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July 3rd, 2006 20:00
Two OS, how to remove one??
Please bear with me if my English is lousy, I'm trying to make it clear as possible.
My old computer shuts down all of sudden and I had to turn it on then there was an error message saying theres some damages to my OS. I couldn't log on to windows at all. I was stuck, so I took out my win xp cd to try to repair it. I don't know anything about formatting or partition (unsure what it means) I guessed and selected delete partition or something and it installed fresh win xp and it worked. My old computer is working until I restarted the computer and I noticed that there are two OS, one is fresh and other one is the damaged one. Im able to log on with new win xp, but couldnt log on the other, same way it was before I tried to fix it. I need to remove the damaged one. Do I start over again and select format but what does it look like ? NTFS ? Im guessing NTFS means formatting to erase everything including any damages and start fresh with new win xp. Is it safe to do it again? I would appreciate any help, thanks a bunch!
My old computer shuts down all of sudden and I had to turn it on then there was an error message saying theres some damages to my OS. I couldn't log on to windows at all. I was stuck, so I took out my win xp cd to try to repair it. I don't know anything about formatting or partition (unsure what it means) I guessed and selected delete partition or something and it installed fresh win xp and it worked. My old computer is working until I restarted the computer and I noticed that there are two OS, one is fresh and other one is the damaged one. Im able to log on with new win xp, but couldnt log on the other, same way it was before I tried to fix it. I need to remove the damaged one. Do I start over again and select format but what does it look like ? NTFS ? Im guessing NTFS means formatting to erase everything including any damages and start fresh with new win xp. Is it safe to do it again? I would appreciate any help, thanks a bunch!
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Denny Denham
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July 3rd, 2006 20:00
It's difficult to say whether you have two installations of XP or not, but since you mentioned deleting a partition I suspect you do not.
There are two ways to remove the reference to the inoperative "installation" of XP. One is to edit its entry out of the BOOT.INI file (see the procedure here. The other is to go to Start|Run, enter msconfig and click OK. On the BOOT.INI tab click the "Check all boot paths" button. One installation will be identified as not operational and you can delete it at that time. (The next time you start your computer you will be notified that you are using Selective Startup. Simply check the box on that notification to tell Windows not to display it again.)
If you choose to reinstall XP from scratch, the procedure is described here and in the included links.
Message Edited by Denny Denham on 07-03-200602:30 PM
Grant
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October 19th, 2007 01:00
This was VERY helpful - I just installed XP Pro on a friends Dim3000 that came with XP Home. When booting I would get the 'Choose which OS to load' and I didn't want the owner to have to deal with this on every reboot. The Home partition was formatted and wouldn't boot any longer and I couldn't figure out how to remove it from the list. After being a forum regular (mostly on the Destop -Upgrade Hardware / Video forums) for several years, It's GREAT to find the resources I need elsewhere as the questions arise.
Grant