Cannot remove directory

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Great instructions for making sure XP can't boot. It for 9x. There is no sys in XP.

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"Ingit" <ingoloid@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:%23CvhLE5GEHA.2408@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Recently I attempted to install a new hard-drive into my XP pro system. I
> found some info on the web that gave instructions on transfering all of my
> XP system files from my old hard-drive on to the new one, then at the very
> end of the process, typing "sys c:\" to transfer the boot files. well, it
> obviously didn't work right, so I just kept the old hard-drive intact and
> used the new on as a slave. I now have a folder on my new drive that has all
> of the XP folders on it, but they are all empty. I cannot delete them, move
> them, rename or anything else. I keep receving errors about security,
> trying to access to allowed. any ideas?
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