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Old 06-25-2008, 02:41 AM
IT Lite
 
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How to totally delete defunct WINDOWS folder/subfolders?
I have old Windows directories on 2 separate drives; one is my current boot
drive; the other I used for a test to potentially upgrade my XP Pro to XP
Pro X64.

Both will not totally delete because of the obstinance of the undeletability
of 2 files in \[whatever old]\system32\Macromed\Flash directory. The files
are:
1. FlashUtil9f.exe
2. Flash9f.ocx

To illustrate the absurdity of my attempts to fool Flash that these 4 Flash
files are inoperable because I re-named the whole directory tree in these
defunct Windows directories, the current trees are:
1. WnDOW_\Sy\Ma\F\
2. \W\32\M\F

Flash refuses to give up its lease on those 2 properties. Does anyone have
an answer to this. I have tried to do this by even Diagnostic Startup, and
backing up and cleaning everything cleanable with Regedt32, after
un-installing all current Macromedia programs in Add or Remove Programs, and
running RegCure 10 times in a row. Something along the line did remove
FlashUtil9f.exe in the old X64 OS directory, but nothing of the other 3
files; 1 in the uninstalled X64, 2 in the defunct X86.

Anyone have any cures?

Thanks


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Old 06-25-2008, 01:18 PM
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Re: How to totally delete defunct WINDOWS folder/subfolders?
On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:41:13 -0400, "IT Lite"
<Johns_Copier@ameritech.net> wrote:

>I have old Windows directories on 2 separate drives; one is my current boot
>drive; the other I used for a test to potentially upgrade my XP Pro to XP
>Pro X64.
>
>Both will not totally delete because of the obstinance of the undeletability
>of 2 files in \[whatever old]\system32\Macromed\Flash directory. The files
>are:
>1. FlashUtil9f.exe
>2. Flash9f.ocx
>
>To illustrate the absurdity of my attempts to fool Flash that these 4 Flash
>files are inoperable because I re-named the whole directory tree in these
>defunct Windows directories, the current trees are:
>1. WnDOW_\Sy\Ma\F\
>2. \W\32\M\F
>
>Flash refuses to give up its lease on those 2 properties. Does anyone have
>an answer to this. I have tried to do this by even Diagnostic Startup, and
>backing up and cleaning everything cleanable with Regedt32, after
>un-installing all current Macromedia programs in Add or Remove Programs, and
>running RegCure 10 times in a row. Something along the line did remove
>FlashUtil9f.exe in the old X64 OS directory, but nothing of the other 3
>files; 1 in the uninstalled X64, 2 in the defunct X86.
>
>Anyone have any cures?
>
>Thanks
>


Go to the Adobe site and download the uninstaller for Flash , and then
run it .
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Old 06-26-2008, 07:02 AM
ju.c
 
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Re: How to totally delete defunct WINDOWS folder/subfolders?
Get it now:

Adobe's Flash Player Uninstaller:
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/f...ash_player.exe


ju.c


<jimbo571@operamail.com> wrote in message news:uah464lka8rss80rg82l7tjbg1f9m5na2d@4ax.com...

> On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:41:13 -0400, "IT Lite"
> <Johns_Copier@ameritech.net> wrote:
>

>>I have old Windows directories on 2 separate drives; one is my current boot
>>drive; the other I used for a test to potentially upgrade my XP Pro to XP
>>Pro X64.
>>
>>Both will not totally delete because of the obstinance of the undeletability
>>of 2 files in \[whatever old]\system32\Macromed\Flash directory. The files
>>are:
>>1. FlashUtil9f.exe
>>2. Flash9f.ocx
>>
>>To illustrate the absurdity of my attempts to fool Flash that these 4 Flash
>>files are inoperable because I re-named the whole directory tree in these
>>defunct Windows directories, the current trees are:
>>1. WnDOW_\Sy\Ma\F\
>>2. \W\32\M\F
>>
>>Flash refuses to give up its lease on those 2 properties. Does anyone have
>>an answer to this. I have tried to do this by even Diagnostic Startup, and
>>backing up and cleaning everything cleanable with Regedt32, after
>>un-installing all current Macromedia programs in Add or Remove Programs, and
>>running RegCure 10 times in a row. Something along the line did remove
>>FlashUtil9f.exe in the old X64 OS directory, but nothing of the other 3
>>files; 1 in the uninstalled X64, 2 in the defunct X86.
>>
>>Anyone have any cures?
>>
>>Thanks
>>

>
> Go to the Adobe site and download the uninstaller for Flash , and then
> run it .
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Old 06-28-2008, 04:56 PM
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Re: How to totally delete defunct WINDOWS folder/subfolders?
I tried several ways to run the flash uninstaller, and it did not work.
Flash must become active during the intitial XP boot to something in the XP
Core files, and these defunct \Windows directories are not found even after
being renamed. I even tried to rename them back to the original directory
tree names, but they did not uninstall (delete) the FlashUtil9f.exe or
Flash9f.ocx files in the defunct OS operating Windows directories.

I may go to the Adobe site to get more info of what do disable to get
totally disabled, because even after uninstalling the current entire
Macromedia system, it still does not allow deletion of the old
directories/files; always saying that Flash9f.ocx is not able to be deleted.

Someone have a quick & effective answer?



"ju.c" <bibidybubidyboop@mailnator.com> wrote in message
news:eUsjLq11IHA.3860@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Get it now:
>
> Adobe's Flash Player Uninstaller:
> http://download.macromedia.com/pub/f...ash_player.exe
>
>
> ju.c
>
>
> <jimbo571@operamail.com> wrote in message
> news:uah464lka8rss80rg82l7tjbg1f9m5na2d@4ax.com...
>> On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:41:13 -0400, "IT Lite"
>> <Johns_Copier@ameritech.net> wrote:
>>
>>>I have old Windows directories on 2 separate drives; one is my current
>>>boot
>>>drive; the other I used for a test to potentially upgrade my XP Pro to XP
>>>Pro X64.
>>>
>>>Both will not totally delete because of the obstinance of the
>>>undeletability
>>>of 2 files in \[whatever old]\system32\Macromed\Flash directory. The
>>>files
>>>are:
>>>1. FlashUtil9f.exe
>>>2. Flash9f.ocx
>>>
>>>To illustrate the absurdity of my attempts to fool Flash that these 4
>>>Flash
>>>files are inoperable because I re-named the whole directory tree in these
>>>defunct Windows directories, the current trees are:
>>>1. WnDOW_\Sy\Ma\F\
>>>2. \W\32\M\F
>>>
>>>Flash refuses to give up its lease on those 2 properties. Does anyone
>>>have
>>>an answer to this. I have tried to do this by even Diagnostic Startup,
>>>and
>>>backing up and cleaning everything cleanable with Regedt32, after
>>>un-installing all current Macromedia programs in Add or Remove Programs,
>>>and
>>>running RegCure 10 times in a row. Something along the line did remove
>>>FlashUtil9f.exe in the old X64 OS directory, but nothing of the other 3
>>>files; 1 in the uninstalled X64, 2 in the defunct X86.
>>>
>>>Anyone have any cures?
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>

>>
>> Go to the Adobe site and download the uninstaller for Flash , and then
>> run it .



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