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In a 40Gb harddisk(with 4 partitions c,d,e,f),first i installed windows 98 in (PRIMARY active)c:, then i installed windows xp in (secondry partition) d:
Now i need to delete the windows 98 in c: and move the installed windows xp to c:
(i need to move the xp from secondry partition to primary partition)
There are many way to delete the windows 98 and retain windows xp without any problem but i want to totally move xp to c: without affecting installed softwareIN SHORT "I NEED TO MOVE WINDOWS XP INSTALLED IN (SECONDRY PARTITION)D: TO (PRIMARY ACTIVE)C:"
mohideen
IN SHORT: NO CAN DO!!! REINSTALL XP!!!
unless you want to edit your entire registry manually :-)
Today's subliminal thought is: 'Calm down ... it's only ones and zeros.'
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mmm - as already advised it's not easy; can be done as per post-2...; but a re-install would be the other route...
I'd be inclined to leave things as is until you really "have to" (i.e. must) re-install the OS etc. afresh...? If you concerned about recovering the space vacated by '98 removal, then you could use a partition tweaking util to reduce that Primary so as to expand the Secondary into the liberated space? If going this route, the first backup all data etc. - off the system entirely; validate (i.e. check carefully) those copies - see that they are truly readable - before proceeding further thereafter!
PM8 gets mixed review with XP; System Commander (if still exists?) used to be OK with XP; Acronis likewise gets good reports with XP.
Important item; when you delete '98 from c: do not rewrite the mbr (i.e. do NOT run the sys c: routine via a'98 bootdisk). Also do not delete the XP boot/startup files (ntldr, ntdetect.com, boot.ini) from c: .
Simply boot to XP; set as default OS to boot; locate/delete '98 folder from C: via XP Explorer; also any other unwanted files in c: . Afterwards reboot to verify XP is till OK. Presuming so empty the XP recycle-bin; defrag both drives to tidy up the scene...
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'ghosting' partition D to C will NOT work ... you won't be able to boot at all!!!
Today's subliminal thought is: 'Calm down ... it's only ones and zeros.'
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It will once he makes (ensures) the partition (is) bootable... and also ensures boot.ini reflects the ("new") location of the OS itself (as in rdisk(0)partition(1)...) - via a wee edit job?
Not having used Ghost etc... nonetheless my general research and subsequent understanding is that that's essentially all that will be required...
The relocated installation will still reflect its location as d: when it boots up (as viewed in Explore and MyComputer) and all path statements will be as now - i.e. to d: ; but otherwise no problems...? This because of the way the NT family refer to the registry during boot-up and in the registry is where all details of drives, OS-system files and other general apps/utils etc. is stored...
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my primary dos partition c: is empty(except for windows xp boot files) and i could use my windows xp(i got rid of windows 98).
Now can i move the installed windows xp from D: to C:mohideen
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You were already given our opinion - take your pick - you can't move Windows from one drive to another, or Ghost it and remount it as drive C (will not work anyway).
i_XpUser
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As already stated by folks various here, it "can" be done - BUT not easily...
You cannot simply copy the OS etc. from d: to c: . All path statements etc. will be wrong/invalid - and to fix those would be an horrendous task... (as already alluded to by mattie).
However - using Ghost or similar "would" allow you move everything from d: to c: (you create an image of: and dump/install tis on : ), and after few other minor tweaks the image of d: transferred to c: would boot OK; but it would still reflect itself as being on d: - even though then on c: . This would present no problem, and everything would work as now.
The Ghost and other similar utils detail how/why etc. to do it all.
So unless you use Ghost or a similar util... there is no way to move the installation d: across to c: ...
You could install XP afresh to c: , and install all apps/utils afresh for this new XP installation. You would then have a dual-boot XP/XP, and could simply delete the version in d: at your leisure; or retain it as a backup (working spare) installation for emergency use in event of problems with the installation in c: ?
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If you ghost you will loose the boot files which are on C:, easiest solution is to shrink the C: drive, I use Acronis Partition Software, to around 50MB.
Set the BOOT.iINI to ZERO seconds wait.
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tanx a lot 4 ur opnions...........The real problem is"I would like install linux on to my pc which already has win98 and windosxp,now i want to get rid off my win98 retaining xp" ......
i hav insalled some important office softwares which icant get it back (ie i lost my software installation cd).so i want retain my xp,morover there are three user acc--ts which should not be affected....kindly help with this concern
mohideen
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if you have 'important office softwares which' you can't get back then you should NOT mess around with multi OS booting in the first place.
Today's subliminal thought is: 'Calm down ... it's only ones and zeros.'
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kindly help with this concern
What more can we tell you on top of what we already told you?
i_XpUser
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I haven't any experience with Linux in any form - yet... but dual-booting it with XP etc. can be done; but must be approached carefully... I suggest you do a search via google etc. for :
dual-boot Linux Windows XP
and you will get no end of how to go about it - safely!
http://highlandsun.com/hyc/linuxboo...
is just one of many such sites... However I suggest you do your own search - and very carefully read the info at several of them...
And also backup all data files first - of the system entirely - and verify the copies are truly readable etc... before proceeding thereafter.
You can also run Linux in a couple of variants off a CD; Knoppix.com offers one version and there is at least one other. Perhaps visit/check those opotions too?
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sure ... a lot can be done!
but for experimental purposes on a computer with important software that cannot be reinstalled for whatever reason in case something goes wrong??? ... i don't think so :-)
Today's subliminal thought is: 'Calm down ... it's only ones and zeros.'
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I can only agree with mattie in this instance... And the safest way to play with linux (and its variants) would be the linux on fully bootable CD version...
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Some will be interewted with this Knowledge Base entry;
How to restore the system/boot drive letter in Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/223188
However, it is important to retain XP's boot files on the active drive/partition (esp. when sharing a drive with Linux), thus, you may want to image/xcopy first,,, or better, simply reload to the first partition.
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