Removing XP Pro on a tri boot

[peterwilkes]

Hello, I have three Windows XP Pro installs on my system in seperate partitions, I need to remove the last two partitions as I do not need them any more.

There is one that boots up ok (using the boot menu) but there is the second one which is a failed install so if i select that one it wants to carry on with the install, what can I do to remove these is I need to get the space back on my HDD.

[Martoch]

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EDIT: Hmmm...just read, you can't actually perform changes with the demo. Still would be the easiest though...if you can pick up a copy.

In the meantime, why not edit your boot.ini file and remove the other Win XP installs?

[BobOmega]

you can remove them from the boot menu i think by in your working windows,
right click on my computer > properties
advanced > startup and recovery
edit the file and remove the ones you dont use. then set the defult to the one you do use.
then you should be able to just delete the partitions and resize to get rid of the empty space or whatever you want to do.

[peterwilkes]

I have a full copy of partition magic that I have used before. There is no probs deleting the actual data but I dont want to mess up the selection list in case I cant get into my current install.

I would need some help editing boot ini though because I do not know what I am doing with those system files