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Thank you very much. I now know I am booting using Windows1. Is it safe to
remove (or change the name and THEN remove) Windows?
Also, in the process of insuring I had all the data, I created a number of
spurious users, but I amnot sure which is which, and whether they too, can be
safely removed. Can you please help me once again.
I hope this drive lasts a l-o-n-g time. I don't want to go through this
again.
"Jody Atkins" wrote:
> Hello DickG,
>
> Well first of all is your hard drive partitioned with just one partition?
>
> If so then you can boot up then go to the root of your C:\ (or whatever
> you local drive number is) and look for the boot.ini file. If it isn't
> there then you will need to go to tools - Folder options - View. From here
> click the show hidden files and folders button then uncheck the Hide
> Extentions for known file types and Hide protected operating system files.
> You will get a Message stating..
>
> You have chosen to display protected operating system files (files labeled
> System and Hidden) in Windows Explorer.
>
> These files are requires to start and run Windows. Deleting or editing
> them can make your computer become inoperable.
> Are you sure you want to display these files.
>
> Click Yes then OK.
>
> Now look for the boot.ini file again. Double click it and it should open
> in notepad. Now if you look under Default you will see the path of the
> operating system that you are booting to. If there are multiple paths
> under the heading operating systems then you should be able to change the
> timeout= value to like 30 so you have time to choose which O/S you want to
> boot to.
>
> I hope this helps ...
>
>
> Best Regards,
> Jody Atkins
> Microsoft Online Support Engineer
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> | I had a crash and was unable to boot so I installed a 2nd
> | copy of Windows XP which I labeled Windows1. After
> | booting I reinstalled or moved all the software and data.
> | Everything is working OK but I need to get rid of the
> | junk I created. I do not know which version of Windows
> | is being used, the original 'Windows' or Windows1' so I
> | don't know what to remove. If I rename the wrong one and
> | it won't boot I don't know how to proceed at that point.
> | I know how to use the tools to repair the system but I
> | would like help on what procedure to follow.
> |
> | Thanks.
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