I was having problems w/orignal XP program & was told to just reinstall w/CD, when i did i installed w/out creating a partion so whenever i start my pc it goes to boot utility or setup & i need to make a choice as to which XP to enter.
I know this sounds confusing probably because i am just learning !
Thanxs in advance for being patient & any advice will be appreciated as I dont have a clue as you can see.
2007-07-03 06:05:22 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Hi Ya. this is quite complecated and will need great consentration. before we start you will loose everything on your PC. Tjis is the cost of doing an installation wrong I'm afraid. You have two copy's of win XP. one is the original which is in the boot sector. before you can install another OS you first have to remove the first one. You cannot put another XP on the same system. Don't worry it can be fixed. first you have to format the HD but you have to do it in a special way. I will post the instructions if you do not understand them then you may contact me masterwhowho@msn.com
REMOVING XP FROM A COMPUTER AND REINSTALLING XP
You will need a windows 98 start up floppy disk. (I know your not installing 98 but this disk is required.)
1. PUT THE DISK INTO YOUR A: DRIVE AND RESTART YOUR COMPUTER.
2. AT THE A:\PROMPT TYPE FDISK, A DIALOGE BOX WILL COME UP ASKING YOU ABOUT THE PARTITIONS. DELETE ALL THE PARTIONS.
3. ONCE THIS HAS BEEN DONE. GO BACK TO THE A: PROMPT AND THIS TIME TYPE IN (FORMAT C:)THIS WILL FORMAT YOUR HD. ie WIPE EVERYTHING OFF YOUR PC. ONCE THIS HAS BEEN DONE, RETURN TO THE A:\PROMPT AND TYPE IN FDISK AGAIN.
4. THIS TIME YOU WILL NEED TO CREATE A PARTITION AND MARK IT AS PRIMERY ACTIVE.
5. ONCE YOU HAVE DONE ALL THIS YOU ARE NOW READY TO INSTALL WINDOWS XP.
6. GO TO THE A:\ PROMPT, OPEN YOUR CD ROM DRIVE AND PUT YOUR XP DISK IN. (do not close the cd rom at this point) SWITCH OFF THE PC AND REMOVE THE FLOPPY DISK.
7. SWITCH THE PC BACK ON AND IF THE CDROM DRAW DOES NOT CLOSE THEN CLOSE IT.
8. YOU SHOULD NOW BE ABLE TO INSTALL XP AS USUALL.
All the best follow these instructions carefully.
2007-07-03 06:30:56 · answer #1 · answered by coofooman 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should probably install the OS again. This time when it asks do you want to install to the same partition, drop down a line or to and follow the instruction on deleting and then creating the existing partition. After XP has created the partition, it will format that partition and then begin the installation.
2007-07-03 06:12:25 · answer #2 · answered by Ron M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have actually loaded an second copy, what you should have done is used the d (delete) option to remove the original partition, then created a new one, or used the R (repair) option to fix the old install. The only sure way around this is to re-install and use the d (delete partition) option this time.
2007-07-03 06:09:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can hide this option by changind the boot.ini file. For doing this right click your my computer icon->properties->Advanced->Startup and Recovery option. Click settings. One pop up window will open showing all the installed windows partition. Remove the XP from the list and set the timeout to 0. It wont pop up again. But this wont uninstall your windows xp. That is quite big step. If you want to know that, mail me.
2007-07-03 06:15:14 · answer #4 · answered by Baskar Mookkan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How to install or upgrade to Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316941
How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315341
Clean Install Windows XP
http://www.theeldergeek.com/clean_installation_of_windows_xp.htm
Windowsreinstall.com
http://www.windowsreinstall.com/
This site features repairs, installs, reinstalls, and help guides for Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Pro, Windows XP Pro X64, Windows 98 (Win98), Windows 2003 (.net), Windows ME (WinME or Millennium), Windows 95 (Win95), Windows 2000 (Win2k), Windows NT (Win NT), & MSDOS.
How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
2007-07-03 06:13:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you reinstalled XP it should have asked if you wanted to repair or replace the old copy. Take your pick repairing will save your old files replace will delete every thing and you will start clean.
2007-07-03 06:14:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you might be able to try this... start a install & when promted about partions ,delete the old one & then exit out.
2007-07-03 06:18:16 · answer #7 · answered by scarecrowbones 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1st, you uninstall the windows remove it all using your ADD & REMOVE KEY .click on your control panel.then click add&remove key. find all the windows on the list and remove all windows.thenclick off add&remove and back to start . put your cd disk in click start and do what it tell you to do. good luck.
2007-07-03 06:37:50 · answer #8 · answered by george 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋