How to Remove Xp if i'm dual booting with Windows 7.

I had xp installed as my first os, now i'm dual botting w/ windows 7. I want to remove windows xp. Any gueses how? Right click --> Format and it said "Windows was unable to complete the format"

I would suggest using EasyBCD to remove the XP boot entry, or using msconfig using windows 7 and first tab, check "use original boot configuration." From what I understand the Windows 7 bootloader overrides the Win xp one / replaces it, correct?

You can't. The first OS can't be removed without removing the later installations.

DON'T FORMAT, that's what i did and i wasn't able to run windows seven anymore.

if you don't want to see the OS choice screen then you just need to do this:

right click on My computer==> propreties==>System proprieties==>Boot and recuperation(i think) and choose settings then you must uncheck show OS screen for 30 seconds.

Hope i was clear :)

I would suggest using EasyBCD to remove the XP boot entry, or using msconfig using windows 7 and first tab, check "use original boot configuration." From what I understand the Windows 7 bootloader overrides the Win xp one / replaces it, correct?

jamesfffan

That will simply remove the XP entry, not the OS itself. The bootloader is on the first partition. removing that partition will remove both the XP and Windows 7 boot loader. You could try the following (at your own risk). Go to Win 7, manage, disk management. Mark your Win 7 partition as the active partition. Boot with the Win 7 DVD in the drive to do a repair install to recreate the boot sector on the win 7 partition. If that works, you can reformat the XP partition.

Win 7 RC starts to expire in march so I am not sure it's a good idea to keep it as your primary OS.

Or you can edit c:/boot.ini directly.

The reason i want to delete windows xp is because i want to sell my computer and xp keeps giving you notifications that it has to be checked for verification for authenticity. And i want to get rid of it. But since when i go to sell this i'll be reformatting it all together, how do i remove both windows 7 and xp so i can just fresh install windows 7?RedxSniper

Xp and 7 on 1 drive?, well just restart insert your win 7 disc, during installation choose to format the whole drive, and just carry on installing 7.