I have two installations of XP on the same partition, how
do I remove the one I don't need?
1. Boot to the desired version of Windows XP you want
to keep. Making note of the position in the boot menu.
This will be important when you edit boot.ini file.
2. Open a command prompt and type " echo %windir%"
without the quotes. This will give you the current Windows
folder you are using.
3. From Explorer, delete the folder containing the
installation you want to remove. The original install
folder is usually called Windows and subsequent folders
will be derivatives of Windows or Winnt.
4. From System Properties [Winkey+Pause/Break] >
Advanced Tab > Startup and Recovery > Settings > Edit.
5. Select the Edit button and from notepad, first
backup boot.ini, by going to File, Save As and rename
boot.ini to something like boot.old.
6. Remove the line referencing the installation not
chosen, you made note of in step one.
7. Set timeout=0 so the system boots directly into
Win XP (you will not get the boot menu).
8. Save As boot.ini & Exit.
9. Reboot.
* To access the command prompt: Start>All
Programs>Accessories>Command Prompt or from
Start>RUN>Type "CMD" without the quotes, then press OK.
