two win xp os in one pc. how can i delete one?

Question

i have two os in my pc. On disk C and D. I want to leave OS only on disk C. I have deleted windows from D disk, but when pc is starting it still need to choose OS. This moment i use windows from D disk, so can i format disk C and then install windows from it and eventualy delete them from disk D? .... oh plz help

ok, if i do like buch s says, so my files that are on D disk will be deleted or no? and if i want to delete OS from D disk, so i have to switch on other OS (c disk)?

Answer 1

ok this is a easy fix

go to start - my computer - right click properties - advanced tab
under start up and recovery click the settings button - edit . make the box full screen u will see two entries like this

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professiona

delete the one that says partition(2)

hit file . save , reboot your pc

problem fixed

Answer 2

hi,
do this thing it will work out format drive d which has duplicate OS and then go to run and type C:/boot.ini
there the first line shown will be OS of C drive leave that line as it is it will be like this
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

delete those lines that are after that then you will have no more issue's in booting the server

Answer 3

yah you did not delete the d drive in correct procedure. on thing you have to do . when you restart the computer on monitor yo saw two XP names and count down starts .if u press up arrow your xp open suppose if u press down arrow an message appears that some files missing. actually it should run but by mistake you delete the shared files .
so don't worry take the boot able CD . and try to format the c and d drive completely. boot able CD easily format the c and d drive completely.
freshly you can load XP in your c drive.

Answer 4

Start > Run and type
msconfig
and hit enter. Click on the BOOT.INI tab and click the "Check All Boot Paths" button. If you have deleted one of the copies of Windows, it will remove the obsolete entry.