Double Boot NT-XP, how to get rid of NT partition

[Domdom]

I have NT (c and XP (d installed on 1 disk
I want to get rid of C: but the system partition with boot.ini ntldr is on
C:

How should I proceed ?
Is the following ok:
- modify boot.ini
- copy boot.ini, ntldr, ntdetect.com to D:
- make D: active

and reboot

Thanks

 

[Gary Thorn [MVP-Windows Technologies/Xbox]]

-----Original Message-----
I have NT (c and XP (d installed on 1 disk
I want to get rid of C: but the system partition with boot.ini ntldr is on
C:

How should I proceed ?
Is the following ok:
- modify boot.ini
- copy boot.ini, ntldr, ntdetect.com to D:
- make D: active

and reboot

Thanks

Your solution would not work. You will need to keep the
root files on C intact for the system on D to stay
functional. If you want WinXP on C you would need to do a
clean installation of Windows XP.

If you just want to delete NT4 from C then use C as a data
drive and keep WinXP on D, delete the following folders
while within WinXP:

Program Files
WinNT

Also delete the hiberfil.sys if present in the root of C
drive.

To remove the Boot.ini entry corresponding to NT4, delete
as per above instructions, then within WinXP:
1) Start>Run and type msconfig then click OK.
2) Select the Boot.ini tab
3) Select "Check all boot paths"
4) An option to delete invalid paths. Select Yes.


Hope this helps!

Gary Thorn
MVP-Windows Technologies/Xbox
Associate Expert

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[Alex Nichol]

I have NT (c and XP (d installed on 1 disk
I want to get rid of C: but the system partition with boot.ini ntldr is on
C:

How should I proceed ?
Is the following ok:
- modify boot.ini
- copy boot.ini, ntldr, ntdetect.com to D:
- make D: active

Yes. You can do the activation using a boot of the XP CD to recovery
mode - use diskpart and
List partitions
select partition=n
(n as found from the first step)
active
exit

You need to just delete the lines in boot.ini referring to the NT. The
XP partition will continue to be D: - don't try to change that