Hi,

I have installed win98SE on C drive & winXPpro on E drive. Now i want to keep only XP. How can I remove win98?

PS: I dont wish to format the C drive until n unless its absolutely essential

aany pointers/links will be higly appreciated

Delete the directory containing the Win98 files. By default it's \WINDOWS, although it can be different (you'll know if you changed it, since it's a definite decision done at install time.)

Delete the Program files dir too in C, you can delete other files and folders but don't delete files like bootfont.bin, ntldr, ntdetect.com, etc.

Edit the c:\boot.ini and delete the Windows 98 line you have to keep something like this :

[boot loader]

timeout=10

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

Good Luck!

Or just format the partition C: or E: or whatever 98 appears as on your XP install.

PS: I dont wish to format the C drive until n unless its absolutely essential

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