Donna said:
I installed XP on a computer that had Windows 2000. Now when I boot up I get
a choice of opening XP or 2000. I would rather have the space that 2000 is
taking up. How do I uninstall it?
The normal way to "uninstall" any operating system is to format
the hard drive and install a new OS of your choice.
If you didn't intentionally create the dual-boot scenario, and
inadvertently installed WinXP onto the same partition as Win2K, your
wisest course of action would be to backup your data, wipe the hard
drive, and start anew. Under normal circumstances, placing two
operating systems in the same partition is a recipe for disaster. A
careful, knowledgeable specialist can do this safely, for a short time,
but the ordinary PC user had better be backing up his data on a daily basis.
Simply boot from the WinXP installation CD. You'll be offered the
opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part of the
installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the order of boot
devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.)
HOW TO Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;316941
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm
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