Reinstalled XP.....How do I......

[Guest]

I reinstalled XP due to boot problems with original. Was unable to even boot
up in safe mode, so I did a fresh install. Orig install is in "windows"
directory and new install is in "windows2" directory. How do I completely
remove the first one and also change book-up to remove the orig one?

Thanks
scott

 

[John Barnett MVP]

That isn't the way it's done, i'm afraid. If you have a retail copy of XP,
rather than recovery disks, you need to insert toDC into the CD-ROM, reboot
your PC and then XP will install. You have obviously installed from 'within'
XP thus creating another folder for the operating system. This is going to
cause more problems that it will cure.
Visit my website http://xphlepandsupport.mvps.org Click the Win XP Faq
button and take a look at question 7 and 85. Please note that these
instructions are for retail copies of XP. If you have recovery disks then a
different procedure is used. Any problems, you have two options reply back
to this newsgroup or, if necessary, you can contact me directly via the
details on the Contact Me tab of my webpage.

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[Dapper Dan]

John, you need to "fix" your website address.

That isn't the way it's done, i'm afraid. If you have a retail copy of XP,
rather than recovery disks, you need to insert toDC into the CD-ROM,
reboot your PC and then XP will install. You have obviously installed from
'within' XP thus creating another folder for the operating system. This is
going to cause more problems that it will cure.
Visit my website http://xphlepandsupport.mvps.org Click the Win XP Faq
button and take a look at question 7 and 85. Please note that these
instructions are for retail copies of XP. If you have recovery disks then
a different procedure is used. Any problems, you have two options reply
back to this newsgroup or, if necessary, you can contact me directly via
the details on the Contact Me tab of my webpage.

--
John Barnett MVP
Associate Expert
http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org
http://vistasupport.mvps.org

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[DL]

After backing up data files, to external media
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I reinstalled XP due to boot problems with original. Was unable to even boot
up in safe mode, so I did a fresh install. Orig install is in "windows"
directory and new install is in "windows2" directory. How do I completely
remove the first one and also change book-up to remove the orig one?

Thanks
scott

It would seem that you skipped the first and most important step in
performing a fresh installation: formatting the hard drive. Instead,
you've inadvertently installed WinXP onto the same partition as original
WinXP installation, and created an unstable dual-boot scenario. Your
wisest course of action would be to backup your data, wipe the hard
drive, and start anew. Under normal circumstances, placing two
operating systems in the same partition is a recipe for disaster. A
careful, knowledgeable specialist can do this safely, for a short time,
but the ordinary PC user had better be backing up his data on a daily basis.

Simply boot from the WinXP installation CD. You'll be offered the
opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part of the
installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the order of boot
devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.)

HOW TO Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;316941

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm


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| John, you need to "fix" your website address.
|
|
| | > That isn't the way it's done, i'm afraid. If you have a retail copy of XP,
| > rather than recovery disks, you need to insert toDC into the CD-ROM,
| > reboot your PC and then XP will install. You have obviously installed from
| > 'within' XP thus creating another folder for the operating system. This is
| > going to cause more problems that it will cure.
| > Visit my website http://xphlepandsupport.mvps.org Click the Win XP Faq
| > button and take a look at question 7 and 85. Please note that these
| > instructions are for retail copies of XP. If you have recovery disks then
| > a different procedure is used. Any problems, you have two options reply
| > back to this newsgroup or, if necessary, you can contact me directly via
| > the details on the Contact Me tab of my webpage.
| >
| > --
| > John Barnett MVP
| > Associate Expert
| > http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org
| > http://vistasupport.mvps.org
| >
| > The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any
| > kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy,
| > reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable
| > for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out
| > of the use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in
| > this mail/post..
| >
| > | >>I reinstalled XP due to boot problems with original. Was unable to even
| >>boot
| >> up in safe mode, so I did a fresh install. Orig install is in "windows"
| >> directory and new install is in "windows2" directory. How do I completely
| >> remove the first one and also change book-up to remove the orig one?
| >>
| >> Thanks
| >> scott
| >
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