Re: Got two copies of WinXP on my computer.
- From: "Rich Barry" <rbarry@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 16:09:43 -0700
Dee, you should be able to delete those folders by booting into the C: drive
and from there
go to D: and K:
"Dee" <invalid@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Rich Barry,
What I want to end up with is a first HDD with C and D, and a second HDD
with K and L, and with one copy only of Windows on C.
As you will see from the preceding post I now have windows on C, D and K.
So I am trying to delete Windows from D on the first HDD, and from K on
the second HDD. My attempts to delete Windows from D and K give that 'This
is a system file and cannot be deleted' message.
I am wondering if using a full Widows installation disk is the only
solution that will let me do what I want.
Regards
Dee.
"Rich Barry" <rbarry@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Dee, are you deleting it from the first HDD?
"Dee" <invalid@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In trying to deal with a backdoor on my computer I have ended up with
two copies of Windows, each on different drives.
The original set up was that a first HDD was partitioned into C and D,
with WinXP Pro on C.
A second HDD was partitioned into K and L.
Backups of C were on the second HDD on K.
The computer was infected by a backdoor. I was advised to reformat and
reinstall Windows on C. The computer was supplied by a firm called
Evesham, now defunct, and the disk they supplied seems to be some kind
of recovery disk with no instructions for its use, not a proper Windows
install disk.
I ran this Evesham disk, and what it ended up with was Windows on C, and
also another copy Windows on K.
Now during the boot sequence a window asks me to select which operating
system I want to start,
Windows XP Professional
Windows XP Professional.
If I choose the former I am into the first HDD, if I choose the latter I
am into the second HDD.
The first HDD has C marked as System, and K marked as Boot (shown in
Disk Management).
On the second HDD, C is marked System, K marked Active, nothing marked
Boot.
The Evesham disk when run gives me no options, such as 'To delete the
selected partition press D' as you get with a proper Windows
installation disk.
What can I do? Oh do please help me if you can. I have backups of
important data burned onto disks, and am prepared to loose data if
needed.
Anode.
.
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