How do I remove duplicate OS?

[maxwell]

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Greetings!

I recently upgraded my processor on my computer, which eventually required
me to reload my XP-Professional.

I reinstalled my XP OS, but somehow either I missed a step, or the program
assumes you've removed the old OS, because after I finished, I had two
relatively complete copies of my OS on my computer. My primary 80 G hard
drive is almost full, mainly because of the duplication.

Is there a way to remove the old version without having to do a complete
reinstall?

Thanks!
Max

 

[Byte]

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Open below URL (website) and scroll down to Item #20
Two installations of XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#two

--
I'm no expert, but I did stay at
the Holiday Inn Express last night.


"Maxwell" wrote:

> Greetings!
>
> I recently upgraded my processor on my computer, which eventually required
> me to reload my XP-Professional.
>
> I reinstalled my XP OS, but somehow either I missed a step, or the program
> assumes you've removed the old OS, because after I finished, I had two
> relatively complete copies of my OS on my computer. My primary 80 G hard
> drive is almost full, mainly because of the duplication.
>
> Is there a way to remove the old version without having to do a complete
> reinstall?
>
> Thanks!
> Max
>
>
>
>

 

[Guest]

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Thanks,

I needed that too!


"Byte" <Byte@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A59CBC09-1678-4128-BDD6-CB8843300315@microsoft.com...
> Open below URL (website) and scroll down to Item #20
> Two installations of XP
> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#two
>
> --
> I'm no expert, but I did stay at
> the Holiday Inn Express last night.
>
>

 

[Stu]

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Maxwell wrote:
> Greetings!
>
> I recently upgraded my processor on my computer, which eventually required
> me to reload my XP-Professional.
>
> I reinstalled my XP OS, but somehow either I missed a step, or the program
> assumes you've removed the old OS, because after I finished, I had two
> relatively complete copies of my OS on my computer. My primary 80 G hard
> drive is almost full, mainly because of the duplication.
>
> Is there a way to remove the old version without having to do a complete
> reinstall?
>
> Thanks!
> Max
>
>
>
Do you see a choice to boot to 2 different OSs?
Do you have a c:/Windows and a c:/Winnt?
Do you have more than 1 partition?
If you are 100% sure you are looking at the old/unneeded OS, you could
reclaim some space by deleting the /windows directory. You will not be
able to boot into that windows ever again! You may need to unhide system
folders/files from explorer.