deleting windows old under windows xp vista

How do I delete windows.old folder and contents without having to format the hdd? I tried under both windows xp and vista and they just didnt let me do it.
thx

Have you tried deleting it in safe mode? Also, try taking ownership of the folder in either Vista or XP then try deleting it.
How to take ownership of a folder: http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=308421 -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"GusGyn" wrote in message

How do I delete windows.old folder and contents without having to format the hdd? I tried under both windows xp and vista and they just didnt let me do it.
thx

Yes, it worked 98%, just I wasnt able to change permissions for some compressed files/folders. Any idea how to do it?
Thx
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:

Have you tried deleting it in safe mode? Also, try taking ownership of the folder in either Vista or XP then try deleting it.
How to take ownership of a folder: http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=308421 -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"GusGyn" wrote in message How do I delete windows.old folder and contents without having to format the hdd? I tried under both windows xp and vista and they just didnt let me do it.
thx

How do I delete windows.old folder and contents without having to format the hdd? I tried under both windows xp and vista and they just didnt let me do it.
thx