If you performed a "New Installation" and did not reformat your drive,
you apparently installed Windows XP Pro on the same partition as your
Windows XP Home. This is highly undesirable and will eventually cause
instability issues. It would be best if you now performed a "clean install"
using the following procedure:
The Windows XP CD is bootable and contains all the tools necessary
to partition and format your drive. Follow this procedure and allow
Windows XP to partition and format your drive:
NOTE: It would be best to physically disconnect all your peripheral hardware
devices, except the monitor, mouse and keyboard, before installing XP.
1. Open your BIOS and set your "CD Drive as the first bootable device".
===> Accessing Motherboard BIOS
===>
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm
2. Insert your Windows XP CD in the CD Drive and reboot your computer.
3. You'll see a message to boot to the CD....follow the instructions.
4. The setup menu will appear and you should elect to delete the existing
Windows partitions, then create a new partition, then format the primary
partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to install Windows XP.
5. Clean Install Windows XP
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]
6. ==> Immediately after installing Windows XP, turn on XP's Firewall.
==>
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
7. After Windows XP is installed, visit the Windows Update website
and download the available "Critical Updates".
8. After installing the critical updates, be sure and visit the support website
of the manufacturer of the computer to download and install any
available Windows XP compatible drivers, such as video adapter
and audio drivers.
9. If you happen to run into any installation difficulties, use the following resources:
How to Troubleshoot Windows XP Problems During Installation
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;310064
Troubleshooting Windows XP Setup
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_setup.htm
[Courtesy of MS-MVP Kelly Theriot]
--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
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| I have windows xp home edition....i then installed windows
| xp professional and now,when i start my computer it gives
| me 2 choices to pick from home edition or professional.For
| some reason i have 2 partitions on my computer.I thought
| that when i installed my pro edition it would overwrite my
| old one but for some reason it didnt and now my computer
| is a lot slower...i think its because i have these two
| partitions.Can you plese help me out and tell me how i can
| delete my home edition from my computer and all of its
| files and stuff cuz i have and use professional edition
| and it runs slow..PLEASE HELP..if u really know how to
| solve my prob then please be so kind and email the
| solution to me at (e-mail address removed)....THANX
