John
Mon Nov 28 07:55:16 CST 2005
Thank you for reporting back. :-)
"Pascal" <Pascal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4C5B80D1-B9AC-473B-BC6D-A19D5B9BB706@microsoft.com...
> Thank you John it worked like a charm! My system is now running only on
> X64!
>
> Thank you for your instructions!
>
> "John Barnes" wrote:
>
>> Yes. Since you are able to boot to both systems from your C drive files,
>> they are the ones installed by x64 and are the most recent. You could,
>> if
>> you are uncomfortable about overwriting them, just make a new folder on
>> your
>> D drive and move the two files into it before moving the ones from the C
>> drive.
>>
>>
>> "Pascal" <Pascal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:60E8A771-D4E9-48EA-8612-BDF82A164424@microsoft.com...
>> > Thank you for the information John,
>> >
>> > I was want to mention however that I do also have a NETDETECT.com file
>> > and
>> > a
>> > ntldr file on my D drive(primary prtition) where X64 is located.
>> > Thefore
>> > are
>> > you saying that I need to overwrite them by taking the NETDETECT.com
>> > file
>> > and
>> > a ntldr file on my C drive X 32 (primary partition) and overwriting
>> > the
>> > ones
>> > currently on the D drive X64?
>> >
>> > Thanking you in advance for your feedback
>> >
>> > Pascal
>> >
>> > "John Barnes" wrote:
>> >
>> >> You need to copy your ntldr and ntdetect.com from your xp32 drive to
>> >> the
>> >> xp
>> >> 64 drive
>> >> Your system drive is the xp pro 32 drive, so first you will have to
>> >> change
>> >> the boot order so the x64 drive is first in the order.
>> >> You should then boot directly to x64 based on the boot.ini
>> >> Your system will show the incorrect name in the boot.ini but will boot
>> >> the
>> >> correct system.
>> >> You can change the name if you want by directly opening the boot.ini
>> >> using
>> >> notepad or go thru system properties/advanced/startup and recovery.
>> >> Either
>> >> way be careful.
>> >> When you have done all the above and everything is booting properly to
>> >> x64
>> >> you can just reformat the x32 drive.
>> >> You can always change the boot order back if you make any mistakes
>> >> prior
>> >> to
>> >> reformatting.
>> >> Good luck.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Pascal" <Pascal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:56794161-39D9-443D-BE13-2B077CC23673@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Xp Pro 32 bit and X64 are each installed on seperate hard drives.
>> >> >
>> >> > Boot ini located on the drive where the XP 32 bit is installed
>> >> > reads
>> >> > as
>> >> > follows:
>> >> >
>> >> > [boot loader]
>> >> > timeout=5
>> >> > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS
>> >> > [operating systems]
>> >> > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Professional
>> >> > x64
>> >> > Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
>> >> >
>> >> > Boot ini located on the drive where the X64 is installed reads as
>> >> > follows:
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
>> >> > Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
>> >> >
>> >> > I wish to delete and reformat the drive where XP pro 32 bit is
>> >> > installed
>> >> > since I only want to use X64.
>> >> >
>> >> > How can I safely remove it without affecting my X64 installation?
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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