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WTC wrote:
> "OliverS" <zoar1951-news_nospam_@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>>OliverS wrote:
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>>>WTC wrote:
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>>>>"OliverS" <zoar1951-news_nospam_@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>>>>>WTC wrote:
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>>>>>>"ralph" <ralph_epstein_ct-no-spam@excite.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:uXWHzokJFHA.732@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
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>>>>>>>I have a dual boot system with Win XP Pro SP2 on both partition 1 (c
>>>>>>>drive) and partition 2 (d drive). The partition 2 system had been
>>>>>>>installed first. There is a c:\boot.ini file on partition 1.
>>>>>>>I would like to remove the operating system from partition 2, leaving
>>>>>>>me with a conventional single boot sytem (on partition 1). I use the
>>>>>>>NTFS file system on all partitions.
>>>>>>>What do I need to do?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>If no data is not needed on Drive d, then reformat this drive. Once
>>>>>>this is accomplished then go to start>run and type
>>>>>>
>>>>>>msconfig
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Go to Boot.ini and click"Check all boot paths". This should remove the
>>>>>>dual entry from the Boot.ini file.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>I have a similar problem, except I have two physical hard drives, C:\
>>>>>and D:\. I am running XP Pro SP2 from the C:\ drive. Somehow, I
>>>>>installed XP Pro on the D:\ drive as well, but I never activated it on
>>>>>the D:\ drive.
>>>>>
>>>>>I have both data and a couple of programs installed on the D:\ drive.
>>>>>I infer from your comments above, that to get rid of the OS
>>>>>installation on the D:\ drive, an appropriate procedure would be:
>>>>>
>>>>>* back up all information on the D:\ drive, which I can do with an
>>>>>external MaxTor OneTouch drive which I have installed.
>>>>>* Uninstall all programs installed on the second drive.
>>>>>* Reformat the second drive
>>>>>* Restore data only from the OneTouch drive.
>>>>>
>>>>>--
>>>>>Cheers! OliverS
>>>>>When replying personally, remove "_nospam_"
>>>>>
>>>>>"When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of
>>>>>the human race." HG Wells
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>That would be appropriate, but no need to uninstall programs from drive
>>>>d if you are going to reformat d drive.
>>>>
>>>>Good Luck.
>>>>
>>>
>>>The reason I propose to first uninstall programs loaded on the D:\ drive,
>>>is that I figure there are references on the C:\ drive such as in the
>>>registry. Is this correct?
>>>
>>
>>
>>Here is my latest analysis of the situation:
>>
>>I have come up with the following analysis and proposal for deleting the
>>installation of Windows XP Pro on my D:\ drive:
>>
>>I am assuming that the operating system files on the D:\ drive are
>>independent of the operating system files on the C:\ drive and vice versa.
>>I also note that the installation date for the operating system files on
>>the D:\ drive is 2/5/2005. I have also made a rough comparison of the
>>folder/file content on the D:\ drive with the folder\file content on my
>>external Maxtor OneTouch drive to determine whether something which I have
>>identified as an operating system file on the D:\ drive might actually be
>>necessary for the functioning of the drive independent of the second
>>operating system.
>>
>>Based on this analysis I have concluded that the following items on the
>>D:\ drive are unique to the operating system installed on the D:\ drive
>>and therefor can be deleted:
>>
>>1. The entire Windows folder
>>2. The entire Documents and Settings folder
>>3. All folders in the Program Files folder, EXCEPT for the three folders
>>containing programs which I had installed there manually using the
>>operating system on the C:\ drive. All of the presumably superfluous
>>folders (e.g. Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player) have creation
>>dates of 2/5/2005.
>>4. Two system files in the root directory of D:\ with creation dates of
>>2/5/2005, hiberfil.sys and pagefile.sys. There appear to be no other
>>operating system files in that root directory.
>>
>>All together, the above are using about a GB of disk space.
>>
>>In the root directory of d:\ there is also a Backup 041007.bft, which is a
>>Windows backup file which I presume can be deleted once I determine that I
>>have no need for it.
>>
>>I propose to do the following:
>>
>>a. Backup the D:\ drive to my Maxtor OneTouch drive using Retrospect
>>Express or Norton Ghost or both.
>>
>>b. Delete the folders and files described above which I have concluded
>>relate only to installation of the operating system on drive D:\. I may
>>do this initially simply by adding an extension *.delos, i.e. delete
>>operating system.
>>
>>c. Make the changes to boot.ini suggested elsewhere in this thread to
>>suppress the dual boot option at startup.
>>
>>Does anyone have any comments on this analysis and procedure?
>>
>>
>>
>>--
>>Cheers! OliverS
>>When replying personally, remove "_nospam_"
>>
>>"When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the
>>human race." HG Wells
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>
> You may want to unhide system files to make sure the root drive has only
> those two files. To unhide file go to the control Panel>Folder Options>View.
> There you will see 2 or 3 items you can check or unchecked to unhide files.
> I have never had a problem with Norton Ghost.
>
> Overall sounds like a great plan and Good Luck. I hope someone out there
> will help you more if you need it because I will away for a few days. And
> once again.....Good Luck.
>
Thanks for the reply. I think I have everything unhidden, but I will
double check. I thought I had disabled all of that secrecy stuff
shortly after installation of the OS.
--
Cheers! OliverS
When replying personally, remove "_nospam_"
"When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of
the human race." HG Wells
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