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iBitexCrayons

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    Two operating systems, how do I delete one?
    « on: July 06, 2009, 09:16:54 AM »
    Okay, I'm sorry if this is being posted on the wrong forum topic.
    I have no clue about any of this. xD


    So I just got this computer (used) and it came with windows 2000, no I do not have the disk. My friend installed windows XP on it, thinking it would overwrite the other operating system. It didn't and now I have both XP and 2000 to choose from when I first start it up. I want to delete 2000 and all the stuff saved on it, how do I do this?


    Help me please.
    Thanks :)


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      Re: Two operating systems, how do I delete one?
      « Reply #1 on: July 06, 2009, 08:05:18 PM »
      When you start up XP it asks you if you want to partition the disk and gives you a choice of where to partition. Tell it you want to partition the disk at the same location the prior OS is located.  it will ask you if you want to do a full NTSC partition or a "quick" version of that, or a FAT partition. Tell it you want to do a full NTSC partition and it will then warn you everything on the disk will be lost, which is what you want.
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      Re: Two operating systems, how do I delete one?
      « Reply #2 on: July 07, 2009, 05:25:43 AM »
      Personally i would start over from the beginning...
      Wipe both partitions...set your partition size and do a clean install of XP...
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      Re: Two operating systems, how do I delete one?
      « Reply #3 on: July 08, 2009, 01:33:12 AM »
      If you don't want to do a clean install try this.  The folder for Win 2k will be C:\Winnt

      Plenty of info among this lot..

      Good luck
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      Re: Two operating systems, how do I delete one?
      « Reply #4 on: July 08, 2009, 01:34:45 AM »
      Since this is a new install of XP, Starting over would be the best/easiest option IMO.

      If Windows 2000 is no longer on the computer, but the computer thinks it is, a modification to the Boot.ini file would remedy the situation.
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        Re: Two operating systems, how do I delete one?
        « Reply #5 on: July 08, 2009, 01:11:10 PM »
        If you have both OSes installed on the same partition, it gets a bit messy.

        Modifying the boot.ini file will allow the PC to boot only to XP without asking.

        However, cleaning off the remnants of the Windows 2000 install can be a bit of a hassle.  As mentioned above, Windows 2000 installs to the C:\WINNT folder and XP installs to C:\WINDOWS, so that makes life a little easier...
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        Re: Two operating systems, how do I delete one?
        « Reply #6 on: July 11, 2009, 08:54:40 AM »
        I'll never understand people's reluctance to a wipe and clean install...
        Even if i do this another Hundred yrars...
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        Re: Two operating systems, how do I delete one?
        « Reply #7 on: July 11, 2009, 09:57:27 AM »
        only reason I'd ever see to not do a clean install is data... but that can be backed up.


        Quote from: hl1128 on July 06, 2009, 08:05:18 PM
        full NTSC partition or a "quick" version of that, or a FAT partition. Tell it you want to do a full NTSC partition

        Darn, and all this time, I've been using PAL format.  :P
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          Re: Two operating systems, how do I delete one?
          « Reply #8 on: July 11, 2009, 05:44:12 PM »
          Quote from: patio on July 11, 2009, 08:54:40 AM
          I'll never understand people's reluctance to a wipe and clean install...
          Even if i do this another Hundred yrars...

          I think there are several schools of thought on this one.

          I know someone who wipes his PC every 60 days.  I'll never understand why, but it works for him...

          Many people view a wipe and clean install as a "cop-out": they never find out what the real problem is, so they decide to resolve the problem and learn something in the process.

          Of course some have poor-to-nonexistent backup procedures, so they'll ALWAYS be reluctant to wipe and reinstall.

          As for myself, it depends on how much time it takes to figure out or resolve a problem.  Since consultants charge by the hour, wiping and reinstalling can often be more cost effective than cleaning off 100+ Trojans.  Vista Service Pack install failures are almost always a wipe-and-reinstall in my book, since there are just too many variables with something like that...
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          Re: Two operating systems, how do I delete one?
          « Reply #9 on: July 11, 2009, 11:39:23 PM »
          In this case since the conditions are self-inflicted i don't see how it would be a cop-out...
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