How can I remove my OS?

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Lifer
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Is there anyway to remove Win2k from a second harddrive? There is a copy of it on my storage drive and I need to remove it.
 

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Do you wish to delete or uninstall it?

To delete, you can delete the WinNT folder (that should get most of it cleaned out). I would suggest that you make a backup first and rename the folder instead of deleting it. IF everything still works on your system over a few weeks, the delete the renamed folder.

If the OS is on its own partition (without any other needed files/folders) just reformat that partition.

Do not advertise that you are removing the OS - M$ has hired guns that will lock you away for blasphemy.:p
 

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Uninstall it is what I need I have the OS on my main drive but when I boot up it shows both of them then asks me to choose one if i remove the one it will boot correctly. I have already deleted the WINNT file but still get it asking to choose between the 2 on bootup.
 

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Originally posted by: gothictech
Read This.Link
This helped me to do the same thing you are looking to do.



Modify the boot.ini file on your primary drive.
Remove the options for the WinNT and also set the delay time to 0