Solved How to remove XP safely

[Gwynneth]

Hi can anyone help me I upgraded my computer from XP to windows 7 ulitmate 32. I now have a duel boot. I am wondering as I do not use xp anymore can it safely be removed and if so how do I do it. sas I only use windows 7. thanking you in advance. Gwynneth

 

[MvdB]

Hello Gwynneth, Welcome to SF!

Seems you chose a dualboot installation. Have a look at http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1649-clean-install-windows-7-a-4.html

 

[Gwynneth]

how do I stop the duel boot then as someone else did the upgrade for me.Gwynneth

 

[MvdB]

how do I stop the duel boot then as someone else did the upgrade for me.Gwynneth

If you (or someone else) just (very recently) did the dualboot install... my choice would be to save any data you need and do a clean install of W7 as in the tutorial I referred to.
If you're not comfortable doing that... then I'm not sure if you'd be comfortable taking out the XP part in your current install...

But, if that's what you really want, we'll have a look at that...
First check for that is: are you happy to lose ALL data/files in the XP OS part... there is nothing there that you need? All your personal data/music/files/films/whatever... is saved or on separate HDD that you can already access from W7?

 

[theog]

Can you post a screen shot of Disk management?
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-how-post-screenshot-seven-forums.html

Screenshot tools.
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Use Snipping Tool to capture screen shots

We need to see your setup.

What HP model?

 

[Gwynneth]

reply to disk managment

Hi i think i have done this right my computer is HP pavilion t645.uk

 

[seavixen32]

Looking at your disk management layout Gwynneth, you can't be dual-booting because you only have a recovery partition (D) and a Windows partition (C).

I'm assuming that what your friend did was upgrade your computer from Windows XP to Windows 7.

 

[theog]

Do you have a boot screen like this?

 

[Gwynneth]

I used too have a screen like that, but not any more,
it only now comes direct into windows 7
I do not know what has happened.

 

[theog]

Why do need to remove Win XP?

 

[Gwynneth]

Because I do not use it any more and maybe my computer would work faster without the xp

 

[theog]

Looking at your disk management layout Gwynneth, you can't be dual-booting because you only have a recovery partition (D) and a Windows partition (C).

I'm assuming that what your friend did was upgrade your computer from Windows XP to Windows 7.

Hi i think i have done this right my computer is HP pavilion t645.uk

You do not have Win XP install.

 

[Gwynneth]

ok thank you for you help bye for now

 

[seavixen32]

You're very welcome.