How to Remove Win98 and let Win2000 use the hard drive space

[Guest]

Hi All,

First, I apologize: I've found a couple posts which seem to be the same question as mine, however, I need layman's terms. I am technical but I am not an OS guru or behind the scenes experienced.

I have Win98 on C drive and Win2000 on D drive. Total space is 40 GB with 98 having 10 GB and 2000 having 30 GB. I'm running low on hard drive space for Win2000. I no longer use Win98 and would like that 10 GB to be added to the available space Win2000 uses. How do I do this without having to reformat? I have hundreds of smaller applications loaded on 2000 that I would have to manually re-install if I reformatted - Headache! Don't want to do this.

Thanks
TeaCrumpets

 

[Guest]

So there is no way to move that 10 GB to the D drive? So that Win2000 can use it?

----- dbordini wrote: -----

You must edit boot.ini file, and remove the entry to Windows 98.
After, you can remove the Windows 98 folder in drive C:, and, if necessary, format just c:\, from Windows 2000.

Danilo Bordini

 

[Bob I]

It can be done, BUT with an EXTREMELY HIGH probability that YOU WILL
trash the present install and end up reloading the whole thing anyway.
You would need third party software and given the "knowledge level" you
described there are too many chances for failure.

 

[Dan Seur]

I agree entirely with Bob I's response. You might, however, call
PartitionMagic's tech support and get their advice on whether their
product might be able to help you do what you want. Their website is
www.powerquest.com; the PM product is reliable and powerful, and they
may have some experience with this very question.

 

[Steve Carter]

Tea,

Right click My Computer. Then manage-disk management. Here, you can delete
and recreate/format your 98 partition. When done, open "My Computer" and
tools-folder options-view and select show hidden files and un check hide
file extensions and hide protected files. Open boot.ini with notepad and
remove an reference line to win 98. Reverse the above selections and
reboot. Done.

Even though many here will complain, I have attached a plain boot.ini that
you can use.

Hi All,

First, I apologize: I've found a couple posts which seem to be the same

question as mine, however, I need layman's terms. I am technical but I am
not an OS guru or behind the scenes experienced.

I have Win98 on C drive and Win2000 on D drive. Total space is 40 GB

with 98 having 10 GB and 2000 having 30 GB. I'm running low on hard drive
space for Win2000. I no longer use Win98 and would like that 10 GB to be
added to the available space Win2000 uses. How do I do this without having
to reformat? I have hundreds of smaller applications loaded on 2000 that I
would have to manually re-install if I reformatted - Headache! Don't want
to do this.

 

[Ricardo M. Urbano - W2K/NT4 MVP]

Tea,

Right click My Computer. Then manage-disk management. Here, you can delete
and recreate/format your 98 partition. When done, open "My Computer" and
tools-folder options-view and select show hidden files and un check hide
file extensions and hide protected files. Open boot.ini with notepad and
remove an reference line to win 98. Reverse the above selections and
reboot. Done.

Even though many here will complain, I have attached a plain boot.ini that
you can use.


question as mine, however, I need layman's terms. I am technical but I am
not an OS guru or behind the scenes experienced.
with 98 having 10 GB and 2000 having 30 GB. I'm running low on hard drive
space for Win2000. I no longer use Win98 and would like that 10 GB to be
added to the available space Win2000 uses. How do I do this without having
to reformat? I have hundreds of smaller applications loaded on 2000 that I
would have to manually re-install if I reformatted - Headache! Don't want
to do this.

Name: boot.ini
boot.ini Type: Configuration Settings (application/x-unknown-content-type-inifile)
Encoding: x-uuencode

Steve, chances are (at least 95%) that his 98 is installed to the system
partition (where boot.ini is), so he won't be able to use Disk
Management to repartition and/or reformat that space.