Deleting on of two installed versions of Windows

[Guest]

Recently I had to install a second version of XP because my first version
restarted just as it was about to be loaded (virus or something else). I have
now been able to access my old fields, but still have two versions of
Windows. Is it possible to delete the first version without having to format
the harddisk and do a full recovery?

Rune

 

[Michael Stevens]

Recently I had to install a second version of XP because my first
version restarted just as it was about to be loaded (virus or
something else). I have now been able to access my old fields, but
still have two versions of Windows. Is it possible to delete the
first version without having to format the harddisk and do a full
recovery?

Rune

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[Guest]

Thanks. Does this also delete programs and files linked to the version of
Windows that is removed?

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

No, but the programs need to be reinstalled under the new system anyways, so
it will not matter if you delete the former program folders. You may also
find that access to old data files is restricted, this is due to the
security descriptors (SID's) not matching. For this you must "take
ownership", just search on that in the Help & Support dialogs.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

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