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Multiple installs of XP pro on my machine
is there an easy way to get rid of one of them or do I need to start over?
Any suggestions? THanks |
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Multiple installs of XP pro on my machine
Boot to xp cd,recovery,press enter for password,then typeiskPart In
DiskPart, select a partition(s) to delete,delete,then create,once thru,press Esc key,then type:FORMAT D: /FS:ntfs D: being the new partition you created.Once its thru, type:EXIT Let xp start-up,remove cd. "bha2000" wrote: is there an easy way to get rid of one of them or do I need to start over? Any suggestions? THanks |
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Multiple installs of XP pro on my machine
If both instances of xp pro were installed on the same partition
then take a look he http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=888023 Basically what it comes down to is you have to boot into the instance of XP pro that you want to keep. You then identify which windows folder to keep and delete the other one. The next step is to edit your boot.ini file to reflect this change. An alternative approach to edit the boot.ini file is to go to Start - Run and type msconfig in the Open box. Click on the Boot.ini tab. Click on "Check all boot paths". Make sure that the entry in the box that pops up points to the installation you're trying to remove. If it is select yes and close the System configuration utility. Select the restart option. When you're PC reboots a box will be displayed informing you that the Windows is now running in diagnostic mode. Put a check mark in the box so that the message is not displayed again and close the box. -- Nepatsfan "bha2000" wrote in message news is there an easy way to get rid of one of them or do I need to start over? Any suggestions? THanks |
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Multiple installs of XP pro on my machine
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bha2000 respectfully replied ;-)
is there an easy way to get rid of one of them or do I need to start over? Any suggestions? THanks Not much information to go on, but try this. Remove a dual boot. #19 on the FAQ list http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html I have two installations of Windows/Windows XP on the same partition....... #20 on the FAQ list http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html -- Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP http://www.michaelstevenstech.com For a better newsgroup experience. Setup a newsreader. http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/ou...snewreader.htm |
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