Can you delete an old "documents and settings" folder?

Hi,

To make a very long story short, I have a defunct installation of
Vista on one of my 2 hard-drives (the slave drive). I opted to
install XP onto the other HD. Now there is the very large "documents
and settings" folder on the drive that originally had Vista.
This is protected by design in case I want to reinstall Vista, (Which
I don't).

My question here is, What is the easiest way to delete that "documents
and settings" folder and reclaim the HD space?

Thanks,
Crzzy1
For the long story of why I ditched Vista, see
hxxp://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windows.vista.general/browse_thread/thread/89cb5e53e3199a12

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> Hi,
>
> To make a very long story short, I have a defunct installation of
> Vista on one of my 2 hard-drives (the slave drive). I opted to
> install XP onto the other HD. Now there is the very large "documents
> and settings" folder on the drive that originally had Vista.
> This is protected by design in case I want to reinstall Vista, (Which
> I don't).
>
> My question here is, What is the easiest way to delete that "documents
> and settings" folder and reclaim the HD space?


There is no Documents and Settings folder in Vista. That must have come
from XP.

Once you take ownership of the folder, you should be able to delete it. And
if it is so large, you may find files that you want in the contained My
Documents folder in your user folder.

ss.

"Synapse Syndrome" <> wrote in message
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> <> wrote in message
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>> Hi,
>>
>> To make a very long story short, I have a defunct installation of
>> Vista on one of my 2 hard-drives (the slave drive). I opted to
>> install XP onto the other HD. Now there is the very large "documents
>> and settings" folder on the drive that originally had Vista.
>> This is protected by design in case I want to reinstall Vista, (Which
>> I don't).
>>
>> My question here is, What is the easiest way to delete that "documents
>> and settings" folder and reclaim the HD space?
>
>
> There is no Documents and Settings folder in Vista. That must have come
> from XP.
>
> Once you take ownership of the folder, you should be able to delete it.
> And if it is so large, you may find files that you want in the contained
> My Documents folder in your user folder.
>
> ss.
>


Is this referring to the hidden "Documents and Settings" junction point
which appears in Vista's Windows Explorer as a shortcut under C:\ ??

Since it is simply a junction point, it's not itself taking up space beyond,
say, 1 cluster of 4KB?

Saucy

On Sep 13, 4:44 pm, "Saucy" <saucy538347334873772.sj...@net.net.net>
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> "Synapse Syndrome" <syna...@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in message
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> > <cozz...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> >> Hi,
>
> >> To make a very long story short, I have a defunct installation of
> >> Vista on one of my 2 hard-drives (the slave drive). I opted to
> >> install XP onto the other HD. Now there is the very large "documents>> and settings" folder on the drive that originally had Vista.
> >> This is protected by design in case I want to reinstall Vista, (Which
> >> I don't).
>
> >> My question here is, What is the easiest way to delete that "documents>> and settings" folder and reclaim the HD space?
>
> > There is noDocuments and Settingsfolder in Vista. That must have come
> > from XP.
>
> > Once you take ownership of the folder, you should be able to delete it.
> > And if it is so large, you may find files that you want in the contained
> > My Documents folder in your user folder.
>
> > ss.
>
> Is this referring to the hidden "Documents and Settings" junction point
> which appears in Vista's Windows Explorer as a shortcut under C:\ ??
>
> Since it is simply a junction point, it's not itself taking up space beyond,
> say, 1 cluster of 4KB?
>
> Saucy

Saucy,
This PC has 2 hard drives. (C and D).
Vista crashed royally on my PC in a way that would require a format.
I didn't have a good Vista experience, so rather than put Vista back
on
I installed XP on what was my Vista "D" drive, (Now my old Vista D
drive is my current XP "C" drive, and vice versa)
I now have the now defunct Vista install still visible on my present D
drive and taking up a lot of space.

Thanks
Crzzy1