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Stop reinstall of Windows NT directory

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Mint

Flightless Bird
How do I stop Windows from re-installing the Windows NT directory?

Thanks.
 
N

Nil

Flightless Bird
On 18 Aug 2010, Mint <chocolatemint77581@yahoo.com> wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

> How do I stop Windows from re-installing the Windows NT directory?


Turn the computer off?

Take the install disk out of the drive?

Scold it severely and wag your finger disapprovingly?

Make it stay home and do chores?
 
P

PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
Huh?

Mint wrote:
> How do I stop Windows from re-installing the Windows NT directory?
 
P

Pegasus [MVP]

Flightless Bird
"Mint" <chocolatemint77581@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:63895f72-d67d-451c-b32e-0e7332fe9dcb@i31g2000yqm.googlegroups.com...
> How do I stop Windows from re-installing the Windows NT directory?
>
> Thanks.


Windows 2000 goes by default into C:/WinNT.
Windows XP goes to C:/Windows.
What OS do you want to install?
 
M

Mint

Flightless Bird
On Aug 18, 5:22 pm, "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABear...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Huh?
>
> Mint wrote:
> > How do I stop Windows from re-installing the Windows NT directory?


Sorry that dir should be.

C:/Program Files\Windows NT
 
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John John - MVP

Flightless Bird
On 8/18/2010 6:35 PM, Mint wrote:
> How do I stop Windows from re-installing the Windows NT directory?


You would have to disable the installation of the components that use
the directory. This is done in the [Components] section of the
Unattend.txt (Answer File).

[Components]
accessopt=Off
dialer=Off
hypertrm=Off
pinball=off


John
 
N

Nil

Flightless Bird
On 18 Aug 2010, Mint <chocolatemint77581@yahoo.com> wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

> On Aug 18, 5:22 pm, "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABear...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Huh?
>>
>> Mint wrote:
>> > How do I stop Windows from re-installing the Windows NT directory?

>
> Sorry that dir should be.
>
> C:/Program Files\Windows NT


Thanks for clearing that up.



Not.
 
M

Mint

Flightless Bird
On Aug 18, 7:20 pm, John John - MVP <audetw...@nbnot.nb.ca> wrote:
> On 8/18/2010 6:35 PM, Mint wrote:
>
> > How do I stop Windows from re-installing the Windows NT directory?

>
> You would have to disable the installation of the components that use
> the directory.  This is done in the [Components] section of the
> Unattend.txt (Answer File).
>
> [Components]            
>    accessopt=Off
>    dialer=Off
>    hypertrm=Off
>    pinball=off
>
> John


I never heard of the above, but I found the fix.

1. Boot to Safe Mode
2. Delete "self-healing" directories :)
3. Create read-only files in the parent directory using same name as
directories you deleted in Step 2

(c) Andy
 
M

Mint

Flightless Bird
On Aug 18, 7:36 pm, Nil <redno...@REMOVETHIScomcast.net> wrote:
> On 18 Aug 2010, Mint <chocolatemint77...@yahoo.com> wrote in
> microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:
>
> > On Aug 18, 5:22 pm, "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABear...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Huh?

>
> >> Mint wrote:
> >> > How do I stop Windows from re-installing the Windows NT directory?

>
> > Sorry that dir should be.

>
> > C:/Program Files\Windows NT

>
> Thanks for clearing that up.
>
> Not.


alt.windows.beginners
 
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Don Phillipson

Flightless Bird
"Mint" <chocolatemint77581@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:63895f72-d67d-451c-b32e-0e7332fe9dcb@i31g2000yqm.googlegroups.com...

> How do I stop Windows from re-installing the Windows NT directory?


We may need more detail, e.g.:
1. Is your context normal installation of the OS?
2. What is it that you positively want to do (that involves
something different from overwriting the NT directory)?

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)
 
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