Re: where are the system files?

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From: Ross Durie (rdurie_at_caverock.net.nz)
Date: 07/10/04 

Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 11:43:35 +1200

The root directory of your 20 GB drive 

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Ross
"Evan Seccombe" <EvanSeccombe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E2AF896A-DF51-4085-A1E8-A04EFEBE015D@microsoft.com...
> Rick, where would my system files be? in the WINDOWS directory? please be
very specific in ure replies in that im not too computer suave, thank you
>
>
> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Do not format, as you may lose access to both. Boot the one you want to
> > keep, delete the system files from the unwanted system. Start/run
msconfig,
> > go to the boot.ini tab, click on the button to "check all boot paths",
you
> > should be prompted to remove the reference to the unwanted one.
> >
> > If you format or remove the drive that contains the boot files (they are
not
> > always on the same drive or volume that contains the system files), then
you
> > will need to repair the boot by loading the Recovery Console from the
WinXP
> > CD and running fixboot.
> >
> > --
> > Best of Luck,
> >
> > Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> > Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> > www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> > Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> >
> > "Evan Seccombe" <EvanSeccombe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
> > news:8481F0A5-E754-4A05-B1A6-094B44E72CB5@microsoft.com...
> > > Ok, so ive got two harddrives on my comp, a 20gb and a 120gb, and both
> > have a version of windows xp installed on them, so when i start up my
> > computer, im first given the option of choosing which XP i want to run.
i
> > want to get rid of the one on the smaller of the two drives, but for
some
> > reason, i am unable to. i look at the Computer Management prgoram from
> > Control Panel and it shows the 20gb as a "system" drive and the other as
a
> > "boot" drive, and becasue of this i am unable to format either of them.
my
> > question is this: HOW do i install xp onto the bigger one so it is both
> > system AND boot allowing me to format the other drive?
> >
> >
> >
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