Can anybody help me in this problem? I had Win 2000 Prof OS. To install XP, first I copied XP into my E drive and started clean installation. But it happened to have both OSs: 2000 Pro in C drive and XP in E drive. Then to reinstall XP by removing 2000 pro in C drive, I copied XP into C drive and started installation of XP. I ended up on more instance of XP installed in F drive. Please suggest me how to remove all instances of XP in other drives and to install XP in C drive instead of 2000 pro.Then I tried to clean install XP by removing 2000 Prof. Naveen

http://www.killdisk.com will eradicate all partioning / formatting. Boot from the XP CD and install, partioning and formating is part of the install process.

No need of killdisk and removing "all" partitions...; although it is a viable way - if not at all concerned about preserving any data/files etc. already on the drive...? Simply boot up with XP CD; run setup and opt to install to the c: drive. You get the option to accept or change the default location in early setup. You also have the option to reformat that location too...; in your case - do so... Just be sure you do NOT change drive partitioning, nor (re)format any other partition; ensure you do address/talk to the c: partition - only! Might be useful too to post here the boot.ini as it is at present... That way "we" can see what's what at present... If you have any data (anywhere on the drive...) that you wish to preserve, it would be wise to copy it to removable media (CD/DVD) and verify it is truly readable etc. - before going any further... This is a safety precaution in case you get something amiss...

Many thanks trvlr. I removed one instance XP which is in E drive, but still not installed XP into C drive from a bootable disk. One more problem is that I lost sound in another instance of XP. WMplayer plays video, but not audio. If I try to play any mp3, it gives the error "no audio h/w is available or the h/w is not responding". But I can play audio in 2000 Prof. which is in C drive. Naveen

I seem to recal there are various versions of WinMediaPlayer around; and that possibly the most recent is "a little buggy..." - especially with regard to XP? Perhaps try an earlier version of WinMedia - maybe version 10 (I think version 11 is the most recent and is the one that is giving some people problems)? Re' XP installation to c: drive. Can you boot with the XP CD and if so do you not see the usual options that arrive with XP setup; .eg. a proffered path/location for the installation; possibly an offer to repair or upgrade any existing XP installation(s) etc...?

I do not have bootable XP cd. I just first copied XP into my system and then started installation. In this process it asks for the options either for repair/upgrade and for clean installation. It wont asks for the location to install. I try with the bootable XP cd. For the sound problem, the WMplayer the default one that comes with XP. Naveen

"clean installation" is the option you would use; and at some stage (if not immediately) it ought then to suggest a location for that (clean) installation... And this ought be the case with either a bootable CD (or the 6 floppies + CD) or an install from the hard-drive approach. Regret cannot offer any other input re' winmedia (especially as it's the XP bundled version); other than to ask/suggest: what version of WinMedia is it; have you got version 9 or 10, and if so then try one of those?