duplicate operating systems... computer DA 11.07.2007 01:12:02 I have my harddrive formatted to two drives... on the c drive I have installed windows xp but had a glich when I tried going to a cable internet rather then the old phone line (it wouldn't release the IP address) so I re-installed XP on that same drive, now I have duplicate OS on the same hard drive and it has killed my entire space. How do I remove the obsolete system? I tried going to the windows help site but it is confusing....

RE: duplicate operating systems... Patti MacLeod 11.07.2007 02:02:02 Hi computer DA, Follow the instructions here: http://michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html Scroll down to #20 and click on the subject text to expand Regards, -- Patti MacLeod Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User "computer DA" wrote: [Quoted Text] > I have my harddrive formatted to two drives... on the c drive I have > installed windows xp but had a glich when I tried going to a cable internet > rather then the old phone line (it wouldn't release the IP address) so I > re-installed XP on that same drive, now I have duplicate OS on the same hard > drive and it has killed my entire space. How do I remove the obsolete system? > I tried going to the windows help site but it is confusing....

RE: duplicate operating systems... computer DA 11.07.2007 19:30:02 sounds about the same as from the microsoft site (broken down alittle better though) however I'm lost at step 3, how do I know what the duplicate files to delete are? Every window file I see is identical... "Patti MacLeod" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Hi computer DA, > > Follow the instructions here: > > http://michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html > Scroll down to #20 and click on the subject text to expand > > > > Regards, > > -- > Patti MacLeod > Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User > > > "computer DA" wrote: > > > I have my harddrive formatted to two drives... on the c drive I have > > installed windows xp but had a glich when I tried going to a cable internet > > rather then the old phone line (it wouldn't release the IP address) so I > > re-installed XP on that same drive, now I have duplicate OS on the same hard > > drive and it has killed my entire space. How do I remove the obsolete system? > > I tried going to the windows help site but it is confusing....

RE: duplicate operating systems... nass 11.07.2007 20:36:01 "computer DA" wrote: [Quoted Text] > I have my harddrive formatted to two drives... on the c drive I have > installed windows xp but had a glich when I tried going to a cable internet > rather then the old phone line (it wouldn't release the IP address) so I > re-installed XP on that same drive, now I have duplicate OS on the same hard > drive and it has killed my entire space. How do I remove the obsolete system? > I tried going to the windows help site but it is confusing.... Please before performing anything Note down the Correct Operating selection that worked for you, say when you boot up you get two boot selections: Windows XP Home Edition Windows If you clicked on the "Windows XP Home Edition" and it is working for you then you need to delete the second one" Windows" from the Boot.ini as described below. When logged in Right click " My Computer" Icon and select properties from the drop down list. Click on Advanced Tab then click on Settings Button under StartUp and Recovery, then click on Edit and see what Line of operating system you want to select: A Double Boot will look like this: <Example::> [boot loader] timeout=10 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="" <= we removed this multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn </Example::> Tthe final product should look like this: [boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn Or through the Misconfig (System Configuration utility): Msconfig image http://www.winnetmag.com/Files/16/20784/msconfig.gif Note: Please don't perform the above if you are in doubt about it or it doesn't describe your issue and write back with more Info. HTH. nass --- www.nasstec.co.uk

RE: duplicate operating systems... Patti MacLeod 11.07.2007 21:46:03 Boot into each of the Windows options that are presented at the boot menu. Perform the echo %windir% command from the command prompt after having booted into each one and take note of the directory displayed beneath the command.......one should be C:\Windows and one will be a derivative of C:\Windows, such as C:\Windows(1) or something like that. Using My Computer or Windows Explorer, delete the folder that is the derivative of Windows, the C:\Windows(1) in my example. Regards, -- Patti MacLeod Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User "computer DA" wrote: [Quoted Text] > sounds about the same as from the microsoft site (broken down alittle better > though) however I'm lost at step 3, how do I know what the duplicate files to > delete are? Every window file I see is identical...