Clean Install Upgrade home premium from xp media center - partion

[ploquit]

I had already upgraded my xp media center to vista home premium. I want to
reinstall it but don't want 2 partitions if i don't need them.

xp was backed up along with other program that came with the computer at
time of purchase on partition D: FAT32

my question is do i need this or is it safe now for me to delete it via
computer management?

I want to run my computer partition free.

 

[Mike Hall - MVP]

I had already upgraded my xp media center to vista home premium. I want to
reinstall it but don't want 2 partitions if i don't need them.

xp was backed up along with other program that came with the computer at
time of purchase on partition D: FAT32

my question is do i need this or is it safe now for me to delete it via
computer management?

I want to run my computer partition free.

The D partition enables you to recover the machine to XP. If you remove it,
and for some reason your backup fails, you will have no way of installing XP
again or the subsequent Vista upgrade.

You would be well advised to leave it be. It is doing no harm..

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[Stephen Petrowski]

Brink,
Mike just said to leave the D: partition alone where ploquit has any
truble with the upgrade that they will recover the C: by hiting f11

 

[ploquit]

Thanks Brink, you were on the same page as me. I was planning on making one
big partition... but, What i decided to do is format the D: which was fat32
into NTFS. I'll store my restore points there. and I also did the clean
install.