two operating system in my somputor

[Nicole]

Hello,
I would try going to your control panel in my computer and
selecting ADD/REMOVE options. Find the partially
installed OS and delete it.....Thats my guess
Nicole
>-----Original Message-----
>I was using Window XP CD to install my second WD hard
>disk and some how it starts to install the Window XP into
>my second hard drive. I stop in the middle of it. But now
>when I start my computor, it will ask me which XP system
>do I wnat to start. How do I get rid of the half-
>installed WIndow Xp from my second drive?
>
>
>Victor
>.
>

[BruceM]

The logical answer is just to format it.
That will get rid of the half installed bit but DON'T do it.
First job is to rewrite the bit in the C:/ of your FIRST booting partition
(or drive). That bit will keep trying to send you to finish installing the
second one.
I am not sure of the exact way to do it, but I ended up taking my FIRST
(good) drive out & installing it as a slave in a DIFFERENT XP (must be XP I
think) machine & fixing the boot ini & then installing again in the original
machine. Once into there you can go & format the first one.
To see boot.ini, you have to go into the control panel on the different
machine that you are using to fix the problem, & tick to see hidden system
files & folders & also in hide protected system files
When you finish, it should look like this I think.

[Boot Loader]
Timeout=15
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Pro 1" /fastdetect


You might want to get other opinions. I won't be held responsible!!
BruceM



"Nicole" > wrote in message
...
> Hello,
> I would try going to your control panel in my computer and
> selecting ADD/REMOVE options. Find the partially
> installed OS and delete it.....Thats my guess
> Nicole
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I was using Window XP CD to install my second WD hard
> >disk and some how it starts to install the Window XP into
> >my second hard drive. I stop in the middle of it. But now
> >when I start my computor, it will ask me which XP system
> >do I wnat to start. How do I get rid of the half-
> >installed WIndow Xp from my second drive?
> >
> >
> >Victor
> >.
> >

[BruceM]

How did you get on Victor?

"BruceM" > wrote in message
...
> The logical answer is just to format it.
> That will get rid of the half installed bit but DON'T do it.
> First job is to rewrite the bit in the C:/ of your FIRST booting partition
> (or drive). That bit will keep trying to send you to finish installing the
> second one.
> I am not sure of the exact way to do it, but I ended up taking my FIRST
> (good) drive out & installing it as a slave in a DIFFERENT XP (must be XP
I
> think) machine & fixing the boot ini & then installing again in the
original
> machine. Once into there you can go & format the first one.
> To see boot.ini, you have to go into the control panel on the different
> machine that you are using to fix the problem, & tick to see hidden system
> files & folders & also in hide protected system files
> When you finish, it should look like this I think.
>
> [Boot Loader]
> Timeout=15
> Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
> [Operating Systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Pro 1" /fastdetect
>
>
> You might want to get other opinions. I won't be held responsible!!
> BruceM
>
>
>
> "Nicole" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hello,
> > I would try going to your control panel in my computer and
> > selecting ADD/REMOVE options. Find the partially
> > installed OS and delete it.....Thats my guess
> > Nicole
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >I was using Window XP CD to install my second WD hard
> > >disk and some how it starts to install the Window XP into
> > >my second hard drive. I stop in the middle of it. But now
> > >when I start my computor, it will ask me which XP system
> > >do I wnat to start. How do I get rid of the half-
> > >installed WIndow Xp from my second drive?
> > >
> > >
> > >Victor
> > >.
> > >
>
>