Re: Remove Win 98SE from Win XP Dual Boot Installation

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From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (mrxp2004_at_nospamyahoo.com)
Date: 04/10/04 

Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2004 16:10:08 -0500

You should have selected "New Installation" only if you had an
available empty partition or drive. Now you have both Windows
98 and Windows XP residing in the same partition which is going
to eventually cause stability problems. I would suggest you perform
a backup of your files and documents and proceed with a "clean install".

The Windows XP CD is bootable and contains all the tools necessary
to partition and format your drive. Follow this procedure and allow
Windows XP to partition and format your drive:

NOTE: It would be best to physically disconnect all your peripheral hardware
              devices, except the monitor, mouse and keyboard, before installing XP.

NOTE: If you have an internal Zip Drive installed, physically disconnect the
              EIDE and power cable to it before proceeding, otherwise your main
              hard drive may not be assigned the customary C: drive letter.
              After installing Windows XP, you may then reconnect it.

1. Open your BIOS and set your "CD Drive as the first bootable device".

       ===> Accessing Motherboard BIOS
       ===> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm

2. Insert your Windows XP CD in the CD Drive and reboot your computer.
3. You'll see a message to boot to the CD....follow the instructions.
4. The setup menu will appear and you should elect to delete all the existing
       Windows partitions, then create a new partition, then format the primary
       partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to install Windows XP.

5. Clean Install Windows XP
        http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

        [Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]

6. ==> Immediately after installing Windows XP, turn on XP's Firewall.
       ==> http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

7. After Windows XP is installed, visit the Windows Update website
        and download the available "Critical Updates".

8. After installing the critical updates, be sure and visit the support website
       of the manufacturer of the computer to download and install any
       available Windows XP compatible drivers, such as video adapter
       and audio drivers.

9. If you happen to run into any installation difficulties, use the following resources:

       How to Troubleshoot Windows XP Problems During Installation
       http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;310064

       Troubleshooting Windows XP Setup
       http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_setup.htm

       [Courtesy of MS-MVP Kelly Theriot]

Note: If you are unable to activate Windows XP again via the internet,
           then select the option to "activate by telephone". 

-- 
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Be Smart!  Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
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"Old Mountain Man" <(remove this)oldkeith(leave out)@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message:
 news:EB719B4F-10F2-4D5E-9728-701F4D26DA7B@microsoft.com...
| Hi,
| With my hard drive divided into two partitions and with Win 98SE in C-partition, I installed Win XP Pro in 
D-partition in a dual boot setup (using the New Install option).  I, now, have all of my programs (except for 
a couple of DOS programs) working perfectly under Win XP Pro.  So, I would like to get rid of Win 98SE and 
have Win XP Pro utilize the entire hard drive as one partition.  I don't want to re-install any of the 
software currently installed under XP.  How do I go about this?  Also, when I am finished, I plan to install 
Microsoft's Virtual PC in Win XP Pro, so I can use Win 98SE to run the two DOS  programs that run better in 
the Win 98SE environment than they do in the Win XP Pro environment.  I have the latest version of Partition 
Magic and Disk Image.  Also, I currently backup both the C & D partitons to a second hard drive using System 
Guardian.
|
| Hope this is clearly stated.

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