Removing Win ME from Dual Boot with W2000

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Gramps

Hi,

I have a dual-boot PC:
Win ME on C: partition
W2000 on D: partition
Data on E: partition

Everything works fine.

I want to remove WinMe, freeing up the space on C:

1) How can I do this?


2) Is it possible to then 'move' W2000 on D: to C: and preserve the current
state of this O/S and its apps?
The MS KB article, 223188, shows how to do this but I am sceptical. Surely
all of the paths in my registry that begin D:\...... will be defunct.

Thanks,

Simon
 
That article is meant to change it back to what it was originally. Remove
the option you no longer want from boot.ini found in the root of the system
partition. Explorer|Tools|Folder Options|View, then radio button for "Show
hidden files and folders", then uncheck the box for "Hide protected
operating system files" Then remove the \windows (and possibly others)
directory from C:\
 
Thanks all.

I can live with W2000 on my d: drive for now.

After making the necessary adjustments to the boot.ini file and removing the
c:\windows folder, can I blitz c: completely? Can I format it? Must the
modified boot.ini remain and must c: remain a system/bootable disc?

TIA

Simon
Dave Patrick said:
That article is meant to change it back to what it was originally. Remove
the option you no longer want from boot.ini found in the root of the system
partition. Explorer|Tools|Folder Options|View, then radio button for "Show
hidden files and folders", then uncheck the box for "Hide protected
operating system files" Then remove the \windows (and possibly others)
directory from C:\

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

Gramps said:
Hi,

I have a dual-boot PC:
Win ME on C: partition
W2000 on D: partition
Data on E: partition

Everything works fine.

I want to remove WinMe, freeing up the space on C:

1) How can I do this?


2) Is it possible to then 'move' W2000 on D: to C: and preserve the current
state of this O/S and its apps?
The MS KB article, 223188, shows how to do this but I am sceptical. Surely
all of the paths in my registry that begin D:\...... will be defunct.

Thanks,

Simon
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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

Gramps said:
Thanks all.

I can live with W2000 on my d: drive for now.

After making the necessary adjustments to the boot.ini file and removing the
c:\windows folder, can I blitz c: completely? Can I format it?
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* You can backup your reg and create the ERD by going to;
Programs|Accessories|System Tools|Backup, then choose ERD, then if you check
the box for "Also backup....", then the reg will also be backed up to
%windir%\repair\RegBack
leaving the
%windir%\repair\
directory files intact as original installation.

Then after formatting the system partition ,you'll need to repair the boot
sector. Boot the recovery console and from a command prompt issue the
command;
fixboot

To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows 2000
Setup CD or the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks. If you do not have Setup
floppy disks and your computer cannot start from the Windows 2000 Setup CD,
use another Windows 2000-based computer to create the Setup floppy disks.
Press ENTER at the "Setup Notification" screen. Press R to repair a Windows
2000 installation, and then press C to use the Recovery Console. The
Recovery Console then prompts you for the administrator password. If you do
not have the correct password, Recovery Console does not allow access to the
computer. If an incorrect password is entered three times, the Recovery
Console quits and restarts the computer. Once the password has been
validated, you have full access to the Recovery Console, but limited access
to the hard disk. You can only access the following folders on your
computer: %systemroot% and %windir%

Always a good idea to have a boot disk on hand. For the floppy to
successfully boot Windows 2000 the disk must contain the "NT" boot sector.
Format a diskette (on an NT machine, not a DOS/Win9x, so the NT boot sector
gets written to the floppy), and copy ntldr, ntdetect.com, and boot.ini to
it.

Must the
modified boot.ini remain and must c: remain a system/bootable disc?
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* Yes, the boot sector always lives on the system partition.
 
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