My 2 year old computer needed to have the system mirror reinstalled. In
addition to the system mirror there was a copy of SP2, but before I could
install that it automatically downloaded and installed 67 updates to XP.

I asked here if I should also install the SP2 disk and the early advice was
that I should. So I did. Since the updates already did what was necessary,
the computer started to install a 2nd XP operating system. (maybe I did
something else wrong, but I don't know what.) When I realized what was
happening I aborted the second install, but it is now hanging there. When I
boot it asks if I want to use the first operating system or the one that is
partially installed. I tell it to use the first and all is well.

But I would like to get rid of the partial install so I don't have to answer
the question every time. How can I do that?

Maybe thiers more partitions than you thought,try run,type:cmd In cmd
typeiskPart In DiskPart,type:list disk Type:list volume Type:HELP
for all cmds..To delete a partition,boot to xp cd,recovery,press 1 For C:
Press enter key for password,typeiskPart In DiskPart,select
partition,delete,
once thru,press ESC key,type:EXIT Let xp start.

"Ted" wrote:

> My 2 year old computer needed to have the system mirror reinstalled. In
> addition to the system mirror there was a copy of SP2, but before I could
> install that it automatically downloaded and installed 67 updates to XP.
>
> I asked here if I should also install the SP2 disk and the early advice was
> that I should. So I did. Since the updates already did what was necessary,
> the computer started to install a 2nd XP operating system. (maybe I did
> something else wrong, but I don't know what.) When I realized what was
> happening I aborted the second install, but it is now hanging there. When I
> boot it asks if I want to use the first operating system or the one that is
> partially installed. I tell it to use the first and all is well.
>
> But I would like to get rid of the partial install so I don't have to answer
> the question every time. How can I do that?
>
>
>