Solve : two windows xp?

1.	Solve : two windows xp?
Answer» I have a dell deminson 2350 1024mbg ram 1.8 processor running windows xp I just got dsl and had problems getting it up and running. finally had to reformat the hard drive I have two hard drives c and d it seems that windows xp when I reformated went on d drive and now I have 2 xps. there is a windows folder on d drive but not on c drive. Can I deleat the one on c and how thanks for any info I'll be honest - right now I am well puzzled on this!!! Might be too late for incisive thinking too. You didn't describe your reformatting sequence - and when I think on it - if you reformatted then am I right in assuming you re-applied the OS? Or didn't reformat C drive. I'll come back to this later - my head hurts!I understand completley my head hurts too.....I did not do the reformat my two older sons did it around midnight one night last weekend. I think they thought they were reformating C drive but forgot tht I have the extra drive. when I boot up the computer I get two choices for win xp the first one is the NEW format on D drive the other one is ON C drive. All my stuff is still there pic and every thing but when I go into the program files there is no windows folder ? I am not that computer savey to figure it out so THATS why I am here.any help appriciated Quote I think they thought they were reformating C drive Why don't you just format C, and D, and start from the scratch?HMMM - thus far it's hard to see why or how that C drive win folder is gone and yet (from boot POV I suppose) the system thinks two OSs. Unless somehow the D drive win folder is being shared. Better brains than mine may well have some useful ideas but for now I am thinking of a fresh start ... this would mean backing up all data (pics, docs ETC) to an external drive or reliable USB sticks ... and then reformat both INTERNALS - and re-apply XP to C - then put back on your software. This is not the easiest route but without sitting at your monitor and doing some digging ... hard to think of an easy fix. Most unusual problem that's for sure.

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I have a dell deminson 2350 1024mbg ram 1.8 processor running windows xp I just got dsl and had problems getting it up and running. finally had to reformat the hard drive I have two hard drives c and d it seems that windows xp when I reformated went on d drive and now I have 2 xps. there is a windows folder on d drive but not on c drive. Can I deleat the one on c and how thanks for any info I'll be honest - right now I am well puzzled on this!!! Might be too late for incisive thinking too.

You didn't describe your reformatting sequence - and when I think on it - if you reformatted then am I right in assuming you re-applied the OS? Or didn't reformat C drive.

I'll come back to this later - my head hurts!I understand completley my head hurts too.....I did not do the reformat my two older sons did it around midnight one night last weekend. I think they thought they were reformating C drive but forgot tht I have the extra drive. when I boot up the computer I get two choices for win xp the first one is the NEW format on D drive the other one is ON C drive. All my stuff is still there pic and every thing but when I go into the program files there is no windows folder ? I am not that computer savey to figure it out so THATS why I am here.any help appriciated

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I think they thought they were reformating C drive

Why don't you just format C, and D, and start from the scratch?HMMM - thus far it's hard to see why or how that C drive win folder is gone and yet (from boot POV I suppose) the system thinks two OSs. Unless somehow the D drive win folder is being shared.

Better brains than mine may well have some useful ideas but for now I am thinking of a fresh start ... this would mean backing up all data (pics, docs ETC) to an external drive or reliable USB sticks ... and then reformat both INTERNALS - and re-apply XP to C - then put back on your software.

This is not the easiest route but without sitting at your monitor and doing some digging ... hard to think of an easy fix. Most unusual problem that's for sure.

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