BIG PROBLEM

[Guest]

I am using an HP pc with windows xp home edition. When i need to reformat my
computer, all i need to do i restart and press f10 and it does it
automatically in about 15 minutes. My D drive is used for recovery, i needed
to reformat but wanted to keep some files so i placed them in the D drive,
there was not enough space inside so i deleted the Recovery File in the D
drive and then it wouldnt reformat because i deleted the files. I had to
reformat with the cd and now my computer has two windows xp's installed on
it. How can i delete one?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

I have two installations of XP on the same partition
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#two

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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| I am using an HP pc with windows xp home edition. When i need to reformat my
| computer, all i need to do i restart and press f10 and it does it
| automatically in about 15 minutes. My D drive is used for recovery, i needed
| to reformat but wanted to keep some files so i placed them in the D drive,
| there was not enough space inside so i deleted the Recovery File in the D
| drive and then it wouldnt reformat because i deleted the files. I had to
| reformat with the cd and now my computer has two windows xp's installed on
| it. How can i delete one?

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Boot the one you want, delete the system folders for the one you don't want.
As they will not be "in use", there is no reason you should not be able to
delete them.

You can then click start/run, type msconfig and click ok. Go to the boot.ini
tab, click the button to "check all boot paths". It should offer to remove
the invalid boot entry.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org