ok so heres the problem at fist my computer said that it had a corrupted file or something and it couldn’t start and it said for me to put in the installation disk in to fix this problem well i dont have that disk anymore so i use another window XP which is Window XP professional (i used window home edition before this)
Well i put the disk and etc…. through it all and what you know it fixed the problem but now when i start up my computer i have the option of either going on to window home edition, window professional, or window recovery. (there all XP if u want to koe)
so what im asking how do i get rid of window XP professional since i know it takes up alot of space so yea thnx for whoever replies back
-of course i want to keep window recovery but i want to get rid of window professional since im never going to use it.
-my OS before this was window XP home edition
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4 responses so far ↓
1 Michael M // Sep 27, 2009
You had Windows install a dual boot system; the only real way to fix it is to format and start from scratch.
2 Ed G // Sep 27, 2009
You may be better off leaving it like it is. Since you already had xp home on your computer,then put on xp professional, removing xp professional could damage your boot loader. You should google your problem. But when you do make sure the answer you get applies to a dual boot problem.
3 Molly Smith // Sep 27, 2009
Maybe you can not uninstall the window XP professional since it fixed your problem. What it will be if you uninstall it? Your problems may come out again. If you want to get rid of it, you can remove all the installation files in the window XP professional folder.
4 vlj2002 // Sep 27, 2009
Go in system properties in control panel and then go to Advanced. Then under Startup and Recovery click Settings. Then under System Startup click Edit. Remove the entry that you want to get rid off.
[boot loader]
timeout=3
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(7)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons
If you would want to get rid of Windows XP Professional. remove the:
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(7)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
line.
Reboot the computer and you will not be prompted to choose an installation. Then simply delete the installation folder for the Operating System that you removed. For example if you had XP Pro installed on your d: partition and Home installed on c: and you got rid of Pro remove the d:\windows folder.
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