I learned my lesson...So i'm asking first this time!

diduknowthat · 12-03-2005, 04:29 AM

hey guys, if any of you remember last time I messed with my OS..well it was bad. So this time i'm gonna ask before I do anything. Currently I have 2 window xp's installed. One on my new harddrive and one of my old harddrive. One of them is the original xp pro and the other one is xp pro w/ sp2. My question is, how do I safetly get rid of my old XP and keep the new one? Thanks

edit: Also, the comp seems to be locking up alot after installing sp2, is there a patch that fixes this?

Camper · 12-03-2005, 05:02 AM

Just format the old XP's partition.

SILENTnCHAOTIC · 12-03-2005, 05:07 AM

well first off, do u have a copy of win xp..ne edition, or, a program that wil allow u to format a ntfs partition from dos if so...usin cd, act as if u were gonna install win xp to old win xp drive...DOH b4 u do that make it ez, disconnect new drive...and delete partition after acceptin the eula., after esc to install fresh not repair, just delete the entire partition

input new drive, jump to master, set old as slave, ...and boot, drive not seen, SOOO, ull need a proggy, or go to admin. tools disk managment, ORRRR to make it ez on urself lol, http://visopsys.org/partlogic/, try that OR partition magic is nice,
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lmao, dude, adhd does this 2 u, explain the hard way...then give an ez solution. my my my i kill me sometimes

or u could do it his way which would b the easiest of all...
LMAO, note to self dont help..note to others dont take my advice, or if u do, read full post to find easiest way out of many choices , on last line

diduknowthat · 12-03-2005, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SILENTnCHAOTIC

well first off, do u have a copy of win xp..ne edition, or, a program that wil allow u to format a ntfs partition from dos if so...usin cd, act as if u were gonna install win xp to old win xp drive...DOH b4 u do that make it ez, disconnect new drive...and delete partition after acceptin the eula., after esc to install fresh not repair, just delete the entire partition

input new drive, jump to master, set old as slave, ...and boot, drive not seen, SOOO, ull need a proggy, or go to admin. tools disk managment, ORRRR to make it ez on urself lol, http://visopsys.org/partlogic/, try that OR partition magic is nice,
]
lmao, dude, adhd does this 2 u, explain the hard way...then give an ez solution. my my my i kill me sometimes

or u could do it his way which would b the easiest of all...
LMAO, note to self dont help..note to others dont take my advice, or if u do, read full post to find easiest way out of many choices , on last line

wow that was the most confusing thing ever...I'd rather just leave the drives in and format C cause its a huge mess inside my computer and it's a pain in the a** to take the harddrives out.

OS Dragon · 12-03-2005, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Camper

Just format the old XP's partition.

Basically correct. I would recommend backing up important files.

diduknowthat · 12-03-2005, 05:41 PM

ok i did it. Seems like nortan go back had some problems and comp won't boot. Good thing i backed up all my hw

ANyways, I reinstalled xp again on my new harddrive. so everythings good now.

12-03-2005, 04:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 19 Posts: 7,497	I learned my lesson...So i'm asking first this time! hey guys, if any of you remember last time I messed with my OS..well it was bad. So this time i'm gonna ask before I do anything. Currently I have 2 window xp's installed. One on my new harddrive and one of my old harddrive. One of them is the original xp pro and the other one is xp pro w/ sp2. My question is, how do I safetly get rid of my old XP and keep the new one? Thanks edit: Also, the comp seems to be locking up alot after installing sp2, is there a patch that fixes this? __________________ Media - Gaming Hybrid PC Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 4GB G.Skill DDR2 800 Memory \| 400GB WD SATA HD eVGA 8800GT 512mb Graphics Card X-Fi Xtrememusic Sound Card Hauppauge HVR 1800 MCE TV Tuner Scythe Ninja \| AC Accelero S1 Passive heatsink CM Elite 340 mATX Case \| Noctua NF-S12 Fans liusland - myminicity Last edited by diduknowthat; 12-03-2005 at 04:38 AM.

12-03-2005, 05:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
Camper Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: /dev/null Age: 23 Posts: 1,230	Just format the old XP's partition. __________________ Dell Inspiron 530 Q6600 Quad 3gb RAM ATI Radeon HD4670 500GB HD

12-03-2005, 05:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
SILENTnCHAOTIC Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Steel Town Age: 34 Posts: 33	-:) well first off, do u have a copy of win xp..ne edition, or, a program that wil allow u to format a ntfs partition from dos if so...usin cd, act as if u were gonna install win xp to old win xp drive...DOH b4 u do that make it ez, disconnect new drive...and delete partition after acceptin the eula., after esc to install fresh not repair, just delete the entire partition input new drive, jump to master, set old as slave, ...and boot, drive not seen, SOOO, ull need a proggy, or go to admin. tools disk managment, ORRRR to make it ez on urself lol, http://visopsys.org/partlogic/, try that OR partition magic is nice, ] lmao, dude, adhd does this 2 u, explain the hard way...then give an ez solution. my my my i kill me sometimes or u could do it his way which would b the easiest of all... LMAO, note to self dont help..note to others dont take my advice, or if u do, read full post to find easiest way out of many choices , on last line Last edited by SILENTnCHAOTIC; 12-03-2005 at 05:09 AM.

12-03-2005, 05:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 19 Posts: 7,497	ok i did it. Seems like nortan go back had some problems and comp won't boot. Good thing i backed up all my hw ANyways, I reinstalled xp again on my new harddrive. so everythings good now. __________________ Media - Gaming Hybrid PC Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 4GB G.Skill DDR2 800 Memory \| 400GB WD SATA HD eVGA 8800GT 512mb Graphics Card X-Fi Xtrememusic Sound Card Hauppauge HVR 1800 MCE TV Tuner Scythe Ninja \| AC Accelero S1 Passive heatsink CM Elite 340 mATX Case \| Noctua NF-S12 Fans liusland - myminicity

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