98 to xp

[Lou]

I could not upgrade onto drive C:---no room. I installed
xp home onto drive D: Now I have both c: with old files
and D: with xphome. CAN I DELTE ALL OLD FILES ON c: AND
THEN MOVE ALL xp FILES FROM d: TO c: ?????
Thanks
Lou

 

[EGMcCann]

I could not upgrade onto drive C:---no room. I installed
xp home onto drive D: Now I have both c: with old files
and D: with xphome. CAN I DELTE ALL OLD FILES ON c: AND
THEN MOVE ALL xp FILES FROM d: TO c: ?????
Thanks
Lou

Delete files on C? Sure. Assuming you're just talking about the Windows 98
directory.

Just move them from D? No. XP's boot setup needs to know where certain files
are.

 

[Alex Nichol]

I could not upgrade onto drive C:---no room. I installed
xp home onto drive D: Now I have both c: with old files
and D: with xphome. CAN I DELTE ALL OLD FILES ON c: AND
THEN MOVE ALL xp FILES FROM d: TO c: ?

You must retain the following (hidden) files on C:
ntldr
boot.ini
ntdetect.com

but can delete other things from there - I would make sure though about
whether the XP is using C:\Program Files or has made its own D:\Program
files (it probably has, in which case the one in C: is not being used).
No - it is impracticable to move things from D: to C: because the letter
is so inbuilt in the registry by now. Either live with D: or start
over, deleting both partitions (and all data on them) and making a new
one.