How to SAFELY remove 2 of 3 XP installations

mavis007 November 22, 2010 at 01:35:10

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Hi mavis007. Thanks for your quick reply. I attempted your suggestion, but when I tried to load the Windows system I wanted to get rid of, I found a blank screen (black) with this message, "The following file is missing or corrupt,please reinstall. <Windows root>\System32\hal.dll. Not being very computer savvy, this does'nt mean much to me. Have you any other suggestions? Many thanks, Bardolf.

mavis007 November 25, 2010 at 00:48:02

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Hi mavis007. Thanks for your reply. I'll give it a try. Bardolf.

wanderer December 3, 2010 at 08:10:25

"but when I tried to load the Windows system I wanted to get rid of" why did you boot into it and why would you consider repairing it if you are going to delete it? I would suggest you don't do a thing until you have posted your boot.ini for review. Repairing may very well trash your present working boot. Answers are only as good as the information you provide. How to properly post a question:

Hi friend, Nothing to worry again re install the os on existing (or) go to the C drive & format it will remove the any missing files