RE: Needing help removing 1 of 2 multiboot OS
From: Gt2n0me2 (Gt2n0me2_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/14/04
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Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 06:38:01 -0800
You need to get you a good partition manager. I use Acronis Disk Director
Suite 9.0. Or the easy way is if you can put all your files on another hard
drive or cd-rom, re-install WIN XP fresh.
I always like to start fresh in such I get rid of all partitions and create
new the install. usually helps to get rid of all the bugs.
"Rusty" wrote:
> My OS Win 2K became corrupted and install disks were "borrowed" forever it
> seems so repair was not an option. Bought XP and installed wanting to keep 2K
> files (wasn't aware of file txfr option at time) so cousin helped by doing
> multiboot option. XP is having constant fits. I txfd specific files on 2K to
> XP I don't want to lose and now want to remove 2K completely hoping that will
> get XP to work properly. Tried full XP (have upgrade of home XP) install for
> repair option, but after choosing the only option (c:windows) to repair it
> asks for admin pswd. There isn't 1, so I hit enter and it just gives me a
> c:windows prompt and looks at me like I'm stupid.
>
> So I don't grab my rifle and head to the top of a bell tower, please stop
> the insanity by giving me ANY solution. I'm ready to pull all the magnets of
> the fridge and cover hard drive.
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