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Hello,
I have installed WWWWindows 2000 on my computer first, then I installed Win XP Pro in second.
Now, in order to tidy up my computer and save space on hard disks I would like to uninstall Windows 2000 server.
Would that be possible? and if yest how to?
Thank you in advance for all the help you can provide me with
by wcp
You CANNOT uninstall Windows 2000 Pro.
However, you can edit boot.ini to automatically boot to Windows XP Pro and delete Windows 2000 Server system files to save space.
1. Boot to Windows XP Pro.
2. Edit boot.ini by navigating to My Computer (right click) < Properties < Advanced < Startup and Recovery Settings and choose ?Microsoft Windows XP Professional? /fastdetect as Default operating system. And enter OK < OK.
3. Navigate to Startup and Recovery Settings as above and press Edit on ?To edit the startup options file manually, click Edit.?
4. The boot.ini Notepad opens. Delete the line that belongs to Windows 2000 Server under [operating systems]. The line should look like ?multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Winnt=?Microsoft Windows 2000 Server? /fastdetect?. It is a good idea to write the line down on a piece of a paper because you are going to delete the system files (Winnt folder as above). Please make an adjustment accordingly if the Windows 2000 system folder is listed differently.
5. Save the boot.ini
6. Restart the computer. You will notice that the computer will boot to Windows XP Pro directly.
7. Open Windows Explore and delete Windows 2000 system files.
If you need more help, please add a comment.
by wcp
As you may have noticed, this assumed that you installed Windows 2000 Server and Windows XP Pro in the same partition. This approach will apply if the Windows XP Pro was installed in a different partition or different hard drive.
If Windows XP Pro is in a different partition, the System Partition (typically C:) must NOT be formatted or deleted.
If the Windows XP Pro is in a different hard drive, you cannot disconnect or uninstall the hard drive that had contained Windows 2000 Server System Volume.
by wcp
To clarify terms,
System partition refers to the partition that contains BOOT FILES; boot.ini, ntldr, ntdetect.com, or bootset.dos (if you have SCSI hard drive).
Boot partition refers to the partition that contains SYSTEM FILES (typically WINNT or WINDOWS folder). In most situation, the System partition and Boot partition are in the same patition.
It may be confusing but that?s how Microsoft defined them.
by nhiep_nguyen
The first answer helps but the clarifications add more information and are also very helpful.
Thank you all of you.
by nhiep_nguyen
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