Help i brought a pc about 1 year ago and my brother deicided it would be a good idea to install another xp on my computer! So i have 2 xps on one computer and i have to deicde which one i want to use every time i turn the dam thing on. Plz can anyone give me advice on how to delete on of these xps. I got all my disks that came with the computer and i just need direction!!!

Are they on seperate partitions?

I duno wot that means but ill go on the new one and it dont have no programmes wot i have on my own xp, but all my files, like music and picutures are still accesible through the new xp??

Yes. Easy method back up all your data music, pictures everything. Put the XP CD in the drive, and boot the system from the CD. Delete all existing partitons, and rebuild your partitions (you may need to spend some time here deciding what partitions if any you will have) Once you have your new partitions set up on your hard disks install the OS on your first drive (generally C:\) Once complete install your AV software and update and scan. Then go to Microsoft Update and patch your OS. Then I'd virus scan one more time, install spybot and ad-aware (for the future) Then I'd get the rest of my stuff installed. HTH, J.

ah thanks alot for that i dont really know wot im doin on a pc i only know the basics but you have gave me like a good guide line. Ill be getting a friend around here to sort the problem out by using your information thanks alot!

Click on startmenu then run, type "msconfig" (without the quotemarks) and press enter. Click the boot.ini tab then click "Check All Boot Paths" This will tell you if all the items in the boot menu exist, if they all do then you have the option to erase one of them, erase the new one. When you reboot you wont get the boot menu, the only thing to remember is that you will 2 copies of xp installed including 2 version of documents and settings which is why when you choose the other version of xp to boot into you have a different desktop. What jeruvy has said above is the best option that way you will have a clean install and no boot menu, i just thought i would add this post just in case it happens again or any other user comes accross the same problem.

You probably would be better off with totally fresh start - but you would have to backup all your critical files etc first - off the drive. However if you can provide a little more information - clearly - it may very possible to guide you in how to remove the XP installation you do NOT want, and preserve the rest of the installation as is? But before you do anything at all, perhaps locate, copy, and post the boot.ini file here; the boot.ini is on the c: drive. Also post exact details of the drive's partitions. In other words when you look at the system via MyComputer, do you see one 'drive (called c: ) or do you see perhaps a second one (d: ); and obviously a CDROM and/or a DVD etc? Hard-drive(s) are usually indicated by an icon that resembes a small grey flat box (or drive holder); CD/DVD etc include an extra item a CD/DVD disk image as part of the small flat box... If you're not sure what I'm asking for, can you find someone "locally" to help you find/post the requested info?