Computer Question: Dual Booting.

[TheWriter]

So I have two versions of XP on my computer, and when I reboot I have to choose between the two. Well, I never use one of the two and my memory is shrinking. How do I get rid of the other OS?

[MannyIsGod]

Do you have anything else you need on the additional partition?

[SpursFanDan]

Create a bootdisk, and run fdisk, and delete the partition. Only if you can afford losing any information you have on that partition. Or you can use Partition magic

[TheWriter]

Do you have anything else you need on the additional partition?

nope.

The thing is, the partition I want to delete is the original (C:) that contains XP.

[MannyIsGod]

as longa s you can boot from both partitions, you can delete one. You will lose everything on it. You can then make a new partition under disk manager in windows and use the space.

[spurster]

I think from the XP you want to keep, you can reformat the partition you want to delete. I don't remember what Control Panel allows you to do this.

Measure twice, cut once.

[Tres_Till_it_MHz]

In the end you'll wish you went with a clean install.

Back up your essential data, write zeroes to the drive and install squeky clean. Especially if you have had the original OS for some time.

I doubt the memory issue is caused by a dual boot, so a clean install should solve this problem.

[Suns Fan]

why not use one , and let Buddy Holly use the other ? :lmao