[ErikTaylor]

I recently bought a computer from a co-worker. He had backed up any files he
needed from this thing before selling it but basically left the system "as
is". Apparently it came with Windows XP home edition pre-installed, but for
whatever reason, there is also a copy of XP Professional edition installed on
the same drive (same partitiion, just different folder "WINPRO"). It prompts
which version to boot when I turn the computer on.

Is there any way besides formatting the hard drive to remove the copy of XP
Professional from this system? I can't find documentation on this sort of
issue anywhere.

Thanks in advance,
Erik Taylor

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

I have two installations of XP on the same partition
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#20

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"ErikTaylor" wrote:

| I recently bought a computer from a co-worker. He had backed up any files he
| needed from this thing before selling it but basically left the system "as
| is". Apparently it came with Windows XP home edition pre-installed, but for
| whatever reason, there is also a copy of XP Professional edition installed on
| the same drive (same partitiion, just different folder "WINPRO"). It prompts
| which version to boot when I turn the computer on.
|
| Is there any way besides formatting the hard drive to remove the copy of XP
| Professional from this system? I can't find documentation on this sort of
| issue anywhere.
|
| Thanks in advance,
| Erik Taylor