Xp Uninstallation

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I have Dual Boot System having
1. XP media center
2. windows xp sp2
Now I want to uninstall windows xp 2
I have tried formmating the partion on which sp2 is installed on media centre but failed to do so.
So how should I go ?

Boot into Media center and then try to format XP SP2 partition!

If it doesnt work, then u can use Partition magic and can format it, it may ask to schedule the task at next reboot, simply accept it

Hey Freezer,

First check which partition is active. If it is the XP SP2's partition, formatting the drive will corrupt the boot loader. You have to insert Media centre CD, go to Recovery console and run fixboot and fixmbr. Then you can remove WIN XP SP2.

*support.microsoft.com/kb/314058 - this link has a doc that might help you reset MBR and boot partition.

freezer said:
I have Dual Boot System having
1. XP media center
2. windows xp sp2
Now I want to uninstall windows xp 2
I have tried formmating the partion on which sp2 is installed on media centre but failed to do so.
So how should I go ?

on which partition do you have XPsp2 is it C:. then you cant just format it and use media center.
why dont you try this

to uninstall xpsp2 just remove the the concerned windows and programfiles my document folder and remove its entry from th boot.ini option.

Thanks a lot all of you