Windows XP Multiple copies on the same disk

How do you get rid of one Windows XP copy, when it have got two copies on the same disk?

Windows XP is one of the mainly popular operating systems from Microsoft, for use on personal computers, with home and business desktops, laptops, and media centers. Released in 2001, it is the descendant to both Windows2000 and Windows Me. In 2006, it was succeeded by Windows Vista. However, there may be certain times when the user ends up installing two copies of the operating system on the same disk.

Below are few steps on how to handle this situation:

• When do you end up with two copies of Windows XP?
• How to find out whether it has two copies?
• How to resolve this problem?

When do you end up with two copies of Windows XP?

Two copies of Windows XP on the same disk of system might be out of two reasons mainly. Often, the inexperienced user ends up making a general mistake and installs a second copy of the operating system in the system, on top of an already installed copy of Windows XP. Or, the original installation gets in use down by viruses or malware or set up computer for a dual-boot system.

How to find out if it has two copies?

In order to take out extra copy of Windows XP from the disk, first, determine whether it has one and where it is stored. Then find out if second copy of Windows XP is just left over from an over-written installation, or if it is, in fact, an entire second copy of Windows. This can be done by finding out if there are two 'Windows' folders on two different drives on computer. This folder contains all the important Windows files. The second folder will be the one located on the drive that does not have current Windows XP's My Documents folder.

How to fix this issue?

After locating and understanding if it has a second copy of Windows XP, then restart the system and run the version of Windows XP that has to be in computer. Now, delete the 'Windows' folder for the version to get rid of. Then, right-click on 'My Computer' and choose the 'Properties' option. From the dialog box that pops up select the 'Advanced' tab, and then find the 'Startup and Recovery' section and choose the 'Settings' button. Now, click the 'Edit' button, which will open up a Notepad program. Find the line that reads "operating systems" and just below this line find lines that tell computer to offer the choice to boot to one of the Windows XP operating systems on computer. Delete the one which has to get rid off and save the "Boot.ini" file. At last, restart computer to complete the process.

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