Remove XP partition from Toshiba

[HB]

I accidentally started the installation of XP operating
system on my Toshiba laptop which has Windows Media
center edition of the OS. Halfway through, I realized the
mistake and stopped it. It has created another partition
and so when I try to boot my laptop, it asks which OS I
need to start. I want to remove the partition that has
XP. How do I do it? Can I just go to the boot menu and
delete the partition? Will I lose hard disk space if I do
that? Or do I have to complete the XP installation and
then uninstall in some place? Please help!

 

[Rich Barry]

It might not have created another partition. You can delete everything
concerning the second installation attempt.
In order to change the boot.ini file. Rt click on MyComputer>select
Properties>Advanced>Startup and Recovery-Settings>Edit.
Remove the line that refers to the second install or somewhat safer
reduce the timeout=30 to 1. Make a copy of your boot.ini in case you
screwup.