Moving XP by installing it over old OS and then deleting old

[Guest]

I've read and searched the forums but not quite found what I'm looking for
and hence my question.

I want to 'move' XP from one partition to another by actually installing it
on the desired partition and then deleting it from where it used to be.

But first some background info: I have a few partitions on my physical hard
disk where I have (had) W98 on the C partition and then later installed XP on
the D partition. This created a dual boot menu. As I didn't use W98 I altered
the boot.ini file to boot XP directly. After some time I had problems with XP
so I reinstalled it onto the D partition where it now works fine again. At
the time of the reinstallation, I think the dual boot menu was automatically
(?) suppressed and my computer now starts directly into XP on the D partition
(although the old W98 is still on C highly passive so to speak).

Now the issue is that I want to 'move' XP to the C partition. As I've read
that moving an OS is a delicate art and that I don't use the old W98 on C,
I'm perfectly fine with just installing it straightly on C (and eliminating
the old W98). Now, the questions to me is obviously how you actually do this?
Can you just boot with the XP CD and install it straight away onto C (over
old W98)? With my very limited knowledge this could(?) pose a few problems
that I want to avoid...

1) What about those precious files that I've read about that should not be
deleted from the first partition, C in this case, where old OS resides (e.g.
~ntlr, ~ntdetect etc)?
2) Can I actually install a XP a second time on the same computer, although
on a different partition and for a matter of hours only (no I don't want to
buy an additional license)?
3) How do you then eliminate the 'old' XP from D? I suppose that the
installation creates a dual boot menu that you then would alter to only boot
from C with the new installation (tweaking boot.ini file) and then format D
to wipe the old installation away?

I think my issue is rather straightforward but I don't want to mess up...
and lose the computer. But as you can see, I'm not sure how to proceed here
so any input would be very appreciated!

Regards,

Steve

 

[Guest]

Youre best bet is to start over and install a clean installation,if you boot
to xp
cd,then select recovery,press enter for password,then typeiskPart In
DiskPart,
you can delete Dxp) partition,then create one,from there,you could delete
C:
also,create one,press Esc key,then type:EXIT Let xp restart,reboot to xp cd,
install xp,or not delete C: open in 98,then upgrade to xp.To use the other
partition,
in xp,go to run,type:diskmgmt.msc In msc R.click on the unallocated
space,select
format,when its thru,go to actions,all,select,make active.

 

[Michael Stevens]

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Youre best bet is to start over and install a clean installation,if
you boot to xp
cd,then select recovery,press enter for password,then typeiskPart
In DiskPart,
you can delete Dxp) partition,then create one,from there,you could
delete C:
also,create one,press Esc key,then type:EXIT Let xp restart,reboot
to xp cd, install xp,or not delete C: open in 98,then upgrade to
xp.To use the other partition,
in xp,go to run,type:diskmgmt.msc In msc R.click on the unallocated
space,select
format,when its thru,go to actions,all,select,make active.

LOL, Even if anyone could decipher your post, you are a dangerous joke.

 

[Guest]

I'm afraid the answer is not quite clear to me... why not just formattnig C
and installing XP straight away on C from the XP installation menu? I presume
this would create a dual boot, but I could then eliminate the boot option
from D (boot.ini file tweaking) and then format D. Or does this not work due
to the issue of 2 XP installations on one computer (need two licenses)?

In the suggested solution I'm not quite sure why I would need to do the
recovery procedure? and why to do the entire excercise in diskpartition when
I already have the partitions I need? Again, to be clear: I don't need W98, I
just want to install XP on C partition and then suppress XP from D partition
(which is the OS I'm currently using).

/Steve

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Doing a standard clean install will do everything you want. When offered
the opportunity to delete partitions, delete them all and then let Windows
create a new partition from the unallocated space and let it use all the
space. Format NTFS and proceed with installation of Windows. This is not
complicated. You have multiposted this question, please pick one NG and
stick with it.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your answer, somewhat clearer than the first reply I got... Sorry
also for the multiposting - a true cockup from my side.

Doing a standard clean install will do everything you want. When offered
the opportunity to delete partitions, delete them all and then let Windows
create a new partition from the unallocated space and let it use all the
space. Format NTFS and proceed with installation of Windows. This is not
complicated. You have multiposted this question, please pick one NG and
stick with it.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

I'm afraid the answer is not quite clear to me... why not just formattnig
C
and installing XP straight away on C from the XP installation menu? I
presume
this would create a dual boot, but I could then eliminate the boot option
from D (boot.ini file tweaking) and then format D. Or does this not work
due
to the issue of 2 XP installations on one computer (need two licenses)?

In the suggested solution I'm not quite sure why I would need to do the
recovery procedure? and why to do the entire excercise in diskpartition
when
I already have the partitions I need? Again, to be clear: I don't need
W98, I
just want to install XP on C partition and then suppress XP from D
partition
(which is the OS I'm currently using).

/Steve