Unintalling one version of windows xp

[Guest]

I have my own English version of xp which came with my computer, but I have
also managed to install an entire new French version as well when all I
wanted was the spellcheck. When I switch on my computer I can choose to
either go into the French or English version, both work fine. I want to
uninstall the French version but not the English one. Any advice would be
much appreciated!

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

HOW TO Edit the Boot.ini File in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q289022

Remove the line for the old OS in [operating systems] by going to Start/Run,
and typing C:\BOOT.INI Be sure 'default=' points to the new OS

(or) In XP, press WinKey-Break,(or start/run 'sysdm.cpl'), Advanced Tab,
"Start Up and Recovery" area, Settings button, then edit the old line out
with the edit button. Reboot, and delete the files for the old OS. Don't
format C:, you will need some stuff in the C: root.

 

[Timothy Daniels]

HOW TO Edit the Boot.ini File in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q289022

Remove the line for the old OS in [operating systems] by going to Start/Run,
and typing C:\BOOT.INI Be sure 'default=' points to the new OS

(or) In XP, press WinKey-Break,(or start/run 'sysdm.cpl'), Advanced Tab,
"Start Up and Recovery" area, Settings button, then edit the old line out
with the edit button. Reboot, and delete the files for the old OS. Don't
format C:, you will need some stuff in the C: root.

He wants to get rid of the French version which he had added by
mistake. That's the *new* version (which he wants to get rid of).

Once the 1st OS's boot.ini entry for the French version is gone, are
you saying it would *not* be OK to simply delete the partition in which
the French version resides? (Presumably, they couldn't have the
same root since they are both WinXPs, and they would both have
to reside in folders named "Windows" just beneath the root, leading
to a naming conflict.)

- which brings up a question:
Could two OSes share the same root if they had different "Windows"
folder names, e.g. WINDOWS and WINNT and the boot.ini files
pointed to the same partition but specified one at "WINDOWS" and
the other at "WINNT"? That *seemed* to be implied by the answer
in another thread.

*TimDaniels*

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

You CAN put the XP OS in two folders on the same partition, but it leads to
conflicts, since items like the %ProgramFiles% folder are the same path on
both systems, and apps like IE can corrupt.

On the format issue, formatting C: will remove NTLDR, NTdetect.com and
Boot.ini, all necessary files for the boot manager to find the XP OS files.
Removing other partitions would not hurt.

HOW TO Edit the Boot.ini File in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q289022

Remove the line for the old OS in [operating systems] by going to
Start/Run, and typing C:\BOOT.INI Be sure 'default=' points to the new OS

(or) In XP, press WinKey-Break,(or start/run 'sysdm.cpl'), Advanced Tab,
"Start Up and Recovery" area, Settings button, then edit the old line out
with the edit button. Reboot, and delete the files for the old OS. Don't
format C:, you will need some stuff in the C: root.

He wants to get rid of the French version which he had added by
mistake. That's the *new* version (which he wants to get rid of).

Once the 1st OS's boot.ini entry for the French version is gone, are
you saying it would *not* be OK to simply delete the partition in which
the French version resides? (Presumably, they couldn't have the
same root since they are both WinXPs, and they would both have
to reside in folders named "Windows" just beneath the root, leading
to a naming conflict.)

- which brings up a question:
Could two OSes share the same root if they had different "Windows"
folder names, e.g. WINDOWS and WINNT and the boot.ini files
pointed to the same partition but specified one at "WINDOWS" and
the other at "WINNT"? That *seemed* to be implied by the answer
in another thread.

*TimDaniels*