Question refined re dual boot

[Ron]

I have Windows ME on drive C
I did a clean instal of XP pro onto drive D
Everything went beautifully
Now I want to get rid of Windows ME and remove the dual
booting feature.
I have re-installed all software and upgraded where
necessary for XP
I have moved/copied all documents

[R. C. White]

Hi, Ron.

It's an easy two-part process.

1. To get rid of the WinME option on the boot menu: Go to System
Properties | Advanced | Startup and Recovery Settings. Be sure that WinXP
is selected as the Default, then click the Edit button. This will open
C:\boot.ini in Notepad so that you can edit that Hidden, System, Read-only
file. Delete the line that offers to start WinME. It's probably the bottom
line in the file, under [operating systems] and probably says something
like:
C:\="Microsoft Windows Millennium"

2. Delete the WinME boot folder. Since your copy of WinME is on Drive C:,
it should be C:\Windows. (If you try to delete D:\Windows, WinXP should
refuse, because that would be like committing suicide.) This should remove
that folder, including all subdirectories and files, freeing up many
megabytes of disk space.

That's it! Of course, you might as well go ahead and convert Drive C: to
NTFS now, but that's a different story. ;<)

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP

"Ron" > wrote in message
...
> I have Windows ME on drive C
> I did a clean instal of XP pro onto drive D
> Everything went beautifully
> Now I want to get rid of Windows ME and remove the dual
> booting feature.
> I have re-installed all software and upgraded where
> necessary for XP
> I have moved/copied all documents

[Ron]

Thanks for your help.

Ron
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi, Ron.
>
>It's an easy two-part process.
>
>1. To get rid of the WinME option on the boot menu: Go
to System
>Properties | Advanced | Startup and Recovery Settings.
Be sure that WinXP
>is selected as the Default, then click the Edit button.
This will open
>C:\boot.ini in Notepad so that you can edit that Hidden,
System, Read-only
>file. Delete the line that offers to start WinME. It's
probably the bottom
>line in the file, under [operating systems] and probably
says something
>like:
>C:\="Microsoft Windows Millennium"
>
>2. Delete the WinME boot folder. Since your copy of
WinME is on Drive C:,
>it should be C:\Windows. (If you try to delete
D:\Windows, WinXP should
>refuse, because that would be like committing suicide.)
This should remove
>that folder, including all subdirectories and files,
freeing up many
>megabytes of disk space.
>
>That's it! Of course, you might as well go ahead and
convert Drive C: to
>NTFS now, but that's a different story. ;<)
>
>RC
>--
>R. C. White, CPA
>San Marcos, TX

>Microsoft Windows MVP
>
>"Ron" > wrote in message
...
>> I have Windows ME on drive C
>> I did a clean instal of XP pro onto drive D
>> Everything went beautifully
>> Now I want to get rid of Windows ME and remove the dual
>> booting feature.
>> I have re-installed all software and upgraded where
>> necessary for XP
>> I have moved/copied all documents
>
>
>.
>

[ron day]

Did this and now nothing works. Starts gets to a black
screen and stops dead.
Was there a check box in the first section that I should
have checked/unchecked? If so how can I get at it without
reloading everything.
System will not boot from XP CD to help me


>-----Original Message-----
>Hi, Ron.
>
>It's an easy two-part process.
>
>1. To get rid of the WinME option on the boot menu: Go
to System
>Properties | Advanced | Startup and Recovery Settings.
Be sure that WinXP
>is selected as the Default, then click the Edit button.
This will open
>C:\boot.ini in Notepad so that you can edit that Hidden,
System, Read-only
>file. Delete the line that offers to start WinME. It's
probably the bottom
>line in the file, under [operating systems] and probably
says something
>like:
>C:\="Microsoft Windows Millennium"
>
>2. Delete the WinME boot folder. Since your copy of
WinME is on Drive C:,
>it should be C:\Windows. (If you try to delete
D:\Windows, WinXP should
>refuse, because that would be like committing suicide.)
This should remove
>that folder, including all subdirectories and files,
freeing up many
>megabytes of disk space.
>
>That's it! Of course, you might as well go ahead and
convert Drive C: to
>NTFS now, but that's a different story. ;<)
>
>RC
>--
>R. C. White, CPA
>San Marcos, TX

>Microsoft Windows MVP
>
>"Ron" > wrote in message
...
>> I have Windows ME on drive C
>> I did a clean instal of XP pro onto drive D
>> Everything went beautifully
>> Now I want to get rid of Windows ME and remove the dual
>> booting feature.
>> I have re-installed all software and upgraded where
>> necessary for XP
>> I have moved/copied all documents
>
>
>.
>

[R. C. White]

Hi, Ron.

> Did this and now nothing works. Starts gets to a black
> screen and stops dead.

Define "did this". Nothing that I suggested would have had this result.
:>(

> Starts gets to a black
> screen and stops dead.

What do you see before the black screen? Do you see your computer's "splash
screen" or "counting the RAM" or whatever you usually see before Windows
starts loading? Do you get as far as the menu to choose WinXP? We need to
figure out whether the malfunction is caused by Windows, or by something in
your computer or BIOS before Windows even tries to start.

> Was there a check box in the first section that I should
> have checked/unchecked?

Do you mean in the Startup and Recovery Settings? There are a couple of
check boxes in the first section there, but neither of them should matter in
this case. The first says "Time to display list of operating systems", but
when there's only one option available (just WinXP after WinME is deleted
from C:\boot.ini), this delay time is ignored and the only option is booted
automatically. The second is for "Time to delay recovery options when
needed". I've left this box unchecked; I'm not sure of its effect, but I
doubt that it's part of your present problem.

But none of this would matter if your computer never gets to the point of
loading Windows, so we're back to the question: Exactly what do you see
BEFORE the black screen?

> System will not boot from XP CD to help me

This strengthens my suspicion that something in your hardware is the
culprit. Nothing that we've discussed should have affected this at all.

Now, back to the first question: What does "did this" mean? Tell us
exactly what you did. Did you set the Default to WinXP? Did you edit
C:\boot.ini? Did you delete C:\Windows? And did you convert C: to NTFS?
Can you paste a copy of your current C:\boot.ini into your next post?

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP

"ron day" > wrote in message
...
> Did this and now nothing works. Starts gets to a black
> screen and stops dead.
> Was there a check box in the first section that I should
> have checked/unchecked? If so how can I get at it without
> reloading everything.
> System will not boot from XP CD to help me
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hi, Ron.
> >
> >It's an easy two-part process.
> >
> >1. To get rid of the WinME option on the boot menu: Go
> to System
> >Properties | Advanced | Startup and Recovery Settings.
> Be sure that WinXP
> >is selected as the Default, then click the Edit button.
> This will open
> >C:\boot.ini in Notepad so that you can edit that Hidden,
> System, Read-only
> >file. Delete the line that offers to start WinME. It's
> probably the bottom
> >line in the file, under [operating systems] and probably
> says something
> >like:
> >C:\="Microsoft Windows Millennium"
> >
> >2. Delete the WinME boot folder. Since your copy of
> WinME is on Drive C:,
> >it should be C:\Windows. (If you try to delete
> D:\Windows, WinXP should
> >refuse, because that would be like committing suicide.)
> This should remove
> >that folder, including all subdirectories and files,
> freeing up many
> >megabytes of disk space.
> >
> >That's it! Of course, you might as well go ahead and
> convert Drive C: to
> >NTFS now, but that's a different story. ;<)
> >
> >RC
> >
> >"Ron" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> I have Windows ME on drive C
> >> I did a clean instal of XP pro onto drive D
> >> Everything went beautifully
> >> Now I want to get rid of Windows ME and remove the dual
> >> booting feature.
> >> I have re-installed all software and upgraded where
> >> necessary for XP
> >> I have moved/copied all documents

[Ron]

Thanks for getting back.
On boot up I get the splash screen - it searches for a
boot sector then it goes black - no choices.
I've inserted my original Windows ME disc and I get the
choice of booting from Hard disk (which gives the black
screen) of from CD. It will work from the CD (DOS)

I've managed to read the boot.ini file and it says the
following:

[boot loader]
timeout=0
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]


There's nothing else.



>-----Original Message-----
>Hi, Ron.
>
>> Did this and now nothing works. Starts gets to a black
>> screen and stops dead.
>
>Define "did this". Nothing that I suggested would have
had this result.
>:>(
>
>> Starts gets to a black
>> screen and stops dead.
>
>What do you see before the black screen? Do you see your
computer's "splash
>screen" or "counting the RAM" or whatever you usually see
before Windows
>starts loading? Do you get as far as the menu to choose
WinXP? We need to
>figure out whether the malfunction is caused by Windows,
or by something in
>your computer or BIOS before Windows even tries to start.
>
>> Was there a check box in the first section that I should
>> have checked/unchecked?
>
>Do you mean in the Startup and Recovery Settings? There
are a couple of
>check boxes in the first section there, but neither of
them should matter in
>this case. The first says "Time to display list of
operating systems", but
>when there's only one option available (just WinXP after
WinME is deleted
>from C:\boot.ini), this delay time is ignored and the
only option is booted
>automatically. The second is for "Time to delay recovery
options when
>needed". I've left this box unchecked; I'm not sure of
its effect, but I
>doubt that it's part of your present problem.
>
>But none of this would matter if your computer never gets
to the point of
>loading Windows, so we're back to the question: Exactly
what do you see
>BEFORE the black screen?
>
>> System will not boot from XP CD to help me
>
>This strengthens my suspicion that something in your
hardware is the
>culprit. Nothing that we've discussed should have
affected this at all.
>
>Now, back to the first question: What does "did this"
mean? Tell us
>exactly what you did. Did you set the Default to WinXP?
Did you edit
>C:\boot.ini? Did you delete C:\Windows? And did you
convert C: to NTFS?
>Can you paste a copy of your current C:\boot.ini into
your next post?
>
>RC
>--
>R. C. White, CPA
>San Marcos, TX

>Microsoft Windows MVP
>
>"ron day" > wrote in message
...
>> Did this and now nothing works. Starts gets to a black
>> screen and stops dead.
>> Was there a check box in the first section that I should
>> have checked/unchecked? If so how can I get at it
without
>> reloading everything.
>> System will not boot from XP CD to help me
>>
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Hi, Ron.
>> >
>> >It's an easy two-part process.
>> >
>> >1. To get rid of the WinME option on the boot menu:
Go
>> to System
>> >Properties | Advanced | Startup and Recovery Settings.
>> Be sure that WinXP
>> >is selected as the Default, then click the Edit button.
>> This will open
>> >C:\boot.ini in Notepad so that you can edit that
Hidden,
>> System, Read-only
>> >file. Delete the line that offers to start WinME.
It's
>> probably the bottom
>> >line in the file, under [operating systems] and
probably
>> says something
>> >like:
>> >C:\="Microsoft Windows Millennium"
>> >
>> >2. Delete the WinME boot folder. Since your copy of
>> WinME is on Drive C:,
>> >it should be C:\Windows. (If you try to delete
>> D:\Windows, WinXP should
>> >refuse, because that would be like committing suicide.)
>> This should remove
>> >that folder, including all subdirectories and files,
>> freeing up many
>> >megabytes of disk space.
>> >
>> >That's it! Of course, you might as well go ahead and
>> convert Drive C: to
>> >NTFS now, but that's a different story. ;<)
>> >
>> >RC
>> >
>> >"Ron" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >> I have Windows ME on drive C
>> >> I did a clean instal of XP pro onto drive D
>> >> Everything went beautifully
>> >> Now I want to get rid of Windows ME and remove the
dual
>> >> booting feature.
>> >> I have re-installed all software and upgraded where
>> >> necessary for XP
>> >> I have moved/copied all documents
>
>
>.
>

[ron]

Sorry, rdisk(0), not rdisk(1)

And I have not yet deleted the windows directory on the C
drive (Win ME)

>-----Original Message-----
>Thanks for getting back.
>On boot up I get the splash screen - it searches for a
>boot sector then it goes black - no choices.
>I've inserted my original Windows ME disc and I get the
>choice of booting from Hard disk (which gives the black
>screen) of from CD. It will work from the CD (DOS)
>
>I've managed to read the boot.ini file and it says the
>following:
>
>[boot loader]
>timeout=0
>default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOW S
>[operating systems]
>
>
>There's nothing else.
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hi, Ron.
>>
>>> Did this and now nothing works. Starts gets to a black
>>> screen and stops dead.
>>
>>Define "did this". Nothing that I suggested would have
>had this result.
>>:>(
>>
>>> Starts gets to a black
>>> screen and stops dead.
>>
>>What do you see before the black screen? Do you see
your
>computer's "splash
>>screen" or "counting the RAM" or whatever you usually
see
>before Windows
>>starts loading? Do you get as far as the menu to choose
>WinXP? We need to
>>figure out whether the malfunction is caused by Windows,
>or by something in
>>your computer or BIOS before Windows even tries to start.
>>
>>> Was there a check box in the first section that I
should
>>> have checked/unchecked?
>>
>>Do you mean in the Startup and Recovery Settings? There
>are a couple of
>>check boxes in the first section there, but neither of
>them should matter in
>>this case. The first says "Time to display list of
>operating systems", but
>>when there's only one option available (just WinXP after
>WinME is deleted
>>from C:\boot.ini), this delay time is ignored and the
>only option is booted
>>automatically. The second is for "Time to delay
recovery
>options when
>>needed". I've left this box unchecked; I'm not sure of
>its effect, but I
>>doubt that it's part of your present problem.
>>
>>But none of this would matter if your computer never
gets
>to the point of
>>loading Windows, so we're back to the question: Exactly
>what do you see
>>BEFORE the black screen?
>>
>>> System will not boot from XP CD to help me
>>
>>This strengthens my suspicion that something in your
>hardware is the
>>culprit. Nothing that we've discussed should have
>affected this at all.
>>
>>Now, back to the first question: What does "did this"
>mean? Tell us
>>exactly what you did. Did you set the Default to
WinXP?
>Did you edit
>>C:\boot.ini? Did you delete C:\Windows? And did you
>convert C: to NTFS?
>>Can you paste a copy of your current C:\boot.ini into
>your next post?
>>
>>RC
>>--
>>R. C. White, CPA
>>San Marcos, TX

>>Microsoft Windows MVP
>>
>>"ron day" > wrote in message
...
>>> Did this and now nothing works. Starts gets to a black
>>> screen and stops dead.
>>> Was there a check box in the first section that I
should
>>> have checked/unchecked? If so how can I get at it
>without
>>> reloading everything.
>>> System will not boot from XP CD to help me
>>>
>>>
>>> >-----Original Message-----
>>> >Hi, Ron.
>>> >
>>> >It's an easy two-part process.
>>> >
>>> >1. To get rid of the WinME option on the boot menu:
>Go
>>> to System
>>> >Properties | Advanced | Startup and Recovery Settings.
>>> Be sure that WinXP
>>> >is selected as the Default, then click the Edit
button.
>>> This will open
>>> >C:\boot.ini in Notepad so that you can edit that
>Hidden,
>>> System, Read-only
>>> >file. Delete the line that offers to start WinME.
>It's
>>> probably the bottom
>>> >line in the file, under [operating systems] and
>probably
>>> says something
>>> >like:
>>> >C:\="Microsoft Windows Millennium"
>>> >
>>> >2. Delete the WinME boot folder. Since your copy of
>>> WinME is on Drive C:,
>>> >it should be C:\Windows. (If you try to delete
>>> D:\Windows, WinXP should
>>> >refuse, because that would be like committing
suicide.)
>>> This should remove
>>> >that folder, including all subdirectories and files,
>>> freeing up many
>>> >megabytes of disk space.
>>> >
>>> >That's it! Of course, you might as well go ahead and
>>> convert Drive C: to
>>> >NTFS now, but that's a different story. ;<)
>>> >
>>> >RC
>>> >
>>> >"Ron" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>> >> I have Windows ME on drive C
>>> >> I did a clean instal of XP pro onto drive D
>>> >> Everything went beautifully
>>> >> Now I want to get rid of Windows ME and remove the
>dual
>>> >> booting feature.
>>> >> I have re-installed all software and upgraded where
>>> >> necessary for XP
>>> >> I have moved/copied all documents
>>
>>
>>.
>>
>.
>

[Ron]

Thanks for your help - ignore the last bits I got it
wroking by finding the editor on a windows ME disk &
editing boot.ini
I added the missing line (from another message I looked
at) and Hey presto - everything is hunky dory

So thanks for your help.
What's this about NTFS??? - Maybe when I've recovered from
this escapade!

Ron

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi, Ron.
>
>> Did this and now nothing works. Starts gets to a black
>> screen and stops dead.
>
>Define "did this". Nothing that I suggested would have
had this result.
>:>(
>
>> Starts gets to a black
>> screen and stops dead.
>
>What do you see before the black screen? Do you see your
computer's "splash
>screen" or "counting the RAM" or whatever you usually see
before Windows
>starts loading? Do you get as far as the menu to choose
WinXP? We need to
>figure out whether the malfunction is caused by Windows,
or by something in
>your computer or BIOS before Windows even tries to start.
>
>> Was there a check box in the first section that I should
>> have checked/unchecked?
>
>Do you mean in the Startup and Recovery Settings? There
are a couple of
>check boxes in the first section there, but neither of
them should matter in
>this case. The first says "Time to display list of
operating systems", but
>when there's only one option available (just WinXP after
WinME is deleted
>from C:\boot.ini), this delay time is ignored and the
only option is booted
>automatically. The second is for "Time to delay recovery
options when
>needed". I've left this box unchecked; I'm not sure of
its effect, but I
>doubt that it's part of your present problem.
>
>But none of this would matter if your computer never gets
to the point of
>loading Windows, so we're back to the question: Exactly
what do you see
>BEFORE the black screen?
>
>> System will not boot from XP CD to help me
>
>This strengthens my suspicion that something in your
hardware is the
>culprit. Nothing that we've discussed should have
affected this at all.
>
>Now, back to the first question: What does "did this"
mean? Tell us
>exactly what you did. Did you set the Default to WinXP?
Did you edit
>C:\boot.ini? Did you delete C:\Windows? And did you
convert C: to NTFS?
>Can you paste a copy of your current C:\boot.ini into
your next post?
>
>RC
>--
>R. C. White, CPA
>San Marcos, TX

>Microsoft Windows MVP
>
>"ron day" > wrote in message
...
>> Did this and now nothing works. Starts gets to a black
>> screen and stops dead.
>> Was there a check box in the first section that I should
>> have checked/unchecked? If so how can I get at it
without
>> reloading everything.
>> System will not boot from XP CD to help me
>>
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Hi, Ron.
>> >
>> >It's an easy two-part process.
>> >
>> >1. To get rid of the WinME option on the boot menu:
Go
>> to System
>> >Properties | Advanced | Startup and Recovery Settings.
>> Be sure that WinXP
>> >is selected as the Default, then click the Edit button.
>> This will open
>> >C:\boot.ini in Notepad so that you can edit that
Hidden,
>> System, Read-only
>> >file. Delete the line that offers to start WinME.
It's
>> probably the bottom
>> >line in the file, under [operating systems] and
probably
>> says something
>> >like:
>> >C:\="Microsoft Windows Millennium"
>> >
>> >2. Delete the WinME boot folder. Since your copy of
>> WinME is on Drive C:,
>> >it should be C:\Windows. (If you try to delete
>> D:\Windows, WinXP should
>> >refuse, because that would be like committing suicide.)
>> This should remove
>> >that folder, including all subdirectories and files,
>> freeing up many
>> >megabytes of disk space.
>> >
>> >That's it! Of course, you might as well go ahead and
>> convert Drive C: to
>> >NTFS now, but that's a different story. ;<)
>> >
>> >RC
>> >
>> >"Ron" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >> I have Windows ME on drive C
>> >> I did a clean instal of XP pro onto drive D
>> >> Everything went beautifully
>> >> Now I want to get rid of Windows ME and remove the
dual
>> >> booting feature.
>> >> I have re-installed all software and upgraded where
>> >> necessary for XP
>> >> I have moved/copied all documents
>
>
>.
>

[R. C. White]

Hi, Ron.

Congratulations on getting it fixed! Enjoy WinXP. ;<) And thanks for the
report; others may learn from your experience.

The FAT file system goes all the way back to MS-DOS version 1 in the early
'80s. It has served us well, but it has always had its problems. The NT
(New Technologies) File System is only half that old. It is much more
secure. That's secure, as in safe from prying eyes, because you can protect
your data with permissions and other features - which I don't know much
about because I don't use them in my lonesome office-in-home. And also
secure, as in less prone to loss of data from disk errors, which is
important to me (and to all of us). NTFS is a "journaling" file system; the
little that I understand of this means that it verifies the new copy of a
file before it erases the old copy - among other security features.

DOS and Win9x/ME can't read, write or even SEE an NTFS volume, so you needed
to keep at least Drive C: formatted FAT so long as you used WinME. Now that
your WinME is gone, you might want to run convert.exe from the Run prompt
(see the Help and Support Center for details). This will convert your Drive
C: to NTFS. There's no hurry to do this; WinXP will continue to use FAT
just fine until you are ready, as you already know.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP

"Ron" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks for your help - ignore the last bits I got it
> wroking by finding the editor on a windows ME disk &
> editing boot.ini
> I added the missing line (from another message I looked
> at) and Hey presto - everything is hunky dory
>
> So thanks for your help.
> What's this about NTFS??? - Maybe when I've recovered from
> this escapade!
>
> Ron
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hi, Ron.
> >
> >> Did this and now nothing works. Starts gets to a black
> >> screen and stops dead.
> >
> >Define "did this". Nothing that I suggested would have
> had this result.
> >:>(
> >
> >> Starts gets to a black
> >> screen and stops dead.
> >
> >What do you see before the black screen? Do you see your
> computer's "splash
> >screen" or "counting the RAM" or whatever you usually see
> before Windows
> >starts loading? Do you get as far as the menu to choose
> WinXP? We need to
> >figure out whether the malfunction is caused by Windows,
> or by something in
> >your computer or BIOS before Windows even tries to start.
> >
> >> Was there a check box in the first section that I should
> >> have checked/unchecked?
> >
> >Do you mean in the Startup and Recovery Settings? There
> are a couple of
> >check boxes in the first section there, but neither of
> them should matter in
> >this case. The first says "Time to display list of
> operating systems", but
> >when there's only one option available (just WinXP after
> WinME is deleted
> >from C:\boot.ini), this delay time is ignored and the
> only option is booted
> >automatically. The second is for "Time to delay recovery
> options when
> >needed". I've left this box unchecked; I'm not sure of
> its effect, but I
> >doubt that it's part of your present problem.
> >
> >But none of this would matter if your computer never gets
> to the point of
> >loading Windows, so we're back to the question: Exactly
> what do you see
> >BEFORE the black screen?
> >
> >> System will not boot from XP CD to help me
> >
> >This strengthens my suspicion that something in your
> hardware is the
> >culprit. Nothing that we've discussed should have
> affected this at all.
> >
> >Now, back to the first question: What does "did this"
> mean? Tell us
> >exactly what you did. Did you set the Default to WinXP?
> Did you edit
> >C:\boot.ini? Did you delete C:\Windows? And did you
> convert C: to NTFS?
> >Can you paste a copy of your current C:\boot.ini into
> your next post?
> >
> >RC
> >
> >"ron day" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> Did this and now nothing works. Starts gets to a black
> >> screen and stops dead.
> >> Was there a check box in the first section that I should
> >> have checked/unchecked? If so how can I get at it
> without
> >> reloading everything.
> >> System will not boot from XP CD to help me
> >>
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >Hi, Ron.
> >> >
> >> >It's an easy two-part process.
> >> >
> >> >1. To get rid of the WinME option on the boot menu:
> Go
> >> to System
> >> >Properties | Advanced | Startup and Recovery Settings.
> >> Be sure that WinXP
> >> >is selected as the Default, then click the Edit button.
> >> This will open
> >> >C:\boot.ini in Notepad so that you can edit that
> Hidden,
> >> System, Read-only
> >> >file. Delete the line that offers to start WinME.
> It's
> >> probably the bottom
> >> >line in the file, under [operating systems] and
> probably
> >> says something
> >> >like:
> >> >C:\="Microsoft Windows Millennium"
> >> >
> >> >2. Delete the WinME boot folder. Since your copy of
> >> WinME is on Drive C:,
> >> >it should be C:\Windows. (If you try to delete
> >> D:\Windows, WinXP should
> >> >refuse, because that would be like committing suicide.)
> >> This should remove
> >> >that folder, including all subdirectories and files,
> >> freeing up many
> >> >megabytes of disk space.
> >> >
> >> >That's it! Of course, you might as well go ahead and
> >> convert Drive C: to
> >> >NTFS now, but that's a different story. ;<)
> >> >
> >> >RC
> >> >
> >> >"Ron" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> >> I have Windows ME on drive C
> >> >> I did a clean instal of XP pro onto drive D
> >> >> Everything went beautifully
> >> >> Now I want to get rid of Windows ME and remove the
> dual
> >> >> booting feature.
> >> >> I have re-installed all software and upgraded where
> >> >> necessary for XP
> >> >> I have moved/copied all documents