Re: How do you delete an Old OS in a Dual OS machine?
- From: Mr. Efficient!! <MrEfficient@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 08:30:10 -0700
Thanks STS. I will give this a shot and see how it works.
BTW - The files I removed were mainly non essentials. I did not touch any of
the system (32) type folders.
Regards,
Frank
"GTS" wrote:
> I suggest you rename the Windows 98 directory on the C drive (from inside XP
> of course) and use the computer that way for a bit. XP will not normally
> reference any files in the Win 98 tree, but it's possible you have
> application programs that do. If you find no problems with XP or
> applications then go ahead and delete the Win 98 tree. You can then set a 0
> timeout in the boot.ini or modify it (carefully) to remove the references to
> Win 98.
>
> Do NOT remove any files from the root of C: unless you understand exactly
> what you're doing. This is where files needed to load XP reside.
> --
>
> "Mr. Efficient!!" <Mr. Efficient!!@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> message news:F3088F45-D233-4244-B743-C93E38458D12@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I have two operating systems in my computer. W 98 and W XP Home. This is
> > because I upgraded my system from W 98 to W XP.
> >
> > I have my system Hard drive set up, where I have two partitions (C & D). W
> > 98 is located in Drive C which is formatted as FAT32 and W XP home is in D
> > formatted as NTFS. Now, when I boot up my system, it goes thru an initial
> > Black screen asking me which OS do I want to boot with, and I always pick
> > XP.
> > This has been a bit annoying but I have learned to ignore it. However, it
> > does slow down the initial start up process.
> >
> > My question is can I delete W98 from my machine since I don't need it
> > anymore?
> > What is the best way to do this?
> > Can I just go to the C Drive and delete the Windows folder?
> > I am concerned that if I delete W98, there may be some shared folders that
> > might be needed for W XP to operate properly. I am concerned that my
> > computer
> > will not boot up or work properly after the deletion of W 98.
> >
> > All comments and advises are welcome.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Frank
> >
> >
>
>
>
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