after saying "DOH!" has already faded.

He still hasn't figured out how to properly append a valid signature.


;-)

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  #23  
Old September 9th 12, 01:06 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
BillW50
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Default Undeletable file. I'm stumped.

In ,
glee wrote:
Bill, in this scenario you describe, are you saying you attribute
running the Linux Live CD to causing the Windows Installer pop-up when
you started Windows? Are you implying that the Linux CD boot caused
the execution of a Windows Installer executable, even though Linux
can't run a Windows Installer file? How do you figure that?

Windows Installer pop-ups like that are due to an incomplete or faulty
install of a program that uses Windows Installer. How do you
reconcile that with your claim?


No Glen... what I am saying that this Windows XP runs fine and dandy for
years. No problems whatsoever. I don't know if iband.dll involves the
Windows Installer every time it boots? I might, but you never see the
window. Anyway no problems whatsoever.

Now you just boot up Ubuntu Live and do nothing with it. Don't peek into
the Windows partition or anything. And just shut Linux down. Totally
harmless I would think.

Now if you boot Windows XP, it locks up. What gives? It was Linux Live,
plain and simple. I have demonstrated this a number of times and it
happened every single time. There is no excuse, Linux is doing something
to Windows. Sure whatever it is doing, most users wouldn't know a thing.
I truly believe that. But whatever it is doing it can make some Windows
unbootable.

As far as I am concern, whether Linux Live leaves Windows bootable or
not. That isn't the point. The most important point is that it shouldn't
be doing anything to Windows at all without your permission. But it does
and I caught it with my XP system (and it is reproducible).

--
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  #24  
Old September 9th 12, 02:59 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
glee
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Default Undeletable file. I'm stumped.

"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
glee wrote:
Bill, in this scenario you describe, are you saying you attribute
running the Linux Live CD to causing the Windows Installer pop-up
when
you started Windows? Are you implying that the Linux CD boot caused
the execution of a Windows Installer executable, even though Linux
can't run a Windows Installer file? How do you figure that?

Windows Installer pop-ups like that are due to an incomplete or
faulty
install of a program that uses Windows Installer. How do you
reconcile that with your claim?


No Glen... what I am saying that this Windows XP runs fine and dandy
for years. No problems whatsoever. I don't know if iband.dll involves
the Windows Installer every time it boots? I might, but you never see
the window. Anyway no problems whatsoever.

Now you just boot up Ubuntu Live and do nothing with it. Don't peek
into the Windows partition or anything. And just shut Linux down.
Totally harmless I would think.

Now if you boot Windows XP, it locks up. What gives? It was Linux
Live, plain and simple. I have demonstrated this a number of times and
it happened every single time. There is no excuse, Linux is doing
something to Windows. Sure whatever it is doing, most users wouldn't
know a thing. I truly believe that. But whatever it is doing it can
make some Windows unbootable.

As far as I am concern, whether Linux Live leaves Windows bootable or
not. That isn't the point. The most important point is that it
shouldn't be doing anything to Windows at all without your permission.
But it does and I caught it with my XP system (and it is
reproducible).


....yet no one else seems to have repro'd it or documented it. That
tends to point to an issue on your system, not with Linux Live CD.
As I said, we'll have to agree to disagree.
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  #25  
Old September 9th 12, 04:37 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
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Default Undeletable file. I'm stumped.

On 09/08/2012 07:31 AM, BillW50 wrote:
In ,
philo wrote:
On


snip

No user compiling is involved in running a Live CD, so I don't see
how that is relevant. The user downloads the .iso, burns the image
to a CD or creates the bootable USB drive. Done.
You stated you used an Ubuntu Live CD and this happened...



No I did not...I said a live CD (at least some of them) will make use of
a *Linux* /swap partition if it exists. I never said anything about
Linux using a Windows swap file

It is totally impossible for a Linux live cd to do anything to a Windows
installation unless that partition is mounted first




  #26  
Old September 9th 12, 04:41 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
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Default Undeletable file. I'm stumped.

On 09/08/2012 08:59 PM, glee wrote:
"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
glee wrote:
Bil


snip
dows XP, it locks up. What gives? It was Linux
Live, plain and simple. I have demonstrated this a number of times and
it happened every single time. There is no excuse, Linux is doing
something to Windows. Sure whatever it is doing, most users wouldn't
know a thing. I truly believe that. But whatever it is doing it can
make some Windows unbootable.

As far as I am concern, whether Linux Live leaves Windows bootable or
not. That isn't the point. The most important point is that it
shouldn't be doing anything to Windows at all without your permission.
But it does and I caught it with my XP system (and it is reproducible).


...yet no one else seems to have repro'd it or documented it. That
tends to point to an issue on your system, not with Linux Live CD.
As I said, we'll have to agree to disagree.


I will also have to disagree .
I have seen nothing to substantiate the Windows swap file was used.
The OP's problem was with the Windows installer starting up , then hanging
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Old September 9th 12, 03:37 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
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Default Undeletable file. I'm stumped.

In ,
glee wrote:
"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
glee wrote:
Bill, in this scenario you describe, are you saying you attribute
running the Linux Live CD to causing the Windows Installer pop-up
when
you started Windows? Are you implying that the Linux CD boot caused
the execution of a Windows Installer executable, even though Linux
can't run a Windows Installer file? How do you figure that?

Windows Installer pop-ups like that are due to an incomplete or
faulty install of a program that uses Windows Installer. How do you
reconcile that with your claim?


No Glen... what I am saying that this Windows XP runs fine and dandy
for years. No problems whatsoever. I don't know if iband.dll involves
the Windows Installer every time it boots? I might, but you never see
the window. Anyway no problems whatsoever.

Now you just boot up Ubuntu Live and do nothing with it. Don't peek
into the Windows partition or anything. And just shut Linux down.
Totally harmless I would think.

Now if you boot Windows XP, it locks up. What gives? It was Linux
Live, plain and simple. I have demonstrated this a number of times
and it happened every single time. There is no excuse, Linux is doing
something to Windows. Sure whatever it is doing, most users wouldn't
know a thing. I truly believe that. But whatever it is doing it can
make some Windows unbootable.

As far as I am concern, whether Linux Live leaves Windows bootable or
not. That isn't the point. The most important point is that it
shouldn't be doing anything to Windows at all without your
permission. But it does and I caught it with my XP system (and it is
reproducible).


...yet no one else seems to have repro'd it or documented it. That
tends to point to an issue on your system, not with Linux Live CD.
As I said, we'll have to agree to disagree.


You can't be serious? It is documented for one. It is documented when
you compile the source. And how do you explain it is my system? You
can't come up with one single working theory how it can be my system!
This isn't rocket science. Any five year old can figure this out. But
you can't? Why is that?

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  #28  
Old September 9th 12, 03:37 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
BillW50
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In ,
philo wrote:
It is totally impossible for a Linux live cd to do anything to a
Windows installation unless that partition is mounted first


I know for a fact that statement isn't true.

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Old September 9th 12, 03:37 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
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In ,
philo wrote:
On 09/08/2012 08:59 PM, glee wrote:
"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
glee wrote:
Bil


snip
dows XP, it locks up. What gives? It was Linux
Live, plain and simple. I have demonstrated this a number of times
and it happened every single time. There is no excuse, Linux is
doing something to Windows. Sure whatever it is doing, most users
wouldn't know a thing. I truly believe that. But whatever it is
doing it can make some Windows unbootable.

As far as I am concern, whether Linux Live leaves Windows bootable
or not. That isn't the point. The most important point is that it
shouldn't be doing anything to Windows at all without your
permission. But it does and I caught it with my XP system (and it
is reproducible).


...yet no one else seems to have repro'd it or documented it. That
tends to point to an issue on your system, not with Linux Live CD.
As I said, we'll have to agree to disagree.


I will also have to disagree .
I have seen nothing to substantiate the Windows swap file was used.
The OP's problem was with the Windows installer starting up , then
hanging


You need a working theory to be believable. Maybe you forgot to supply
one.

1) Windows XP SP2 works fine everyday.

2) Ubuntu Live 8.10 booted from USB and then shutdown.

3) Windows XP no longer boots.

4) Restore XP from backup

5) Windows XP now boots like it always did

6) Booted Puppy Linux Live from USB and then shutdown

7) Windows XP still boots just fine like always.

8) Ubuntu Live 8.10 booted from USB and then shutdown.

9) Windows XP no longer boots.

10) Restore XP from backup

11) Windows XP now boots like it always did

I can repeat this over and over again and the results are always the
same. Also the question isn't really about the Windows swapfile. The
only reason why the Windows swapfile was introduced was it's a working
theory from a Linux expert. But it doesn't have to be related to the
swapfile at all. So the real question is what is going on here? I
believe any five year old could figure this one out. It isn't really
that hard.

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Old September 9th 12, 04:06 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
philo
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Default Undeletable file. I'm stumped.

On 09/09/2012 09:37 AM, BillW50 wrote:
In ,
philo wrote:
On 09/08/2012 08:59 PM, glee wrote:
"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
glee wrote:
Bil


snip
dows XP, it locks up. What gives? It was Linux
Live, plain and simple. I have demonstrated this a number of times
and it happened every single time. There is no excuse, Linux is
doing something to Windows. Sure whatever it is doing, most users
wouldn't know a thing. I truly believe that. But whatever it is
doing it can make some Windows unbootable.

As far as I am concern, whether Linux Live leaves Windows bootable
or not. That isn't the point. The most important point is that it
shouldn't be doing anything to Windows at all without your
permission. But it does and I caught it with my XP system (and it
is X


snip
rking theory to be believable. Maybe you forgot to supply
one.

1) Windows XP SP2 works fine everyday.

2) Ubuntu Live 8.10 booted from USB and then shutdown.
n and the results are always the
same. Also the question isn't really about the Windows swapfile. The
only reason why the Windows swapfile was introduced was it's a working
theory from a Linux expert. But it doesn't have to be related to the
swapfile at all. So the real question is what is going on here? I
believe any five year old could figure this one out. It isn't really
that hard.


If any five year old could figure it out...then why haven't you done so????

sheesh

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