Remove dual boot XP / Win2k 1

[Marjo]

Hi,

Need some help, cant figure out how to fix this problem.

Installed XP Pro in a system with an existing win2k config.
I only want to keep the XP OS but ended up with win2k on on the primary partion c: and XP on the logical partition d: because the win2k was not in the same language as the XP pro I Installed.

Default boot is XP, I removed the dualboot option in bootcfg.

Now I would like to remove the win2k from the C: drive and rename D: -> C: with partion magic.

Will this work? Or is there any other way to make my system contain XP only without starting fresh?
// Marie

 

[bcastner]

No, it will not work, and you are likely to end up with a non-bootable, non-fixable mess.

Put your XP CD into the CD Rom drive and boot from that into the first R(epair) option, which is "Recovery Console."

In the Recovery Console type:

bootcfg /Rebuild

(Identify only the XP installation)

fixboot c:

exit.

Remove the CD, and boot normally into XP.

You can now use Explorer to delete:
c:\winnt

Any other folder related to Win2k are now fair game for deletion, BUT do not delete files from C:
To move your XP boot and installed directory to C: would require a reformat and full reinstallation of XP.

There is nothing wrong with XP booting from Drive D.