Re: How do you delete an Old OS in a Dual OS machine?
- From: "GTS" <x>
- Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 12:14:18 -0400
You're welcome. I respect your cautious approach to all this - very
sensible!
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"Mr. Efficient!!" <MrEfficient@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:9BF40DCD-65A2-4770-9F2F-F4E996523D27@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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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