Solve : How can I delete Windows xp pro from my computer??

1.	Solve : How can I delete Windows xp pro from my computer??
Answer» Hi, My previous Windows xp os had a problem so I DECIDED to reinstall a fresh copy. The fresh copy is WORKING FINE but now during bootup I have to SELECT which os I want to use - there are now two copies of windows xp in my computer. How do I delete the older version?Sounds like you installed Windows on a new partition. Are any of your documents available on your new Windows install? Do you want to keep any of the documents & files from your original windows install? The way to fix this is by using software like Partition Magic. However, you risk deleting all your data if you use this incorrectly.Please post your boot.ini file, it's best to get that set up to boot to the good OS only before deleting anything.I don't need any of the documents and folders from my previous copy, I already have backups of everything so it'll be ok if i just remove it completely. Is there a simple method of removing it rather than using PartitionMagic? Reinstall XP but this time format the drive. This will give you a clean install none of the old stuff left behind. Quote from: Dusty on January 25, 2008, 04:31:33 PM Please post your boot.ini file, it's best to get that set up to boot to the good OS only before deleting anything. post your boot.ini to help us help you out.To view boot.uni: Control Panel -> System -> click the Advanced tab -> under Start up and Recovery click Settings -> under system start up click Edit -> Copy the contents. The suggestion posted by Spoiler would work, but it would take a lot more time and is most likely completely unnecessary.I ended up formatting the drive & reinstalling a new copy of windows. It took a very long time but at LEAST it solved the problemIt probably wasn't necessary, but I'm glad to hear you're back up and running.I just went through a similar thing. I was trying to completely start over and it installed in addition to the original XP. I couldn't figure out how to get it to just format the disc, so I bought new hard drives! It then automatically formatted the C drive but not the secondary D drive. Now my computer calls my cd rom the D drive and doesn't see the second hard drive! I just posted today, at the top Jim

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My previous Windows xp os had a problem so I DECIDED to reinstall a fresh copy. The fresh copy is WORKING FINE but now during bootup I have to SELECT which os I want to use - there are now two copies of windows xp in my computer. How do I delete the older version?Sounds like you installed Windows on a new partition. Are any of your documents available on your new Windows install?
Do you want to keep any of the documents & files from your original windows install?

The way to fix this is by using software like Partition Magic. However, you risk deleting all your data if you use this incorrectly.Please post your boot.ini file, it's best to get that set up to boot to the good OS only before deleting anything.I don't need any of the documents and folders from my previous copy, I already have backups of everything so it'll be ok if i just remove it completely. Is there a simple method of removing it rather than using PartitionMagic? Reinstall XP but this time format the drive. This will give you a clean install none of the old stuff left behind.

Quote from: Dusty on January 25, 2008, 04:31:33 PM

Please post your boot.ini file, it's best to get that set up to boot to the good OS only before deleting anything.

post your boot.ini to help us help you out.To view boot.uni:
Control Panel ->
System ->
click the Advanced tab ->
under Start up and Recovery click Settings ->
under system start up click Edit ->
Copy the contents.

The suggestion posted by Spoiler would work, but it would take a lot more time and is most likely completely unnecessary.I ended up formatting the drive & reinstalling a new copy of windows. It took a very long time but at LEAST it solved the problemIt probably wasn't necessary, but I'm glad to hear you're back up and running.I just went through a similar thing. I was trying to completely start over and it installed in addition to the original XP. I couldn't figure out how to get it to just format the disc, so I bought new hard drives! It then automatically formatted the C drive but not the secondary D drive. Now my computer calls my cd rom the D drive and doesn't see the second hard drive!
I just posted today, at the top
Jim

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