Remove dual boot options

Hi

I have Vista Ultimate on a PC with two hard drives.

My PC has been set up to boot to either Vista or XP, each is on a different
drive.

I no longer want to boot to XP, how do I remove the choice on my boot
screen, and
how do I uninstall XP from the second drive so I can format it?

thanks

Daniel

Hi Daniel

Run msconfig from the search box. On the boot tab you should be able to
select and remove the XP boot entry. As to uninstalling XP, that is not
necessary. Simply right click the drive/volume housing it and choose format.
Note, you should ensure that the Vista volume is the designated system drive
in disk manager before doing the above steps. If it is not, you will need to
do a startup repair by booting the Vista DVD.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Daniel" <> wrote in message
news:%23$$...
> Hi
>
> I have Vista Ultimate on a PC with two hard drives.
>
> My PC has been set up to boot to either Vista or XP, each is on a
> different drive.
>
> I no longer want to boot to XP, how do I remove the choice on my boot
> screen, and
> how do I uninstall XP from the second drive so I can format it?
>
> thanks
>
> Daniel

Okay

sounds daunting, but I'll give it a try.

thanks

Daniel
"Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi Daniel
>
> Run msconfig from the search box. On the boot tab you should be able to
> select and remove the XP boot entry. As to uninstalling XP, that is not
> necessary. Simply right click the drive/volume housing it and choose
> format. Note, you should ensure that the Vista volume is the designated
> system drive in disk manager before doing the above steps. If it is not,
> you will need to do a startup repair by booting the Vista DVD.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "Daniel" <> wrote in message
> news:%23$$...
>> Hi
>>
>> I have Vista Ultimate on a PC with two hard drives.
>>
>> My PC has been set up to boot to either Vista or XP, each is on a
>> different drive.
>>
>> I no longer want to boot to XP, how do I remove the choice on my boot
>> screen, and
>> how do I uninstall XP from the second drive so I can format it?
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> Daniel
>

Hi

first problem, I only have one option in MSCONFIG and there is no option to
format the second drive in Disk Manager, (it is greyed out) and when I tried
in "my computer" I got a message box saying
"Windows was unable to complete the format)

I guess this means I need to do the Startup fix with the Vista DVD?

thanks

Daniel

"Daniel" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> Okay
>
> sounds daunting, but I'll give it a try.
>
> thanks
>
> Daniel
> "Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Hi Daniel
>>
>> Run msconfig from the search box. On the boot tab you should be able to
>> select and remove the XP boot entry. As to uninstalling XP, that is not
>> necessary. Simply right click the drive/volume housing it and choose
>> format. Note, you should ensure that the Vista volume is the designated
>> system drive in disk manager before doing the above steps. If it is not,
>> you will need to do a startup repair by booting the Vista DVD.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>
>> "Daniel" <> wrote in message
>> news:%23$$...
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I have Vista Ultimate on a PC with two hard drives.
>>>
>>> My PC has been set up to boot to either Vista or XP, each is on a
>>> different drive.
>>>
>>> I no longer want to boot to XP, how do I remove the choice on my boot
>>> screen, and
>>> how do I uninstall XP from the second drive so I can format it?
>>>
>>> thanks
>>>
>>> Daniel
>>
>

Hi,

Does Disk Manager state that the XP drive is a system or boot volume?

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Daniel" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> Hi
>
> first problem, I only have one option in MSCONFIG and there is no option
> to format the second drive in Disk Manager, (it is greyed out) and when I
> tried in "my computer" I got a message box saying
> "Windows was unable to complete the format)
>
> I guess this means I need to do the Startup fix with the Vista DVD?
>
> thanks
>
> Daniel
>
> "Daniel" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>> Okay
>>
>> sounds daunting, but I'll give it a try.
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> Daniel
>> "Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Hi Daniel
>>>
>>> Run msconfig from the search box. On the boot tab you should be able to
>>> select and remove the XP boot entry. As to uninstalling XP, that is not
>>> necessary. Simply right click the drive/volume housing it and choose
>>> format. Note, you should ensure that the Vista volume is the designated
>>> system drive in disk manager before doing the above steps. If it is not,
>>> you will need to do a startup repair by booting the Vista DVD.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best of Luck,
>>>
>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>>
>>> "Daniel" <> wrote in message
>>> news:%23$$...
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> I have Vista Ultimate on a PC with two hard drives.
>>>>
>>>> My PC has been set up to boot to either Vista or XP, each is on a
>>>> different drive.
>>>>
>>>> I no longer want to boot to XP, how do I remove the choice on my boot
>>>> screen, and
>>>> how do I uninstall XP from the second drive so I can format it?
>>>>
>>>> thanks
>>>>
>>>> Daniel
>>>
>>
>

Hi

it says it is a system drive. The Vista drive is shown as System,Boot and
Page file.

regards

Daniel
"Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> Hi,
>
> Does Disk Manager state that the XP drive is a system or boot volume?
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "Daniel" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>> Hi
>>
>> first problem, I only have one option in MSCONFIG and there is no option
>> to format the second drive in Disk Manager, (it is greyed out) and when I
>> tried in "my computer" I got a message box saying
>> "Windows was unable to complete the format)
>>
>> I guess this means I need to do the Startup fix with the Vista DVD?
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> Daniel
>>
>> "Daniel" <> wrote in message
>> news:%...
>>> Okay
>>>
>>> sounds daunting, but I'll give it a try.
>>>
>>> thanks
>>>
>>> Daniel
>>> "Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> Hi Daniel
>>>>
>>>> Run msconfig from the search box. On the boot tab you should be able to
>>>> select and remove the XP boot entry. As to uninstalling XP, that is not
>>>> necessary. Simply right click the drive/volume housing it and choose
>>>> format. Note, you should ensure that the Vista volume is the designated
>>>> system drive in disk manager before doing the above steps. If it is
>>>> not, you will need to do a startup repair by booting the Vista DVD.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Best of Luck,
>>>>
>>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>>>
>>>> "Daniel" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:%23$$...
>>>>> Hi
>>>>>
>>>>> I have Vista Ultimate on a PC with two hard drives.
>>>>>
>>>>> My PC has been set up to boot to either Vista or XP, each is on a
>>>>> different drive.
>>>>>
>>>>> I no longer want to boot to XP, how do I remove the choice on my boot
>>>>> screen, and
>>>>> how do I uninstall XP from the second drive so I can format it?
>>>>>
>>>>> thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> Daniel
>>>>
>>>
>>
>

Hi Daniel,

When you right click the drive in Windows Explorer, is format one of the
options?

As to the boot entry, do the following: Click start and type CMD. When the
entry appears in the menu, right click it and select 'run as administrator'.
You will need to agree to the UAC prompt. From the prompt, run:

bcdedit /enum

You will likely see three blocks of information. One of them will be the
entry that loads XP, likely referred to by {ntldr} as the identifier. To
remove this entry, type:

bcdedit /delete {ntldr} /f

Or use whatever identifier is indicated in that section. Rerunning the first
bcd command should confirm removal before closing the command prompt. You
might try this first before formatting the XP volume.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Daniel" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi
>
> it says it is a system drive. The Vista drive is shown as System,Boot and
> Page file.
>
> regards
>
> Daniel
> "Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Does Disk Manager state that the XP drive is a system or boot volume?
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>
>> "Daniel" <> wrote in message
>> news:%...
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> first problem, I only have one option in MSCONFIG and there is no option
>>> to format the second drive in Disk Manager, (it is greyed out) and when
>>> I tried in "my computer" I got a message box saying
>>> "Windows was unable to complete the format)
>>>
>>> I guess this means I need to do the Startup fix with the Vista DVD?
>>>
>>> thanks
>>>
>>> Daniel
>>>
>>> "Daniel" <> wrote in message
>>> news:%...
>>>> Okay
>>>>
>>>> sounds daunting, but I'll give it a try.
>>>>
>>>> thanks
>>>>
>>>> Daniel
>>>> "Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:...
>>>>> Hi Daniel
>>>>>
>>>>> Run msconfig from the search box. On the boot tab you should be able
>>>>> to select and remove the XP boot entry. As to uninstalling XP, that is
>>>>> not necessary. Simply right click the drive/volume housing it and
>>>>> choose format. Note, you should ensure that the Vista volume is the
>>>>> designated system drive in disk manager before doing the above steps.
>>>>> If it is not, you will need to do a startup repair by booting the
>>>>> Vista DVD.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Best of Luck,
>>>>>
>>>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>>>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>>>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>>>>
>>>>> "Daniel" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:%23$$...
>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have Vista Ultimate on a PC with two hard drives.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My PC has been set up to boot to either Vista or XP, each is on a
>>>>>> different drive.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I no longer want to boot to XP, how do I remove the choice on my boot
>>>>>> screen, and
>>>>>> how do I uninstall XP from the second drive so I can format it?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> thanks
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Daniel
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

Hi

Yes, format is one of the options but I get the message
"Windows was unable to complete the format"

I give give the CMD thing a go and let you know.

thanks

Daniel


"Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
news:eSA79C$...
> Hi Daniel,
>
> When you right click the drive in Windows Explorer, is format one of the
> options?
>
> As to the boot entry, do the following: Click start and type CMD. When the
> entry appears in the menu, right click it and select 'run as
> administrator'. You will need to agree to the UAC prompt. From the prompt,
> run:
>
> bcdedit /enum
>
> You will likely see three blocks of information. One of them will be the
> entry that loads XP, likely referred to by {ntldr} as the identifier. To
> remove this entry, type:
>
> bcdedit /delete {ntldr} /f
>
> Or use whatever identifier is indicated in that section. Rerunning the
> first bcd command should confirm removal before closing the command
> prompt. You might try this first before formatting the XP volume.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "Daniel" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Hi
>>
>> it says it is a system drive. The Vista drive is shown as System,Boot and
>> Page file.
>>
>> regards
>>
>> Daniel
>> "Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
>> news:%...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Does Disk Manager state that the XP drive is a system or boot volume?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best of Luck,
>>>
>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>>
>>> "Daniel" <> wrote in message
>>> news:%...
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> first problem, I only have one option in MSCONFIG and there is no
>>>> option to format the second drive in Disk Manager, (it is greyed out)
>>>> and when I tried in "my computer" I got a message box saying
>>>> "Windows was unable to complete the format)
>>>>
>>>> I guess this means I need to do the Startup fix with the Vista DVD?
>>>>
>>>> thanks
>>>>
>>>> Daniel
>>>>
>>>> "Daniel" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:%...
>>>>> Okay
>>>>>
>>>>> sounds daunting, but I'll give it a try.
>>>>>
>>>>> thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> Daniel
>>>>> "Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:...
>>>>>> Hi Daniel
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Run msconfig from the search box. On the boot tab you should be able
>>>>>> to select and remove the XP boot entry. As to uninstalling XP, that
>>>>>> is not necessary. Simply right click the drive/volume housing it and
>>>>>> choose format. Note, you should ensure that the Vista volume is the
>>>>>> designated system drive in disk manager before doing the above steps.
>>>>>> If it is not, you will need to do a startup repair by booting the
>>>>>> Vista DVD.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Best of Luck,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>>>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>>>>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>>>>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Daniel" <> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:%23$$...
>>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have Vista Ultimate on a PC with two hard drives.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My PC has been set up to boot to either Vista or XP, each is on a
>>>>>>> different drive.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I no longer want to boot to XP, how do I remove the choice on my
>>>>>>> boot screen, and
>>>>>>> how do I uninstall XP from the second drive so I can format it?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> thanks
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Daniel
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

Okay, thanks, that stopped to dual boot option, the PC just boots straight
onto Vista.

I still need to format my PC, my intention was to format the XP drive then
do a clean
install of Vista to the Vista drive but I still have no option to format the
XP drive in Disk Management.

Is there something else I can do, can I format it at the CMD prompt?

thanks and regards

Daniel
"Daniel" <> wrote in message
news:uc1raH$...
> Hi
>
> Yes, format is one of the options but I get the message
> "Windows was unable to complete the format"
>
> I give give the CMD thing a go and let you know.
>
> thanks
>
> Daniel
>
>
> "Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
> news:eSA79C$...
>> Hi Daniel,
>>
>> When you right click the drive in Windows Explorer, is format one of the
>> options?
>>
>> As to the boot entry, do the following: Click start and type CMD. When
>> the entry appears in the menu, right click it and select 'run as
>> administrator'. You will need to agree to the UAC prompt. From the
>> prompt, run:
>>
>> bcdedit /enum
>>
>> You will likely see three blocks of information. One of them will be the
>> entry that loads XP, likely referred to by {ntldr} as the identifier. To
>> remove this entry, type:
>>
>> bcdedit /delete {ntldr} /f
>>
>> Or use whatever identifier is indicated in that section. Rerunning the
>> first bcd command should confirm removal before closing the command
>> prompt. You might try this first before formatting the XP volume.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>
>> "Daniel" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> it says it is a system drive. The Vista drive is shown as System,Boot
>>> and Page file.
>>>
>>> regards
>>>
>>> Daniel
>>> "Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
>>> news:%...
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Does Disk Manager state that the XP drive is a system or boot volume?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Best of Luck,
>>>>
>>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>>>
>>>> "Daniel" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:%...
>>>>> Hi
>>>>>
>>>>> first problem, I only have one option in MSCONFIG and there is no
>>>>> option to format the second drive in Disk Manager, (it is greyed out)
>>>>> and when I tried in "my computer" I got a message box saying
>>>>> "Windows was unable to complete the format)
>>>>>
>>>>> I guess this means I need to do the Startup fix with the Vista DVD?
>>>>>
>>>>> thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> Daniel
>>>>>
>>>>> "Daniel" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:%...
>>>>>> Okay
>>>>>>
>>>>>> sounds daunting, but I'll give it a try.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> thanks
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Daniel
>>>>>> "Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:...
>>>>>>> Hi Daniel
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Run msconfig from the search box. On the boot tab you should be able
>>>>>>> to select and remove the XP boot entry. As to uninstalling XP, that
>>>>>>> is not necessary. Simply right click the drive/volume housing it and
>>>>>>> choose format. Note, you should ensure that the Vista volume is the
>>>>>>> designated system drive in disk manager before doing the above
>>>>>>> steps. If it is not, you will need to do a startup repair by booting
>>>>>>> the Vista DVD.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Best of Luck,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>>>>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>>>>>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>>>>>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Daniel" <> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:%23$$...
>>>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have Vista Ultimate on a PC with two hard drives.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> My PC has been set up to boot to either Vista or XP, each is on a
>>>>>>>> different drive.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I no longer want to boot to XP, how do I remove the choice on my
>>>>>>>> boot screen, and
>>>>>>>> how do I uninstall XP from the second drive so I can format it?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> thanks
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Daniel
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>

Hi,

You can format from the command prompt if you like, but it may be just as
easy to remove the partition using disk manager. Then you can just create a
new one in the resulting free space that is not a system volume.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Daniel" <> wrote in message
news:ONii8O$...
> Okay, thanks, that stopped to dual boot option, the PC just boots straight
> onto Vista.
>
> I still need to format my PC, my intention was to format the XP drive then
> do a clean
> install of Vista to the Vista drive but I still have no option to format
> the XP drive in Disk Management.
>
> Is there something else I can do, can I format it at the CMD prompt?
>
> thanks and regards
>
> Daniel
> "Daniel" <> wrote in message
> news:uc1raH$...
>> Hi
>>
>> Yes, format is one of the options but I get the message
>> "Windows was unable to complete the format"
>>
>> I give give the CMD thing a go and let you know.
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> Daniel
>>
>>
>> "Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
>> news:eSA79C$...
>>> Hi Daniel,
>>>
>>> When you right click the drive in Windows Explorer, is format one of the
>>> options?
>>>
>>> As to the boot entry, do the following: Click start and type CMD. When
>>> the entry appears in the menu, right click it and select 'run as
>>> administrator'. You will need to agree to the UAC prompt. From the
>>> prompt, run:
>>>
>>> bcdedit /enum
>>>
>>> You will likely see three blocks of information. One of them will be the
>>> entry that loads XP, likely referred to by {ntldr} as the identifier. To
>>> remove this entry, type:
>>>
>>> bcdedit /delete {ntldr} /f
>>>
>>> Or use whatever identifier is indicated in that section. Rerunning the
>>> first bcd command should confirm removal before closing the command
>>> prompt. You might try this first before formatting the XP volume.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best of Luck,
>>>
>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>>
>>> "Daniel" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> it says it is a system drive. The Vista drive is shown as System,Boot
>>>> and Page file.
>>>>
>>>> regards
>>>>
>>>> Daniel
>>>> "Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:%...
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> Does Disk Manager state that the XP drive is a system or boot volume?
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Best of Luck,
>>>>>
>>>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>>>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>>>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>>>>
>>>>> "Daniel" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:%...
>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>>
>>>>>> first problem, I only have one option in MSCONFIG and there is no
>>>>>> option to format the second drive in Disk Manager, (it is greyed out)
>>>>>> and when I tried in "my computer" I got a message box saying
>>>>>> "Windows was unable to complete the format)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I guess this means I need to do the Startup fix with the Vista DVD?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> thanks
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Daniel
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Daniel" <> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:%...
>>>>>>> Okay
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> sounds daunting, but I'll give it a try.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> thanks
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Daniel
>>>>>>> "Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:...
>>>>>>>> Hi Daniel
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Run msconfig from the search box. On the boot tab you should be
>>>>>>>> able to select and remove the XP boot entry. As to uninstalling XP,
>>>>>>>> that is not necessary. Simply right click the drive/volume housing
>>>>>>>> it and choose format. Note, you should ensure that the Vista volume
>>>>>>>> is the designated system drive in disk manager before doing the
>>>>>>>> above steps. If it is not, you will need to do a startup repair by
>>>>>>>> booting the Vista DVD.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Best of Luck,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>>>>>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>>>>>>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>>>>>>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Daniel" <> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:%23$$...
>>>>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I have Vista Ultimate on a PC with two hard drives.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> My PC has been set up to boot to either Vista or XP, each is on a
>>>>>>>>> different drive.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I no longer want to boot to XP, how do I remove the choice on my
>>>>>>>>> boot screen, and
>>>>>>>>> how do I uninstall XP from the second drive so I can format it?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> thanks
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Daniel
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>