Re: Formatting C drive
- From: Sharon F <sharonfDEL@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 20:24:03 -0500
On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 09:31:38 +0930, Zboing Mouflon wrote:
> I have installed XP on a separate partition (D drive) on my laptop.
>
> My previous installation of Win ME is on the C drive.
>
> I want to format the C drive and delete ME. I can't seem to do this in XP,
> nor will the machine boot into DOS from my floppy drive even though the BOIS
> is set to let me do this.
>
> Suggestions?
>
> Andrew Bowie
> abowie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> www.users.on.net/abowie
Where are the boot files for XP? If this is a dual boot system, they're
probably on C:. Formatting will remove them. Alternate method: boot to XP.
Delete ME folders and files. Adjust your boot.ini file to remove references
to ME. Do not edit this file if you do not know how. Instead, select XP as
the preferred operating system in System Properties> Advanced> Startup and
Performance. Then use msconfig to check boot paths (may need to toss in a
restart here before doing this). The utility *should* adjust the boot.ini
file for you.
If you prefer to format C: anyhow, you'll need to post more information
about what your current setup is now (for example, dual boot or boot
manager or?) and how you want it to be when you're finished.
--
Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User
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