I installed Windows XP on my computer following a guide but now when I boot up, it gives me an options "XP Home" or "XP Pro" which leads me to believe that the virus infected XP Home that I was previously using is still lurking on my hard drive. How do I get rid of it for good?
2007-10-31 02:14:42 · 4 answers · asked by tommyd19842003 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
The first answerer gave a good answer but that will be good for the tech people... there is a graphics option on your Windows Operating system. All you need to do is right click you computer and select Properties. Under one of the properties tabs you will find Advance Tab, Click on this and select Startup and Recovery option. When you get here, you should select, System Startup, click on the edit button and then you can delete the option that brings XP Home up.
But you should note that this does not remove the XP Home from your computer, this is because, some of the files in both OS may be linked together, hence if you delete one the other may likely become unstable....
However, if you want to total have nothing to do with the Home XP, you have to totall do a fresh installation but this time around, I will advice that during the process of installation you must delete the partition on which the OSs are and then install...
But if you are concerned about your documents or programs on the new Professional XP, I will advice that you load a good antivirus with full updates and then scan your system because if it is a virus that has caused the first problem, there is no guarranty that the problem will not happen again.
Anyway, whatever choice you take from the all these things I have outlined, best of luck to you...
2007-10-31 02:38:42 · answer #1 · answered by ADEWALE A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reinstall XP pro, but this time when you get to the screen that asks if you wish to install XP now, drop down a couple of lines and follow the instructions on removing and creating the primary partition. You will then need to format your drive. You can use "Quick Format" if you wish. Now when XP installs there will only be one partition and one version of XP.
2007-10-31 02:30:51 · answer #2 · answered by Ron M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just install it and the program will be upgraded
2007-10-31 02:50:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
start
run
msconfig
boot.ini
check bootpaths
2007-10-31 02:18:29 · answer #4 · answered by cherokee.diamond 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋