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Tech-Archive recommends: Fix windows errors by optimizing your registry


"Steve N." <Steve_N@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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ceeg wrote:

Hi,

I currently have a dual boot system windows 2000 on C:\ and XP on d:\,
these are seperate hard drives. I dont need the 2000 anymore, what is the
best way to remove it and move the XP to c:\. I do not want to reformat
from scratch and loose all my setting.
Has anybody got any ideas?. I could live with leaving the XP on D:\ but
how do i remove 2000.

cheers


In addition to the other good advice if you want to move D: to C: and
vice-versa you can try this. Of course I'd backup first, as always when
messing with system configs.

Copy NTDETECT.COM, NTLDR and BOOT.INI files from C:\ to D:\, edit the
BOOT.INI file on D: so it appears as 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="Windows XP" /fastdetect
/NoExecute=OptIn

Swap the drive cabling/jumpering so that the old C: becomes D: and old D:
becomes C:. Verify that you can boot straight into XP and access the D:
drive, then you can do whatever you want with the D: drive, delete
everything, reformat it, whatever.

Steve N.

XP has numerous entries in the Registry pointing to being installed on D.
There will be problems if you move XP to C.
--
Ron Sommer


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