Try opening the folders and then deleting the individual folders/files, I
found that I had to do it this way. It seems that the permissions don't
carry down all the way.
There must be a better way of doing it though, I hope someone knows and
answers.

Ray

"Piotr Wozniacki" <p.wozniacki@wp.pl> wrote in message
news:32DD83CC-09EA-4DBC-B7DE-CBA6542A847F@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> This has been asked and answered many times, but none of the answers semms
> to work here. I started installing Vista from the XP, but for some reaosn
> interupted and installed from the DVD boot. Unfortunately, the old
> installation files were renamed "windows.old" and I can't get rid of them!
> Tried from both OS'es (XP and Vista); tried taking ownership; tried
> running a command prompt as administrator - still no rights to delete.
> What gives, besides re-formatting?!!
>
> Piotr