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Open a Command Prompt (click Start, type cmd in the Search box, press Enter) If you are a "Standard user" please do the following: Under your user name, does it say "Administrator" or "Standard user"? What is the complete message you get when you try to delete the files?Ĭlick Start, type user accounts in the Search box, and press Enter.
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A more important question is do you have XP Mode and the Windows Virtual PC installed or not? Click What are the files you're trying to delete? If they are just copies of the installer files for XP Mode and the Virtual Machine, you need not delete them. Still would not make the changes needed to delete the files, for I closed everything that was open except what I was working with at the time. Was doing the change, message came up saying that it couldn't do some changes because the files were being used.

After following the directions, when the computer
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Found a message on how to get those privileges. Guess what, Have to have administration privileges. Tried to delete the files I was talking about. And thanks for the info and instructions previously. Could not do a repair of the OS because I didn't have a password. This part of any of the OS's has cost me years of data on my WinXP computer because I could not get any info that helped me find a password, I installed Windows 7 of coming across anything asking if I wanted the administration privileges or asking for a password. If you can, how do I set the computer so that I have administration privileges? I don't remember when I need administration permission to delete these files. Don't know if you can help me with this problem. That comes up often, which is driving me crazy. I am thinking that I need to delete these files and start fresh with the downloads you gave me. LemP Volunteer Moderator MS MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) 2006-2009 Microsoft Community Contributor (MCC) 2011-2012Ībout 4 or 5 years ago, I downloaded the same files 4 times for a total of 25 files that are connect to running Windows XP Mode, duplicates for sure.
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Neither will update beyond the security patches available as of April 8, 2014, Most, if not all, current antivirus programs Note that connecting XP Mode to the Internet is just as dangerous as connect a non-virtual installation of Windows XP to the Internet. Once you have downloaded both installation files, follow the directions here: (although leaving it open won't harm the installation). This will open a Windows Explorer window showing the folder where your downloads are saved. The menu icon (the 3 horizontal bars at the top right corner of the Firefox window) and select Library > Downloads > Show Downloads Folder. If you are not sure where Firefox saves the files it downloads, click In fact, unlike Internet Explorer, Firefox should just save downloaded files and not ask if you want to "run" the files as they are downloaded. Given the age of Windows 7 and XP Mode, the download links in most of the online XP Mode installation guides are no longer valid.ĭownload the Windows Virtual PC here, being sure to select 32-bit or 64-bit as appropriate for your installation of Windows 7 Pro:įor completeness, the download for XP Mode is here (you almost certainly do NOT want the "N" version):
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To install XP Mode in Windows 7 Pro, you need to also install Windows Virtual PC.
