Need help undoing dual-boot

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Chuck

I wanted to test the waters before commiting to XP Pro so I
installed using the dual-boot option (WinME and Win XP). I
have decided to go woth XP and am ready to get rid of ME,
how is the best way to do this. I would like to migrate my
settings. Should I just format my 'C' drive and do a clean
install of XP then when I have everything moved over format
the other partition or what?
Any assistance is greatly appreciated
 
Chuck --

I would highly recommend performing a "clean install"
of Windows XP.

The Windows XP CD is bootable and contains all the tools necessary
to partition and format your drive. Follow this procedure and allow
Windows XP to partition and format your drive:

1. Open your BIOS and set your CD Drive as the first bootable device.
2. Insert your Windows XP CD in the CD Drive and reboot your computer.
3. You'll see a message to boot to the CD....follow the instructions.
4. The setup menu will appear and you should elect to delete the existing
Windows partitions, then create a new partition, then format the primary
partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to install Windows XP.

5. Clean Install Windows XP
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]

6. After installing Windows XP, be sure and visit the support website
of the manufacturer of the computer to download and install any
available Windows XP compatible drivers, such as video adapter
and audio drivers.


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Nicholas

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| I wanted to test the waters before commiting to XP Pro so I
| installed using the dual-boot option (WinME and Win XP). I
| have decided to go woth XP and am ready to get rid of ME,
| how is the best way to do this. I would like to migrate my
| settings. Should I just format my 'C' drive and do a clean
| install of XP then when I have everything moved over format
| the other partition or what?
| Any assistance is greatly appreciated
 
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