Two XPs on One Partition

[Guest]

Hello

I just foolishly tried to reinstall XP due to some recurring problems. Now I have two XPs on one partition because I thought that the original OS would be written over. There does not appear to be any way to run the original XP. Do you have any solutions?

 

[Guest]

And I am using Home Edition.

 

[roger]

Hi Keith,

Hello,

I just foolishly tried to reinstall XP due to some recurring problems. Now I have two XPs on one partition because I thought that the original OS would be written over. There does not appear to be any way to run the original XP. Do you have any solutions?

I have two installations of XP on the same partition
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#two

Good luck

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Keith,

What is it you'd like to have? Do you want to try and recover the original
installation? Or do you want to just use the new one and remove the old one?

To recover the original, boot the WinXP CD and start the installer (do not
hit "r" and enter the recovery console). It should detect both installations
and offer to repair them. Choose the original and proceed.

Ot just use the new one, simply delete the system files from the old one
using Windows Explorer. Programs will need to be reinstalled, and you may
need to take ownership of and import data from the old installation before
deleting it.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[Guest]

I can't seem to remove the WINDOWS folder...

 

[Guest]

I don't think I can go on the original OS...could either of you be more specific on what files to delete in Explorer? There is WINDOWS for this incarnation and Program Files for the other one.

 

[Guest]

OK, I think I'm going to try to get the old one back. However, the CD installer doesn't suggest a repair....

 

[roger]

Hi,

OK, I think I'm going to try to get the old one back. However, the CD installer doesn't suggest a repair....

Instructions for a repair install:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

Good luck