Re: I give in.
From: Ray (reply_in@newsgroup.only)
Date: 08/30/02
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From: "Ray" <reply_in@newsgroup.only> Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 16:23:05 -0400
Try buying NTFSDOS, boot from a floppy and rename the folder that way.
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/ntfsdospro.shtml
Ray
"Robert E A Harvey" <robertharvey@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> We've got an unbootable W2000 system - The progress bar runs along the
> spalsh screen, and when it gets to the end the system reboots.
>
> OK, I've tried what it says in Knowledge Base Article - Q199175 -
> which doesn't help much.
>
> I've got the recovery console running, and wanted to rename the 'avg'
> directory in "Program Files". But we don't have permission to cd to
> "Program Files". I can go anywhere else, but not "Program Files".
> The recovery console's DIR listing shows "Program Files" as read-only,
> but Attrib says we cannot access it to change that either.
>
> I think we are stuck. Of course, the wretched thing is a Compaq, and
> the only recovery option is to wipe the hard disk and re-install to
> 'factory' condition...
>
> Oh god, why don't people write applications for Linux?
>
> What would _you_ have done?
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