I have two Windows XP in 2 drives, plz help me get rid of one

[jack_the_ripper]

hi guys,

I had a copy of XP on C drive. Due to a virus i wasnt able to access it. So i installed another copy of XP on D drive. I ended up having to pick from 2 options all the time when i start my computer. How do i get rid of that?

and one more thing is when i tried formatting C drive after XP installation on D drive i wasnt able to do it..! I keep getting an error saying "Windows was unable to complete the format"

any help?

thanks in advance!

 

[Vishal Gupta]

1. You can remove entries from Boot loader or completely disable the boot loader from "boot.ini" file, which can be found in root of C:\ drive. You can also access it from "System properties" or "msconfig". Just set "Timeout" to 0 and it'll not show boot loader.

2. You can't format C:\ drive while running Windows coz it contains files required by boot loader. Just delete following folders to get the space:

Documents & Settings
Program Files
Windows

 

[jack_the_ripper]

thanks vishal,

i have disabled one of the OS by deleting it in the boot file. But it still takes time i.e., around 30 secs till the "Loading Windows" screen appears! I have set the timeout to 0 secs, but its not much of a help though!

 

[Faun]

1. You can remove entries from Boot loader or completely disable the boot loader from "boot.ini" file, which can be found in root of C:\ drive. You can also access it from "System properties" or "msconfig". Just set "Timeout" to 0 and it'll not show boot loader.

2. You can't format C:\ drive while running Windows coz it contains files required by boot loader. Just delete following folders to get the space:

Documents & Settings
Program Files
Windows

yeah if u format c:, u wont be able to install windows

 

[jack_the_ripper]

and when i try to manually delete the folders that u mentioned, im unable to delete them. Im getting an error saying "Cannot delete FLASH9C.OCX". When i googled about it, it says its a malware... How do i go about deleting it?

 

[anand1]

Just login to ur windows in D drive and format the C drive by using Disk Management Utility in Windows and see if u get any success. And as u have said that u already configured the BOOT.ini files then it's okey.

 

[jack_the_ripper]

Though i have disabled the 2nd copy, its still taking a lot of time (i.e., from the starting screen where it shows the motherboard name and all to the "loading windows" screen).Its taking around 30-40 secs! just shows a blank screen in that time...

wat do i do?

 

[ravi_9793]

set first booting device to Hard disk...that may help you.