Remove duel boot

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Chuck, when in MS Explorer go to Tools>Folder Options>View>click on Show
hidden files and folders and Uncheck
Hide protected operating system files. Do this when in Win98. You can
delete everything but these four files.
ntldr, ntdetect.com , bootsect. dos and boot.ini Delete everything
from WinXP except those four files
"Chuck" <vze4258n@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> When I bought my computer it came with WinXP on one drive C, NTFS format.
> I ended up placing my old drive with Win98 as drive C, reformatting the
> drive the computer came with and installing WinXP on drive D.
>
> Now I'd like to remove the Win98 bootup option and reclaim the drive space
> on drive C. Is there an easy and safe way to do so?
>
> --
>
> chuck
>
>
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.configuration_manage (More info?)

Chuck, you can do it from WinXP. If you see a file cmldr leave
that alone also.
"Chuck" <vze4258n@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> "Rich Barry" <rbarry@socal.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:2tpUd.33740$Tj7.26448@twister.socal.rr.com...
>> Chuck, when in MS Explorer go to Tools>Folder Options>View>click on
>> Show hidden files and folders and Uncheck
>> Hide protected operating system files. Do this when in Win98. You can
>> delete everything but these four files.
>> ntldr, ntdetect.com , bootsect. dos and boot.ini Delete
>> everything from WinXP except those four files
>> "Chuck" <vze4258n@verizon.net> wrote in message
>> news:qtnUd.33951$ya6.2931@trndny01...
>>> When I bought my computer it came with WinXP on one drive C, NTFS
>>> format. I ended up placing my old drive with Win98 as drive C,
>>> reformatting the drive the computer came with and installing WinXP on
>>> drive D.
>>>
>>> Now I'd like to remove the Win98 bootup option and reclaim the drive
>>> space on drive C. Is there an easy and safe way to do so?
>>>
>
> Let me make sure I have the correct.
>
> Boot in Win98. Unhide protected os files. Boot in WinXP and delete
> everything but the four files listed.
>
> Seems easy enough.
>
> Is it really necessary to boot it Win98 though? Can't I just unhide them
> from WinXP?
>
> chuck
>
>