WinXP Fresh Install

[Erik]

I reinstalled xp on my step ma's pc and did the format, blah blah delete partion etc and when I installed did all that and went to boot up it gave me two choices for an OS which is impossible because I deleted all partions and formatted the one. What happend and how do I fix this? Im confused on this as Im pretty good at these things..


Thanks,
Erik

[Hellfighter]

if there was a 2nd partion already there you only deleted the one.

some people have the HD with more then one partion.

it best to zero out the HD totally. then do a real fresh instill.

using a 3rd party software to do this with. then make a partion new onto the HD. so if there was any other partion they be wipe clean as will.

i use to have a item it was from norton it use to give me three option to use for zero out HD with free if i do remember.

maybe scott or some other member know were you get a free item to use on a 1.44 floppy to zero it out with.

the floppy have to be enable to bootup set to run, so formate it.

[Steve]

nto sure how it was possible, sounds strange if you delted all the partitions. tbh i would be tempted to start over.

you can get rid of the OS choices by...

start > run > msconfig

BOOT.INI tab

in there it should show the options. just delete what you cont need, but please be careful and check google first about what to delete.

[Hellfighter]

if there is a small partitions like 8mb don't delete that is a space saver. system dos i think

main:1 C: windows NTFS partitions
Dos: partitions 8mb around about this is not a OS setup.

off hand have you gone into her tower to see if there more then one HD in it? that could be a reason your seeing that

[Erik]

Well it was a goofy install so I did start over again and was able to correct it. Im not sure what happened but It was odd.

Thanks for the help though fellas

[Hellfighter]

will when it instill it may have glitch as it instill and made to of them by chance.


glade you got it fix, take a good look over that Cd see what shape it in.

Mircosoft will ship a replacement Cd like USD-12.00 but need the numbers on the Cd to replace it.

they charge for the CD small fee and S/H. but the repleacement Cd is OEM Type same version Windows you have. give them a call if it broken or cracked.