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HELP! ig ot 2 instalations

post #1 of 11
11/3/04 at 5:13pm
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i got my dad to re install windows on my desktop computer cuz i got fed up with it (you know we all do) and he forgot to format and now i have 2 installs of windows. how do i get rid of the borken 1st one.
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post #2 of 11
11/3/04 at 5:25pm
If you just did it now, why not just do it again and format?
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post #3 of 11
11/3/04 at 5:54pm
Windows XP has punished you for your awful spelling...speak engrish much
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post #4 of 11
11/3/04 at 6:05pm
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Originally Posted by Darkpete17
Windows XP has punished you for your awful spelling...speak engrish much
Are you making racial slurs or just being an a$$hole?

I guess I shouldn't expect more from someone who quotes Rowdy Roddie Piper, incorrectly

Quick, if you change it maybe no one will know what I'm talking about
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Originally Posted by Darkpete17's Signature
"Im here to chew bubble gum and kick ass, and im all outa bubble gum..."
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post #5 of 11
11/3/04 at 6:32pm
i had same problem, i have 2 windows installations, i just re-formatted again
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post #6 of 11
11/3/04 at 10:22pm
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welll..... to respond to a JERK. i AM AMERICAN not some racial slur inducing vomit making g-unit loving asian black l33t h4x0r. and i already am using the computer so reformatting is not an option.

ps. i spell bad cuz i cant type fast and accuratly and i cant spell anyways. i never got A's in spelling. but i do know english and lotsa words. i like read at a 12+grade lvl i think. but spell at a -3 grade lvl. OK!
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post #7 of 11
11/3/04 at 11:07pm
I have seen this issue on one of the other forums, can't remember which one. To be real honest, I'm not certain they had a resolution to the problem or not, you might search the support sections for either the Sager or AW (maybe even dell), it's been a while.
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post #8 of 11
11/4/04 at 4:35pm
It's quite simple to get the second instance of Windows out of the boot menu:

Caution - you could make your system non-bootable (until you reinstall) if you mess this up.

Open c:\\boot.ini

A normal XP one would look similar to this:
Code:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
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" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn

One with multiple listings will probably have other lines like:

Code:
C:\\="Windows"

Or whatever. Google "boot.ini" gives us:

http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q289022

He may have chosen to do this parallel installation so that you could browse the old folders and retrieve any data that you may need or want from the original installation...he may have just forgotten to format, or not had the balls to


Personally, if you have all your data, I would say boot off the XP CD, and reformat/reinstall.
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post #9 of 11
11/4/04 at 5:43pm
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no my dad didnt format. for some reason, i even told him to. i guess he thought he was doing me a favor. but didnt realise it is a waste of HD space. lol.
he was just fed up with my whineing that i forgot to activate windows on the previous install and it figures that the code they gave me when i installed was wrong so when i went to activate on internet it wouldnt work niether on phone. so i resinstalled but i was to mad to do it so i got my dad to thinking he could do it ( he is the manager for bio-medical research/engineering at wyeth ). but he, i guess, had a major brain fart.

EDIT: it is kinda hard to reformat and reinstall especially when you have just gotten steam and games installed (that takes forever)
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post #10 of 11
11/4/04 at 6:08pm
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"Im here to chew bubble gum and kick ass, and im all outa bubble gum..."
Rowdie Piper eh? I always wondered where Duke Nukem got that quote from.
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post #11 of 11
11/4/04 at 6:17pm
Came from an 80's movie called "They Live"
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