cant delete windows.old (no longer located in C:\.)

feardaduck

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windows.old is in my c drive. everytime i try to delete it it says windows.old is no longer located in c:\. drive. i have no files in it except files in SecuRom folder that are
1: ЃϵϳЅЂϿϽϯІχϯπρЂϻϵЉЃϵϳЅ
2: ЃϵϳЅЂϿϽϯІχϯπρϴϱЄϱЃϵϳЅ
they are u only files still in windows.old disk cleanup trick doesnt work. i want to delete the FOLDER and everything in it, not just the files.
 

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custom build
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I7-2600 3.40GHz - testing various OC levels..
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ASUS Sabretooth
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2x 4Gb DDR3/1333
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GTX570 - testing OC levels
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motherboard 7.1 DIG.
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2x Ilyama 24" E2409HDS-B1 2ms/DVI
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1920 x 1080
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120 GB Intel Elmcrest SSD
1 TB SATAII 7200RPM/32MB
External 2TB USB3
PSU
Corsair Pro HX850W
Cooling
Coolermaster Hyper V8
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Logitech G110
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25Mb
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Overall 7,6 ...... now to speed up the SSD... ;)

Also use a Dell XPS M1710 on Vista 32b
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All input and help is welcomed Mark. :)
 

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Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
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ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
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64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 4
Internet Speed
2 Gb/s Download and 100 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
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How to delete Window.old folder

This folder, after Disk Cleanup has been used & system reboots, can be removed by using SHIFT+DEL.
 

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