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  1. Posts : 7,730
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
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    If you need help on deleting the Windows.old folder, take a look at this tutorial, which gives you several options: Windows.old Folder - Delete
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  2. Posts : 20
    Windows 7 Professional
    Thread Starter
       #12

    Deleting Windows_old after upgrade to Win 7 pro


    Many thanks, Sea Vixen.

    Will do. Reading the tutorial and, for anyone else's benefit, I only had a Win 7 Pro upgrade disc so I couldn't do a complete reformat pre the install as, I understand from other posts on this forum, that the upgrade application needs to read the key of the existing installation before you can use it successfully.
    I did, however, the next best thing, and deleted all partitions and a format from that point, hence I have the Windows_old file.
    I can now do as you say and take out the data files that I need - though I had backed these up - and delete the whole Windows_old file, giving me a lot more space.

    By the way I love the real Sea Vixen. I fly two seat puddle jumpers myself and not sure how I would cope at twice the approach speed onto a runway that was moving 60 feet up, or down, and probably wasn't where I last left it, in any case! Profound respect to those that could.

    Best regards

    Falcodriver
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  3. Posts : 7,730
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
       #13

    You're very welcome, Falcodriver.

    You're not wrong about landing on a moving runway and I agree that anyone who does it commands great respect.

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  4. Posts : 20
    Windows 7 Professional
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       #14

    Sea Vixen


    Nice image!
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  5. Posts : 7,730
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
       #15

    Cheers Falcodriver.

    Obviously, the photograph was taken many years ago (1964) and was taken by a camera fitted to a Blackburn Buccaneer about to land onboard HMS Victorious.

    However, there were times when a crash barrier was required to recover aircraft with major problems such as electrical or hydraulic failure.

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  6. Posts : 20
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       #16

    And these guys were probably in the early twenties! a bit more challenging than the X factor!
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  7. Posts : 14,606
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7600
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    these days the twenty somethings would do the same on an xbox.
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  8. Posts : 7,730
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
       #18

    Maybe so boohbah, but nowhere near as exciting as the real thing!

    The launch is quite hair-raising too; 0-130 in a couple of seconds.

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