i have got xp to go over win 98 but

[BobbyLove01]

i have got xp to go over win 98 but when i installed it the computer asks me if i want to run xp or 98 and now my c drive is full all i want is xp and no 98 on there. i did the full instal. please help. thanks

[j2buttonsw]

Sounds to me as if you did a parallel installation (put the XP install and kept the 98) rather than the upgrade (XP overwriting the 98). You can stop the option screen by editing a file called boot.ini Remove the second line which has something like: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows 98" /fastdetect As for getting your hard drive space back, it depends. If XP was installed in the c:\windows directory (where the original 98 install resides) then you are out of luck. If XP installed in another folder (C:\windows.000 for example) then you could delete the original Windows 98 folder (ie C:\windows). Windows 98 is a pretty small installation (350 MB or so) so you would not gain that much space by deleting it. Try running disk cleanup on the C: drive.

[BobbyLove01]

Thanks but i did the disk cleanup but no luck. I checked and XP is installed on E drive my spare drive for music.How would i go about reinstalling XP on c drive so that it is the only system on my computer. Really Bugging me now close to giving up on computers altoghether lol. Thanks Bobby

[j2buttonsw]

The way to upgrade the Windows 98 is to run the XP installation from Windows 98 and select upgrade. It may have installed on E: because you did not have enough free space on C: If you right-click my computer (in XP) and select manage then make the C: partition active using disk management it should boot to 98 again. You could always wipe C: and put a clean install of XP on it (you need at least a 3 GB hard drive for XP plus applications).

[BobbyLove01]

Thank you cool I like the idea of wiping C drive who do i do that and will i have to install XP again. (god some people are never happy with what they have got lol) Thank you again Bobby

[j2buttonsw]

The easiest way would be to boot from the XP disc then delete the C: partition then install on the free space on C: This would create a new XP installation on C:\windows (the default). However, this would require loading on the drivers and applications from new. You would then delete the XP installation on E:\windows. It may be possible to copy the E:\windows XP installation to C:\windows (after reformatting C:) then editing the boot.ini file but it could turn out to be a nightmare since the E:\windows XP registry may look for E:\program files for the applications. Or something.

[BobbyLove01]

Thanks j2buttonsw But It now sounds like a job for a pro I dont really have that much of a idea round computers. I think I will have to take it in to a shop or somthing. Nevermind. Or if you know or a website that i could tell me how i could print off the page/s and follow them many many thanks again Bobby