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jojodwolf

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May 6th, 2007 13:00

removing xp from dual boot two hard drive

I was just reading  a thread on removing XP.. I just want to map out my
configuration and make sure I do this correct.
I have two hard drives. Xp is on the original. the new second internal has a
clean install of Vista. The first thing I'm going to do until I am
completely ready to let XP go is follow the directions posted here to hide
Vista from XP.. When I'm ready I will like to remove XP from the original
drive and then use it for more drive space  in Vista.
Another possibility since in reality I don't really need more space would be
to disconnect the original XP drive.. keep it as an emergeny backup
I would like advice on both scenarios.

Thanks  joel

mombodog

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May 6th, 2007 16:00

Emergency backup is not a bad idea, as hard drives are fairly inexpensive these days. Posting you model of Dell will help others in answering you.


Message Edited by mombodog on 05-06-2007 12:01 PM

jojodwolf

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May 6th, 2007 17:00

E520...  do you think If I just unplugged the XP drive everything will be kosher.. Someone did say that is a dual boot setup with 2 drives there is some Vista startup info put on the XP drive, but if you do run into trouble, you can boot from the xp disc and it will repair the problem ??

mombodog

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May 6th, 2007 18:00

"that is a dual boot setup with 2 drives there is some Vista startup info put on the XP drive,"
 
True, I have never tried to boot from an XP drive configured this way, without the Vista drive present.
 
Some have reported the following to remove the bootloader from XP
 
"running as Admin, delete the Boot folder and boot.bak, bootmgr.sys, bootsect.bak files from the root directory of the XP drive.Open up boot.ini in Notepad and remove the comments added by Windows Vista installation and then save it."
 
Here is a method that looks a little safer
 
  1. Boot your computer in to Windows XP.
  2. Ensure you have the Vista DVD image emulated or in the DVD drive.
  3. Go to “Start” and “Run”. Type in “e:\boot\bootsect.exe /nt52 ALL /force” (without quotes, and replacing e: with the drive letter of your Vista DVD).
  4. Restart the computer, and you will notice the boot selection menu is gone.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=remove+vista+boot+from+xp  found this info in a search



Message Edited by mombodog on 05-06-2007 02:07 PM

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