Starting a new thread makes life difficult.
Disconnect your slave hd.
Boot from win cd and perform a clean install
Install chipset and other drivers
Reconnect slave
Get rid of whatever and reinstall Apps to wherever

"Microsoft New Groups" <danberezaNOSPAM@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Could I not just delete the Pro from C drive (say, copy it onto an
external
> drive, then delete the Windows in C drive) then install Home on the C
drive?
> After I install Home on the C drive I could delete it from the D drive.
>
> Danny
>
> "Ron Sommer" <rsommer@nospam.ktis.net> wrote in message
> news:ePU9o4nCGHA.1384@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#19
> >
> > Unless you want to reinstall XP Home, then you have to leave the boot
> > files on C and XP system files on D.
> > --
> > Ron Sommer
> >
> > "Microsoft New Groups" <danberezaNOSPAM@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in
> > message news:%23qEMbpnCGHA.2320@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> >>I thank both Ron and Drew for their inputs. To answer Ron, I have a
> >>partition. The pirated Pro is on my C drive and the Home is on the D
> >>drive.
> >>
> >> "Ron Sommer" <rsommer@nospam.ktis.net> wrote in message
> >> news:Orar0McCGHA.3064@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >>> Where is SCSI mentioned?
> >>> Or one partition?
> >>>
> >>> "simply" ?
> >>> An install of XP Home on a computer already containing pirated XP Pro
> >>> resulting in a dual choice appearing at startup.
> >>> Was XP Home installed on the same partition as XP Pro?
> >>> XP Home replaced XP Pro, but a dual boot was setup in boot.ini?
> >>> XP Home installed on a different partition?
> >>>
> >>> You didn't reply how to change to the saved boot.ini if the computer
> >>> wouldn't boot?
> >>> --
> >>> Ron Sommer
> >>>
> >>> "Drew Tognola" <drewtognola@msn.com> wrote in message
> >>> news:OzdCiEWCGHA.4040@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >>>> It pains me to respond but this is the standard boot.ini file for a
> >>>> computer that has a SCSI drive & one partition. He didn't mention a
> >>>> second drive or a second partition. He simply installed Microsoft
> >>>> Windows XP Home on a standard computer.
> >>>>
> >>>> Drew
> >>>>
> >>>> "Ron Sommer" <rsommer@nospam.ktis.net> wrote in message
> >>>> news:uJ46MpVCGHA.1032@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> >>>>> How do you know that Home is on rdisk(0)partition(1)?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> To name the file, put boot.ini in quotes or change the file type to
> >>>>> All files.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> If something goes wrong, how are you supposed to replace boot.ini?
> >>>>> --
> >>>>> Ron Sommer
> >>>>>
> >>>>> "Drew Tognola" <drewtognola@msn.com> wrote in message
> >>>>> news:u4xxQ7UCGHA.516@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> >>>>>> Dan,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> -Control Panel > Folder Options > select 'Show hidden Files &
> >>>>>> Folders', click OK
> >>>>>> -navigate to C:/, locate the boot.ini file. Save a copy somewhere
> >>>>>> -open the boot.ini file with Notepad
> >>>>>> -Copy & Paste below info into a new notepad document
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> [boot loader]
> >>>>>> timeout=30
> >>>>>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
> >>>>>> [operating systems]
> >>>>>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
> >>>>>> Home
> >>>>>> Edition" /fastdetect
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> -select File > Save as
> >>>>>> -name your file boot.ini and save in the C:/ location
> >>>>>> -select 'Yes' to overwrite current boot.ini file
> >>>>>> -Restart computer
> >>>>>> If something should go wrong, replace the boot.ini with the saved
> >>>>>> copy.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Drew
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> "Microsoft New Groups" <danberezaNOSPAM@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in
> >>>>>> message news:OktEkGSCGHA.3912@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >>>>>>>I originally had Win2000 and wanted to upgrade to XP. A friend
> >>>>>>>loaned me a copy of XP Pro which turned out to be a pirated copy.
I
> >>>>>>>then purchased full version of XP Home and installed it.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Now, when I boot the computer, it offers me both versions. I would
> >>>>>>> like to delete the pirated version and only use the legitimate
> >>>>>>> version. Any help appreciated.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> TIA,
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Dan
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
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