Multiple XP Installs

March 10, 2008

I have two 160GB drives in my PC and 3 different installs of XP pro. The C:

drive now has 2 old XP Pro installs and I want to reformat the C: drive with

a clean install. The D: drive has the latest XP install. I edited the boot

file and removed the two C: installs but couldn't delete the C: windows

directories. I don't understand why when I reinstalled on the D drive, XP

recognized the two old installs on the C drive. I thought since D is a

different partition the install would go as a clean install?

In any case, I'm concernced that even if I reformat the C drive the new XP

install will still recognize the install on the D drive. Suggestions as to

how to get out of this mess is appreciated. I have backed up my data on the

D drive.

March 10, 2008

Re: Multiple XP Installs

"evan" <evan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:3DFB0B4B-26BB-42FE-9B32-97483727B1E6@microsoft.com...

>I have two 160GB drives in my PC and 3 different installs of XP pro. The

>C:

> drive now has 2 old XP Pro installs and I want to reformat the C: drive

> with

> a clean install. The D: drive has the latest XP install. I edited the

> boot

> file and removed the two C: installs but couldn't delete the C: windows

> directories. I don't understand why when I reinstalled on the D drive, XP

> recognized the two old installs on the C drive. I thought since D is a

> different partition the install would go as a clean install?

>

> In any case, I'm concernced that even if I reformat the C drive the new XP

> install will still recognize the install on the D drive. Suggestions as

> to

> how to get out of this mess is appreciated. I have backed up my data on

> the

> D drive.

You need to report what you see when you try to delete

the two Windows folders on drive C:. Remember - we

can't see your machine!

You should also do this:

- Boot into your new WinXP installation.

- Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}

- Type these commands:

set > c:\set.txt {Enter}

notepad c:\set.txt {Enter}

- Paste what you see into your reply.

By the way - installing two versions of Windows in the

same partition is not a good idea.

March 10, 2008

Re: Multiple XP Installs

The message when I try to delete the C windows dir is " Cannot delete

flash9e.ocx.

Access is denied. Make sure the disk...."

I ran the CMD command as you asked but don't get anything back. When I run

CMD I go to D: \Documents and Settings\Home> I also tried the commands at

the C: prompt but also nothing. I must be missing something.

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

> "evan" <evan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:3DFB0B4B-26BB-42FE-9B32-97483727B1E6@microsoft.com...

> >I have two 160GB drives in my PC and 3 different installs of XP pro. The

> >C:

> > drive now has 2 old XP Pro installs and I want to reformat the C: drive

> > with

> > a clean install. The D: drive has the latest XP install. I edited the

> > boot

> > file and removed the two C: installs but couldn't delete the C: windows

> > directories. I don't understand why when I reinstalled on the D drive, XP

> > recognized the two old installs on the C drive. I thought since D is a

> > different partition the install would go as a clean install?

> >

> > In any case, I'm concernced that even if I reformat the C drive the new XP

> > install will still recognize the install on the D drive. Suggestions as

> > to

> > how to get out of this mess is appreciated. I have backed up my data on

> > the

> > D drive.

>

> You need to report what you see when you try to delete

> the two Windows folders on drive C:. Remember - we

> can't see your machine!

>

> You should also do this:

> - Boot into your new WinXP installation.

> - Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}

> - Type these commands:

> set > c:\set.txt {Enter}

> notepad c:\set.txt {Enter}

> - Paste what you see into your reply.

>

> By the way - installing two versions of Windows in the

> same partition is not a good idea.

>

March 10, 2008

Re: Multiple XP Installs

This sounds like a permission issue - hence the need to

quote the screen messages. Try seizing ownership of the

folders. If unsure how to do this, click Start / Help and

look for help on "Ownership".

If you got nothing when running my commands then you

mistyped them. At the very least you would have gotten

some error message, which you must quote!

"evan" <evan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:36C8CF18-F286-403F-8107-80CDA81A623F@microsoft.com...

> The message when I try to delete the C windows dir is " Cannot delete

> flash9e.ocx.

> Access is denied. Make sure the disk...."

> I ran the CMD command as you asked but don't get anything back. When I

> run

> CMD I go to D: \Documents and Settings\Home> I also tried the commands

> at

> the C: prompt but also nothing. I must be missing something.

>

> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

>>

>> "evan" <evan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:3DFB0B4B-26BB-42FE-9B32-97483727B1E6@microsoft.com...

>> >I have two 160GB drives in my PC and 3 different installs of XP pro.

>> >The

>> >C:

>> > drive now has 2 old XP Pro installs and I want to reformat the C: drive

>> > with

>> > a clean install. The D: drive has the latest XP install. I edited

>> > the

>> > boot

>> > file and removed the two C: installs but couldn't delete the C: windows

>> > directories. I don't understand why when I reinstalled on the D drive,

>> > XP

>> > recognized the two old installs on the C drive. I thought since D is a

>> > different partition the install would go as a clean install?

>> >

>> > In any case, I'm concernced that even if I reformat the C drive the new

>> > XP

>> > install will still recognize the install on the D drive. Suggestions

>> > as

>> > to

>> > how to get out of this mess is appreciated. I have backed up my data

>> > on

>> > the

>> > D drive.

>>

>> You need to report what you see when you try to delete

>> the two Windows folders on drive C:. Remember - we

>> can't see your machine!

>>

>> You should also do this:

>> - Boot into your new WinXP installation.

>> - Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}

>> - Type these commands:

>> set > c:\set.txt {Enter}

>> notepad c:\set.txt {Enter}

>> - Paste what you see into your reply.

>>

>> By the way - installing two versions of Windows in the

>> same partition is not a good idea.

>>

March 10, 2008

Re: Multiple XP Installs

Ok got the CMD info:

ALLUSERSPROFILE=D:\Documents and Settings\All Users.WINDOWS

APPDATA=D:\Documents and Settings\Home\Application Data

CLIENTNAME=Console

CommonProgramFiles=D:\Program Files\Common Files

COMPUTERNAME=HOME-CFF7A4BA4F

ComSpec=D:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe

FP_NO_HOST_CHECK=NO

HOMEDRIVE=D:

HOMEPATH=\Documents and Settings\Home

LOGONSERVER=\\HOME-CFF7A4BA4F

NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=2

OS=Windows_NT

Path=D:\WINDOWS\system32;D:\WINDOWS;D:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\Program

Files\Pinnacle\Shared Files;C:\Program Files\Pinnacle\Shared Files\Filter

PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH

PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86

PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 1, GenuineIntel

PROCESSOR_LEVEL=15

PROCESSOR_REVISION=0401

ProgramFiles=D:\Program Files

PROMPT=$P$G

SESSIONNAME=Console

SystemDrive=D:

SystemRoot=D:\WINDOWS

TEMP=D:\DOCUME~1\Home\LOCALS~1\Temp

TMP=D:\DOCUME~1\Home\LOCALS~1\Temp

USERDOMAIN=HOME-CFF7A4BA4F

USERNAME=Home

USERPROFILE=D:\Documents and Settings\Home

windir=D:\WINDOWS

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> This sounds like a permission issue - hence the need to

> quote the screen messages. Try seizing ownership of the

> folders. If unsure how to do this, click Start / Help and

> look for help on "Ownership".

>

> If you got nothing when running my commands then you

> mistyped them. At the very least you would have gotten

> some error message, which you must quote!

>

> "evan" <evan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:36C8CF18-F286-403F-8107-80CDA81A623F@microsoft.com...

> > The message when I try to delete the C windows dir is " Cannot delete

> > flash9e.ocx.

> > Access is denied. Make sure the disk...."

> > I ran the CMD command as you asked but don't get anything back. When I

> > run

> > CMD I go to D: \Documents and Settings\Home> I also tried the commands

> > at

> > the C: prompt but also nothing. I must be missing something.

> >

> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> >

> >>

> >> "evan" <evan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >> news:3DFB0B4B-26BB-42FE-9B32-97483727B1E6@microsoft.com...

> >> >I have two 160GB drives in my PC and 3 different installs of XP pro.

> >> >The

> >> >C:

> >> > drive now has 2 old XP Pro installs and I want to reformat the C: drive

> >> > with

> >> > a clean install. The D: drive has the latest XP install. I edited

> >> > the

> >> > boot

> >> > file and removed the two C: installs but couldn't delete the C: windows

> >> > directories. I don't understand why when I reinstalled on the D drive,

> >> > XP

> >> > recognized the two old installs on the C drive. I thought since D is a

> >> > different partition the install would go as a clean install?

> >> >

> >> > In any case, I'm concernced that even if I reformat the C drive the new

> >> > XP

> >> > install will still recognize the install on the D drive. Suggestions

> >> > as

> >> > to

> >> > how to get out of this mess is appreciated. I have backed up my data

> >> > on

> >> > the

> >> > D drive.

> >>

> >> You need to report what you see when you try to delete

> >> the two Windows folders on drive C:. Remember - we

> >> can't see your machine!

> >>

> >> You should also do this:

> >> - Boot into your new WinXP installation.

> >> - Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}

> >> - Type these commands:

> >> set > c:\set.txt {Enter}

> >> notepad c:\set.txt {Enter}

> >> - Paste what you see into your reply.

> >>

> >> By the way - installing two versions of Windows in the

> >> same partition is not a good idea.

> >>

>

March 10, 2008

Re: Multiple XP Installs

Your environment variables suggest that your current Windows

installation is completely on drive D:, not on drive C:. This

means that your inability to delete some folders on drive C:

is a permission issue, as suggested before.

"evan" <evan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:217233C2-5411-4952-87CB-F7BA852F1396@microsoft.com...

> Ok got the CMD info:

>

> ALLUSERSPROFILE=D:\Documents and Settings\All Users.WINDOWS

> APPDATA=D:\Documents and Settings\Home\Application Data

> CLIENTNAME=Console

> CommonProgramFiles=D:\Program Files\Common Files

> COMPUTERNAME=HOME-CFF7A4BA4F

> ComSpec=D:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe

> FP_NO_HOST_CHECK=NO

> HOMEDRIVE=D:

> HOMEPATH=\Documents and Settings\Home

> LOGONSERVER=\\HOME-CFF7A4BA4F

> NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=2

> OS=Windows_NT

> Path=D:\WINDOWS\system32;D:\WINDOWS;D:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\Program

> Files\Pinnacle\Shared Files;C:\Program Files\Pinnacle\Shared Files\Filter

> PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH

> PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86

> PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 1, GenuineIntel

> PROCESSOR_LEVEL=15

> PROCESSOR_REVISION=0401

> ProgramFiles=D:\Program Files

> PROMPT=$P$G

> SESSIONNAME=Console

> SystemDrive=D:

> SystemRoot=D:\WINDOWS

> TEMP=D:\DOCUME~1\Home\LOCALS~1\Temp

> TMP=D:\DOCUME~1\Home\LOCALS~1\Temp

> USERDOMAIN=HOME-CFF7A4BA4F

> USERNAME=Home

> USERPROFILE=D:\Documents and Settings\Home

> windir=D:\WINDOWS

>

> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

>> This sounds like a permission issue - hence the need to

>> quote the screen messages. Try seizing ownership of the

>> folders. If unsure how to do this, click Start / Help and

>> look for help on "Ownership".

>>

>> If you got nothing when running my commands then you

>> mistyped them. At the very least you would have gotten

>> some error message, which you must quote!

>>

>> "evan" <evan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:36C8CF18-F286-403F-8107-80CDA81A623F@microsoft.com...

>> > The message when I try to delete the C windows dir is " Cannot delete

>> > flash9e.ocx.

>> > Access is denied. Make sure the disk...."

>> > I ran the CMD command as you asked but don't get anything back. When I

>> > run

>> > CMD I go to D: \Documents and Settings\Home> I also tried the

>> > commands

>> > at

>> > the C: prompt but also nothing. I must be missing something.

>> >

>> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>> >

>> >>

>> >> "evan" <evan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> >> news:3DFB0B4B-26BB-42FE-9B32-97483727B1E6@microsoft.com...

>> >> >I have two 160GB drives in my PC and 3 different installs of XP pro.

>> >> >The

>> >> >C:

>> >> > drive now has 2 old XP Pro installs and I want to reformat the C:

>> >> > drive

>> >> > with

>> >> > a clean install. The D: drive has the latest XP install. I edited

>> >> > the

>> >> > boot

>> >> > file and removed the two C: installs but couldn't delete the C:

>> >> > windows

>> >> > directories. I don't understand why when I reinstalled on the D

>> >> > drive,

>> >> > XP

>> >> > recognized the two old installs on the C drive. I thought since D

>> >> > is a

>> >> > different partition the install would go as a clean install?

>> >> >

>> >> > In any case, I'm concernced that even if I reformat the C drive the

>> >> > new

>> >> > XP

>> >> > install will still recognize the install on the D drive.

>> >> > Suggestions

>> >> > as

>> >> > to

>> >> > how to get out of this mess is appreciated. I have backed up my

>> >> > data

>> >> > on

>> >> > the

>> >> > D drive.

>> >>

>> >> You need to report what you see when you try to delete

>> >> the two Windows folders on drive C:. Remember - we

>> >> can't see your machine!

>> >>

>> >> You should also do this:

>> >> - Boot into your new WinXP installation.

>> >> - Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}

>> >> - Type these commands:

>> >> set > c:\set.txt {Enter}

>> >> notepad c:\set.txt {Enter}

>> >> - Paste what you see into your reply.

>> >>

>> >> By the way - installing two versions of Windows in the

>> >> same partition is not a good idea.

>> >>

>>

March 10, 2008

Re: Multiple XP Installs

Thanks - I configured permissions for another folder last night successfully.

I configured both windows folders for access but still can't delete due to

the

"Flash9e.ocx" file. Access is denied message again. Google search the file

name and its a flashplayer file that requires a removal program from Adobe

which I downloaded and ran, but the program only removes the files on the D

drive and there is no search option.

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> Your environment variables suggest that your current Windows

> installation is completely on drive D:, not on drive C:. This

> means that your inability to delete some folders on drive C:

> is a permission issue, as suggested before.

>

> "evan" <evan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:217233C2-5411-4952-87CB-F7BA852F1396@microsoft.com...

> > Ok got the CMD info:

> >

> > ALLUSERSPROFILE=D:\Documents and Settings\All Users.WINDOWS

> > APPDATA=D:\Documents and Settings\Home\Application Data

> > CLIENTNAME=Console

> > CommonProgramFiles=D:\Program Files\Common Files

> > COMPUTERNAME=HOME-CFF7A4BA4F

> > ComSpec=D:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe

> > FP_NO_HOST_CHECK=NO

> > HOMEDRIVE=D:

> > HOMEPATH=\Documents and Settings\Home

> > LOGONSERVER=\\HOME-CFF7A4BA4F

> > NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=2

> > OS=Windows_NT

> > Path=D:\WINDOWS\system32;D:\WINDOWS;D:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\Program

> > Files\Pinnacle\Shared Files;C:\Program Files\Pinnacle\Shared Files\Filter

> > PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH

> > PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86

> > PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 1, GenuineIntel

> > PROCESSOR_LEVEL=15

> > PROCESSOR_REVISION=0401

> > ProgramFiles=D:\Program Files

> > PROMPT=$P$G

> > SESSIONNAME=Console

> > SystemDrive=D:

> > SystemRoot=D:\WINDOWS

> > TEMP=D:\DOCUME~1\Home\LOCALS~1\Temp

> > TMP=D:\DOCUME~1\Home\LOCALS~1\Temp

> > USERDOMAIN=HOME-CFF7A4BA4F

> > USERNAME=Home

> > USERPROFILE=D:\Documents and Settings\Home

> > windir=D:\WINDOWS

> >

> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> >

> >> This sounds like a permission issue - hence the need to

> >> quote the screen messages. Try seizing ownership of the

> >> folders. If unsure how to do this, click Start / Help and

> >> look for help on "Ownership".

> >>

> >> If you got nothing when running my commands then you

> >> mistyped them. At the very least you would have gotten

> >> some error message, which you must quote!

> >>

> >> "evan" <evan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >> news:36C8CF18-F286-403F-8107-80CDA81A623F@microsoft.com...

> >> > The message when I try to delete the C windows dir is " Cannot delete

> >> > flash9e.ocx.

> >> > Access is denied. Make sure the disk...."

> >> > I ran the CMD command as you asked but don't get anything back. When I

> >> > run

> >> > CMD I go to D: \Documents and Settings\Home> I also tried the

> >> > commands

> >> > at

> >> > the C: prompt but also nothing. I must be missing something.

> >> >

> >> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> >> >

> >> >>

> >> >> "evan" <evan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >> >> news:3DFB0B4B-26BB-42FE-9B32-97483727B1E6@microsoft.com...

> >> >> >I have two 160GB drives in my PC and 3 different installs of XP pro.

> >> >> >The

> >> >> >C:

> >> >> > drive now has 2 old XP Pro installs and I want to reformat the C:

> >> >> > drive

> >> >> > with

> >> >> > a clean install. The D: drive has the latest XP install. I edited

> >> >> > the

> >> >> > boot

> >> >> > file and removed the two C: installs but couldn't delete the C:

> >> >> > windows

> >> >> > directories. I don't understand why when I reinstalled on the D

> >> >> > drive,

> >> >> > XP

> >> >> > recognized the two old installs on the C drive. I thought since D

> >> >> > is a

> >> >> > different partition the install would go as a clean install?

> >> >> >

> >> >> > In any case, I'm concernced that even if I reformat the C drive the

> >> >> > new

> >> >> > XP

> >> >> > install will still recognize the install on the D drive.

> >> >> > Suggestions

> >> >> > as

> >> >> > to

> >> >> > how to get out of this mess is appreciated. I have backed up my

> >> >> > data

> >> >> > on

> >> >> > the

> >> >> > D drive.

> >> >>

> >> >> You need to report what you see when you try to delete

> >> >> the two Windows folders on drive C:. Remember - we

> >> >> can't see your machine!

> >> >>

> >> >> You should also do this:

> >> >> - Boot into your new WinXP installation.

> >> >> - Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}

> >> >> - Type these commands:

> >> >> set > c:\set.txt {Enter}

> >> >> notepad c:\set.txt {Enter}

> >> >> - Paste what you see into your reply.

> >> >>

> >> >> By the way - installing two versions of Windows in the

> >> >> same partition is not a good idea.

> >> >>

> >>

>

March 10, 2008

Re: Multiple XP Installs

evan disconnect the d drive put your xp disk in and boot from cd then you

will be able to format and install xp on your c.

"evan" wrote:

> Thanks - I configured permissions for another folder last night successfully.

> I configured both windows folders for access but still can't delete due to

> the

> "Flash9e.ocx" file. Access is denied message again. Google search the file

> name and its a flashplayer file that requires a removal program from Adobe

> which I downloaded and ran, but the program only removes the files on the D

> drive and there is no search option.

>

> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

> > Your environment variables suggest that your current Windows

> > installation is completely on drive D:, not on drive C:. This

> > means that your inability to delete some folders on drive C:

> > is a permission issue, as suggested before.

> >

> > "evan" <evan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> > news:217233C2-5411-4952-87CB-F7BA852F1396@microsoft.com...

> > > Ok got the CMD info:

> > >

> > > ALLUSERSPROFILE=D:\Documents and Settings\All Users.WINDOWS

> > > APPDATA=D:\Documents and Settings\Home\Application Data

> > > CLIENTNAME=Console

> > > CommonProgramFiles=D:\Program Files\Common Files

> > > COMPUTERNAME=HOME-CFF7A4BA4F

> > > ComSpec=D:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe

> > > FP_NO_HOST_CHECK=NO

> > > HOMEDRIVE=D:

> > > HOMEPATH=\Documents and Settings\Home

> > > LOGONSERVER=\\HOME-CFF7A4BA4F

> > > NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=2

> > > OS=Windows_NT

> > > Path=D:\WINDOWS\system32;D:\WINDOWS;D:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\Program

> > > Files\Pinnacle\Shared Files;C:\Program Files\Pinnacle\Shared Files\Filter

> > > PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH

> > > PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86

> > > PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 1, GenuineIntel

> > > PROCESSOR_LEVEL=15

> > > PROCESSOR_REVISION=0401

> > > ProgramFiles=D:\Program Files

> > > PROMPT=$P$G

> > > SESSIONNAME=Console

> > > SystemDrive=D:

> > > SystemRoot=D:\WINDOWS

> > > TEMP=D:\DOCUME~1\Home\LOCALS~1\Temp

> > > TMP=D:\DOCUME~1\Home\LOCALS~1\Temp

> > > USERDOMAIN=HOME-CFF7A4BA4F

> > > USERNAME=Home

> > > USERPROFILE=D:\Documents and Settings\Home

> > > windir=D:\WINDOWS

> > >

> > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> > >

> > >> This sounds like a permission issue - hence the need to

> > >> quote the screen messages. Try seizing ownership of the

> > >> folders. If unsure how to do this, click Start / Help and

> > >> look for help on "Ownership".

> > >>

> > >> If you got nothing when running my commands then you

> > >> mistyped them. At the very least you would have gotten

> > >> some error message, which you must quote!

> > >>

> > >> "evan" <evan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> > >> news:36C8CF18-F286-403F-8107-80CDA81A623F@microsoft.com...

> > >> > The message when I try to delete the C windows dir is " Cannot delete

> > >> > flash9e.ocx.

> > >> > Access is denied. Make sure the disk...."

> > >> > I ran the CMD command as you asked but don't get anything back. When I

> > >> > run

> > >> > CMD I go to D: \Documents and Settings\Home> I also tried the

> > >> > commands

> > >> > at

> > >> > the C: prompt but also nothing. I must be missing something.

> > >> >

> > >> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> > >> >

> > >> >>

> > >> >> "evan" <evan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> > >> >> news:3DFB0B4B-26BB-42FE-9B32-97483727B1E6@microsoft.com...

> > >> >> >I have two 160GB drives in my PC and 3 different installs of XP pro.

> > >> >> >The

> > >> >> >C:

> > >> >> > drive now has 2 old XP Pro installs and I want to reformat the C:

> > >> >> > drive

> > >> >> > with

> > >> >> > a clean install. The D: drive has the latest XP install. I edited

> > >> >> > the

> > >> >> > boot

> > >> >> > file and removed the two C: installs but couldn't delete the C:

> > >> >> > windows

> > >> >> > directories. I don't understand why when I reinstalled on the D

> > >> >> > drive,

> > >> >> > XP

> > >> >> > recognized the two old installs on the C drive. I thought since D

> > >> >> > is a

> > >> >> > different partition the install would go as a clean install?

> > >> >> >

> > >> >> > In any case, I'm concernced that even if I reformat the C drive the

> > >> >> > new

> > >> >> > XP

> > >> >> > install will still recognize the install on the D drive.

> > >> >> > Suggestions

> > >> >> > as

> > >> >> > to

> > >> >> > how to get out of this mess is appreciated. I have backed up my

> > >> >> > data

> > >> >> > on

> > >> >> > the

> > >> >> > D drive.

> > >> >>

> > >> >> You need to report what you see when you try to delete

> > >> >> the two Windows folders on drive C:. Remember - we

> > >> >> can't see your machine!

> > >> >>

> > >> >> You should also do this:

> > >> >> - Boot into your new WinXP installation.

> > >> >> - Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}

> > >> >> - Type these commands:

> > >> >> set > c:\set.txt {Enter}

> > >> >> notepad c:\set.txt {Enter}

> > >> >> - Paste what you see into your reply.

> > >> >>

> > >> >> By the way - installing two versions of Windows in the

> > >> >> same partition is not a good idea.

> > >> >>

> > >>

> >

March 11, 2008

Re: Multiple XP Installs

Flash9c.ocx Strangeness

<http://grandstreamdreams.blogspot.com/2007/07/flash9cocx-strangeness.html>

On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:43:07 -0700, evan

<evan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>The message when I try to delete the C windows dir is " Cannot delete

>flash9e.ocx.

>Access is denied. Make sure the disk...."

>I ran the CMD command as you asked but don't get anything back. When I run

>CMD I go to D: \Documents and Settings\Home> I also tried the commands at

>the C: prompt but also nothing. I must be missing something.

>

>"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

>>

>> "evan" <evan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:3DFB0B4B-26BB-42FE-9B32-97483727B1E6@microsoft.com...

>> >I have two 160GB drives in my PC and 3 different installs of XP pro. The

>> >C:

>> > drive now has 2 old XP Pro installs and I want to reformat the C: drive

>> > with

>> > a clean install. The D: drive has the latest XP install. I edited the

>> > boot

>> > file and removed the two C: installs but couldn't delete the C: windows

>> > directories. I don't understand why when I reinstalled on the D drive, XP

>> > recognized the two old installs on the C drive. I thought since D is a

>> > different partition the install would go as a clean install?

>> >

>> > In any case, I'm concernced that even if I reformat the C drive the new XP

>> > install will still recognize the install on the D drive. Suggestions as

>> > to

>> > how to get out of this mess is appreciated. I have backed up my data on

>> > the

>> > D drive.

>>

>> You need to report what you see when you try to delete

>> the two Windows folders on drive C:. Remember - we

>> can't see your machine!

>>

>> You should also do this:

>> - Boot into your new WinXP installation.

>> - Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}

>> - Type these commands:

>> set > c:\set.txt {Enter}

>> notepad c:\set.txt {Enter}

>> - Paste what you see into your reply.

>>

>> By the way - installing two versions of Windows in the

>> same partition is not a good idea.

>>

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