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Delete Windows
Name: wongpk Date: March 25, 2005 at 14:39:28 Pacific OS: Windows XP Home Edition S CPU/Ram: 256MB
Comment:
Here is my problem. I didn't notice that I had installed 3 same windows XP home edition SP2 in my system. How can I delete two of them and use only one?
Name: Terriz Date: March 25, 2005 at 14:47:29 Pacific
Reply:
Make your CD/DVD-rom your 1rst boot device and put your XP disc in the drive and boot your computer from the XP disc. Format the drive and perform a clean install.
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Response Number 2
Name: StuartS Date: March 25, 2005 at 15:04:37 Pacific
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Boot to the version you want to keep. You can then delete the two you do not want. Simple as that!
Stuart
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Response Number 3
Name: Tammy1949 Date: March 25, 2005 at 15:19:37 Pacific
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Microsoft has an article on this matter. I just happen to run across it this morning.
Name: wongpk Date: March 25, 2005 at 15:21:33 Pacific
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Boot to the version i want to keep. And I can delete the other two? How? I can't do that in Add/Remove Program..
-- WongPK --
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Response Number 5
Name: StuartS Date: March 25, 2005 at 16:00:11 Pacific
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Duplicate OS installations will not be in Add Remove programmes.
Just right click on the Windows folder and select delete and it is gone.
Add remove only contains applications that were installed under that version of the OS. As you cannot install an OS within an OS, it never appears on Add Remove.
Stuart
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Response Number 6
Name: FJB Date: March 25, 2005 at 16:03:32 Pacific
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Is each copy of windows in it's own partition?
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Response Number 7
Name: per Date: March 25, 2005 at 16:20:56 Pacific
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FJB-I have an idea what you are thinking. You can install more than 1 xp on a partition by putting it in a differrent folder name. I have done it by mistake. LOL!
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Response Number 8
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: March 25, 2005 at 17:49:30 Pacific
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