Hard drive partitions

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You'll need to perform a "Clean Install" of Windows XP.

Clean Install Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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"DAVJON" <jondavidd@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message:
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|I have this hard drive with two partitions on it the first C: is formated 32 fat with ME on it and the second
is E: formated NTFS with XP on it how do i get rid of fat32 as i do not want ME and then i can make the C:
NTFS XP
| Thank you for any and all help
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| DJD

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"Al Dykes" <adykes@panix.com> wrote in message
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> > "DAVJON" <jondavidd@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message:
> >news:184CD2A1-7D35-4A05-9324-EA2526D12D02@microsoft.com... |I have
> >this hard drive with two partitions on it the first C: is formated 32
> >fat with ME on it and the second is E: formated NTFS with XP on it
> >how do i get rid of fat32 as i do not want ME and then i can make the
> >C: NTFS XP
>
> Partition Magic is the tool to use for this. You delete the ME
> partition and them expand the NTFS partition. You need to do
> soomething to save and recreate the boot.ini and ntldr files that are
> in C, first. I've never done exactly this move, but it should be
possible.
>
> Backup you data, first.
>
>
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> Al Dykes
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> adykes at p a n i x . c o m

While it is true that Partition Magic can move partitions about,
the OP will still not be able to use his existing WinXP installation
on drive C:. It saw the light of the day on drive E: and it will end
its life on drive E:. As Carey Frisch wrote, the OP must re-install
WinXP.