My hard disk is partition into C and D
Intend to install Win7 to D

when removing Win7,
can I simply delete D from C and change the contents of boot.ini in C?

tia

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WinXP Pro SP3

Download and install on the XP EasyBCD edit.
http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1
Find the option to restore the XP boot.

Additional reading:
Windows Vista: dual boot vista and xp two different hard drives
http://forums.cnet.com/5208-12546_10...sageID=2583952

How to Dual Boot Windows 7 with XP or Vista
http://lifehacker.com/5126781/how-to...th-xp-or-vista

Dual Boot Windows 7 with XP/Vista in three easy steps
http://www.techspot.com/guides/143-dual-boot-windows7/

Removing Windows 7 partition - For XP users
http://www.techspot.com/guides/144-r...ws7/page2.html

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"Sul@MS" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> My hard disk is partition into C and D
> Intend to install Win7 to D
>
> when removing Win7,
> can I simply delete D from C and change the contents of boot.ini in C?
>
> tia
>
> --
> WinXP Pro SP3

No, I haven't tried Windows 7 but I know for a fact that it does not use
the same boot mechanism as Windows XP, it most probably uses the same
process as Vista and Server 2008. You will have to return the boot
process to ntldr, booting to the XP Recovery Console and issuing the
fixmbr and fixboot commands should do the trick.

John


Sul@MS wrote:
> My hard disk is partition into C and D
> Intend to install Win7 to D
>
> when removing Win7,
> can I simply delete D from C and change the contents of boot.ini in C?
>
> tia
>

thanks for the links

"JS" <@> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Download and install on the XP EasyBCD edit.
> http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1
> Find the option to restore the XP boot.
>
> Additional reading:
> Windows Vista: dual boot vista and xp two different hard drives
> http://forums.cnet.com/5208-12546_10...sageID=2583952
>
> How to Dual Boot Windows 7 with XP or Vista
> http://lifehacker.com/5126781/how-to...th-xp-or-vista
>
> Dual Boot Windows 7 with XP/Vista in three easy steps
> http://www.techspot.com/guides/143-dual-boot-windows7/
>
> Removing Windows 7 partition - For XP users
> http://www.techspot.com/guides/144-r...ws7/page2.html
>
> --
> JS
> http://www.pagestart.com
>
>
> "Sul@MS" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> My hard disk is partition into C and D
>> Intend to install Win7 to D
>>
>> when removing Win7,
>> can I simply delete D from C and change the contents of boot.ini in C?
>>
>> tia
>>
>> --
>> WinXP Pro SP3
>
>

thanks
found this link
http://www.techspot.com/guides/144-r...ws7/page2.html

"John John - MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
> No, I haven't tried Windows 7 but I know for a fact that it does not use
> the same boot mechanism as Windows XP, it most probably uses the same
> process as Vista and Server 2008. You will have to return the boot
> process to ntldr, booting to the XP Recovery Console and issuing the
> fixmbr and fixboot commands should do the trick.
>
> John
>
>
> Sul@MS wrote:
>> My hard disk is partition into C and D
>> Intend to install Win7 to D
>>
>> when removing Win7,
>> can I simply delete D from C and change the contents of boot.ini in C?
>>
>> tia
>>

You're welcome.

John

Sul@MS wrote:
> thanks
> found this link
> http://www.techspot.com/guides/144-r...ws7/page2.html
>
> "John John - MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
>> No, I haven't tried Windows 7 but I know for a fact that it does not
>> use the same boot mechanism as Windows XP, it most probably uses the
>> same process as Vista and Server 2008. You will have to return the
>> boot process to ntldr, booting to the XP Recovery Console and issuing
>> the fixmbr and fixboot commands should do the trick.
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>> Sul@MS wrote:
>>> My hard disk is partition into C and D
>>> Intend to install Win7 to D
>>>
>>> when removing Win7,
>>> can I simply delete D from C and change the contents of boot.ini in C?
>>>
>>> tia
>>>

You're welcome.

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http://www.pagestart.com


"Sul@MS" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> thanks for the links
>
> "JS" <@> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Download and install on the XP EasyBCD edit.
>> http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1
>> Find the option to restore the XP boot.
>>
>> Additional reading:
>> Windows Vista: dual boot vista and xp two different hard drives
>> http://forums.cnet.com/5208-12546_10...sageID=2583952
>>
>> How to Dual Boot Windows 7 with XP or Vista
>> http://lifehacker.com/5126781/how-to...th-xp-or-vista
>>
>> Dual Boot Windows 7 with XP/Vista in three easy steps
>> http://www.techspot.com/guides/143-dual-boot-windows7/
>>
>> Removing Windows 7 partition - For XP users
>> http://www.techspot.com/guides/144-r...ws7/page2.html
>>
>> --
>> JS
>> http://www.pagestart.com
>>
>>
>> "Sul@MS" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> My hard disk is partition into C and D
>>> Intend to install Win7 to D
>>>
>>> when removing Win7,
>>> can I simply delete D from C and change the contents of boot.ini in C?
>>>
>>> tia
>>>
>>> --
>>> WinXP Pro SP3
>>
>>

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>
> My hard disk is partition into C and D
> Intend to install Win7 to D
>
> when removing Win7,
> can I simply delete D from C and change the contents of boot.ini in C?
>
> tia

You should format your hard drive and start fresh

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> > My hard disk is partition into C and D
> > Intend to install Win7 to D
> >
> > when removing Win7,
> > can I simply delete D from C and change the contents of boot.ini in C?
> >
> > tia
>
> You should format your hard drive and start fresh
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>>
>> My hard disk is partition into C and D
>> Intend to install Win7 to D
>>
>> when removing Win7,
>> can I simply delete D from C and change the contents of boot.ini in C?
>>
>> tia
>
>You should format your hard drive and start fresh

Chris , you`re becoming a parrot .