cgbben1 Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 hey I installed a copy of xp64 trial edition... and i want to erase it....it isn't on seprate partition..... how can i delete it? FYI it is on a seperate hdd.. Thanks, blaine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 Hold on, its on the same partition as 32-bit but on a different drive? Do you have a radi array of some sort or is it just a span? You might be able to go into disk management and just format the drive through 32-bit... Keep in mind your boot file might need to be changed to work correctly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgbben1 Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 diff drive than the 32...no raid...I DO NOT WANT TO FORMAT THE DRIVE!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 Have you tried just deleting the files through 32-bit, I don't believe it works but you never know... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
baaj Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 You should be able to just alter the boot.ini on your primary drive, then delete the Win64 manually. I'd receommend reformatting tho Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgbben1 Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 how do i alter the boot .ini file......... i've tried to delete the files but no luck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SuppA-SnipA Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 start>run>msconfig>boot.ini tab Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgbben1 Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 i see it in msconfig but how do i delete Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SuppA-SnipA Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 hey... can u instead re write ut master boot record? do it by inserting xp cd, run setup, hit R when it first asks you, you'll be taken to a black screen and then select the hdd, you will need admin password. then type fixmbr ----------- and doing it your way would be: system properties window>advanced>under startup click settings>a window will open adn click edit button Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgbben1 Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 and doing it your way would be: system properties window>advanced>under startup click settings>a window will open adn click edit button In ms config????? what is the stock admin password??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SuppA-SnipA Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 there is no password if u didnt enter one, and not in ms config, when u right click my computer, tahts the system properties window Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgbben1 Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 [boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)WINDOWS [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)WINDOWS="Windows XP Professional x64 Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect so if i take out the----- multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)WINDOWS="Windows XP Professional x64 Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect it will be deletd??? what about the system.ini file... how do i delete that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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