Perhaps this is more descriptive of my problem. It's like a 2 boot system. At startup I get a select f2 for bios.... The second screen gives a boot choice of 2 lines of "MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION" Using the first option boots to my new, unauthorized version. Using the second choice boots to the original pre-installed version. Some files are present in both versions, some not. While I have one version open the other is invisible. So I don't see how to delete the unauthorized version from within the legal version.
As computers & I often have different ideas of right thing/wrong thing. A question that seems logical to me doesn't necessarily make it right, but: Since the computer will boot by default boot to the new version after 20 seconds can I use the uninstall command on the install disk remove it?
I'm not too familiar with forums but I'll try to paste a file of 4 screen shots. It contains 'computer management' from both versions and probably of more of a visual concept a shot of 'windows explorer' from both. If the file won't load or is illegible I'll send screen shots from this version and reboot to send shots of the original version.
(There is no drive F but an option to remove it)
Thanks again,
Ken B
I've discovered yet another flaw in my vast knowledge of computers, I've not been able to figure how to add files and/or screen shots to my post. I'll work on that & get them up asap.
