Is It Safe?

Posted: 06-19-2006, 12:31 PM

khaan23

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It seems that Vista has left two folders behind - $WINDOWS.~Q and
$INPLACE.~T; is it safe to remove these folders, move them to another drive,
or zip them up?

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Chris

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RE: Is It Safe?

Posted: 06-19-2006, 04:30 PM

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"khaan23" wrote:

> It seems that Vista has left two folders behind - $WINDOWS.~Q and
> $INPLACE.~T; is it safe to remove these folders, move them to another drive,
> or zip them up?

hi

just backup before you Delete it

what is in the folders $WINDOWS.~Q & $INPLACE.~T

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khaan23

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RE: Is It Safe?

Posted: 06-19-2006, 05:21 PM

Looks like files from my XP installation...

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> "khaan23" wrote:
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> > It seems that Vista has left two folders behind - $WINDOWS.~Q and
> > $INPLACE.~T; is it safe to remove these folders, move them to another drive,
> > or zip them up?
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> hi
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> just backup before you Delete it
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> what is in the folders $WINDOWS.~Q & $INPLACE.~T
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> from chris

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Peter M

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Re: Is It Safe?

Posted: 06-19-2006, 05:48 PM

Those two folders mean it didn't install correctly... not enough to prevent
bootup and Vista working but not a perfect install either.

"khaan23" <khaan23@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> It seems that Vista has left two folders behind - $WINDOWS.~Q and
> $INPLACE.~T; is it safe to remove these folders, move them to another
> drive,
> or zip them up?

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