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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows Vista and 7 => Topic started by: Gerrich on August 28, 2008, 04:35:26 PM
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I am running Vista on my computer but somehow ended up with two operation systems when I did a new install. I have a new one on my C drive that I want to keep and an old one on my D drive that I want to remove. How do I remove the second operating system?
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Do you have any data or programs on D:? If not, reformat the drive.
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I have tried to reformat through Acronis and Vista. I keep getting messages that the drive in unable to be formatted. I can't seem to gain access or permissions to reformat the drive.
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If you have windows disk full install, you can just use it to delete D drive's data.
When I did that a long while back, I had installer make a new partition, which was in other drive.
I don't know / remember what would happen if you simply deleted the unwanted partition and rebooted as is.
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Thanks for the suggestions
I should make clear that both my operating systems (C, the one I'm using and, D, the one I want to remove) are in separate partitions on the same disk.
I have tried to delete D, but again, I am told I am not allowed to delete system files or am just unable to do so. Also since trying that, I am getting boot errors ("bootmgr is missing"). Consequently I have been having to use the installation disk to repair and boot up. There was no poblem with it until I started trying to remove the unwanted operating system. The system is now acting like it is on its way to crashing. I do have backups fortunately.
Any other ideas would be appreciated.
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Nothing difficult is ever easy :)
Since you have backups, why not re-partition and re-install Windows.
Download the 'tools' from your hard drive manufacturer's website and re-partition and re-format.
Best of luck!
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Try this partition manager. It worked for me.
http://www.cutepm.com/