Hi Folks, I'm posting this to illustrate how I replaced\removed XP from my system in favor of Win 7.
First some background.
I've been using Win 7 since the beta as part of a multiboot setup on my Acer laptop.
The other MS OS was my old XP install.
My old XP was located at the...
backup
boot manager
clean install
clonezilla
data recovery
disk cleanup
drivers
file transfer
hard drive
installation
linux distro
multiboot
ntfs
os migration
partitioning
system restore
user libraries
windows 7
xpremoval
Hello:
I had fist installed Win 7 in a separate partition so that I could dual boot between XP and Windows 7 until I was confortable that Win 7 was for me. I'm now happy with Win 7. XP is now on partion D:\ and Win 7 is on partion C:\. I just took an image of drive C:\ onto an external DVD...
active partition
configuration
data migration
disk management
dual boot
formatting
hard drive
image backup
laptop
lenovo drivers
partition
reinstall
storage expansion
system restore
technical support
windows 7
xpremoval
Hi,
I am using the Windows 7 RC and have activated it. I am dual booting with xp (installed first) and want to remove xp partition. I thought it might be easier to backup my Windows 7 and reinstall on a newly formatted drive. I want to know if I can reactivate after reinstall or will it stop me...