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"tommy" <tommy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thank you so much for your help, Will.
>
> "Will Denny" wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> Please see if the following article by Michael Stevens helps:
>>
>> "I have two installations of XP on the same partition, how do I remove
>> the
>> one I don't need?"
>>
http://michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#two
>>
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>>
>> Will Denny
>> MVP - Windows Shell/User
>> Please reply to the News Groups
>>
>>
>> "tommy" <tommy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:0491A6B8-19A5-4108-A7CE-B4ED2A4F9230@microsoft.com...
>> > Actually, I inadvertently installed XP twice in the same partition. My
>> > original post refers to the "extra" XP Home installation that I would
>> > like
>> > to
>> > remove. Does that make sense?
>> >
>> > "Will Denny" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi
>> >>
>> >> Which OS do you want to install after you have deleted XP Home?
>> >>
>> >> How was XP Home installed? If as an Upgrade from a previous version
>> >> of
>> >> Windows, and you opted to save the uninstall files, there should be an
>> >> appropriate entry in Add/Remove Programs.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >> Will Denny
>> >> MVP - Windows Shell/User
>> >> Please reply to the News Groups
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "tommy" <tommy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:8042B06F-8B51-49FA-9FED-8C4AE193F2F1@microsoft.com...
>> >> > If I click START->RUN, what do I type in the RUN cmd box to perform
>> >> > a
>> >> > delete
>> >> > operation for:
>> >> >
>> >> > windr=C:\WINDOWS
>> >> > which is listed in
>> >> > c:\boot.ini
>> >> > as
>> >> > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
>> >> > Home"
>> >> >
>> >> > I want to get rid of this particular XP OS installation and don't
>> >> > want
>> >> > to
>> >> > screw other things up.
>> >> > Any specific help would be much appreciated.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > give peas a chance
>> >>
>> >>
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