microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics

I'm sorry it did not work out as expected/intended.
The filename you mentioned got me curious so I did the searching instead:

http://www.msfn.org/board/lofiversion/index.php/t24232.html
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_delete_MountPointManagerRemoteDataba
se

The above is for future reference.
If in your case the drive was mostly empty, the format was pretty much
your quickest way out, either way glad you fixed it :)







"Anode" wrote in
news:ENmdnaztAuzutYfanZ2dnUVZ8rKdnZ2d@pipex.net:

> I am afraid I could not get anywhere by turning off System Restore.
> Whatever I tried, I was left with a file
> MountPointManagerRemoteDataBase that I could not delete. In the end to
> save further time on searches for solutions I reformatted the drive.
>
> Anode.
>
>
> "Anode" wrote in message
> news:f_mdnXEo966XdYjanZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@pipex.net...
>> Thank you, Ace. You have stated the problem exactly.
>>
>> My work demands that I must be away from my computer for the next few
>> hours, but I shall certainly follow your advice as soon as I am able.
>>
>> Many thanks for your information,
>>
>> Anode.
>>
>>
>> "Ace" wrote in message
>> news:Xns99CC74CC29CDDFearIsTheMindKiller@207.46.248.16...
>>> In OP's case, Partition Magic *moved* the Recycler and System Volume
>>> Information folders into a separate folder that sits in the root of
>>> the 'new' drive that was created during the partition merge.
>>>
>>> So now, OP sees:
>>>
>>> F:\System Volume Information
>>> F:\Recycler
>>> F:\\System Volume Information
>>> F:\\Recycler
>>>
>>> OP wishes to get rid of .
>>>
>>> AFAIK, turning System Restore off will release handles to the System
>>> Volume Information folders after a few minutes or after a reboot
>>> depending on what the system is doing at that moment.
>>> They can then be deleted when released.
>>> System Restore settings can be found if you right-click My Computer
>>> on your desktop, choose Properties, and view the System Restore tab.
>>> Same for Recycler, one can right-click the Recycle Bin on the
>>> desktop for it's Properties and choose to have separate settings per
>>> drive, and then turn off the Recycle Bin per drive on their
>>> respective tab.
>>>
>>> After the useless folders from have been deleted,
>>> settings can be reverted again and Windows will rebuild the relevant
>>> folders.
>>>
>
>



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