Had a little difficulty choosing where to post this as it involves both WINNT and Windows XP but, as the computer in question is running Windows XP, I thought this would be appropriate.
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In the process, I noticed that the computer has a C:\WINNT directory and a G:\WINDOWS directory. Is this normal for a computer that is running Windows XP Home?
The other oddity is that, when the computer boots, there is an option to load XP Home or XP Pro. Typically Home is loaded but I tried to load Pro, just to see what would happen, and I got a blue memory dump screen.
What I'd like to know is, if this is not a normal setup (and I don't think that it is), how do I get rid of the excess OS and set the computer up to simply boot into XP Home?
I know, I know.. why get rid of Pro and keep Home, right? Well he's been using Home all along, so all of his "settings" like favorites and Start Menu layout and whatnot, have all been setup in Home. If it's easy to move these to the Pro installation and just boot to Pro all the time, I'm willing to do that but the blue memory dump screen I got when I booted into Pro makes me leary of choosing Pro over Home in this case.
My system is running Windows XP Pro, with two hard drives, and the only Windows directory I have is C:\WINDOWS. This is what leads me to believe that his setup is not normal and I look forward to getting some advice.
Just had a great experience in the Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help section! See Hoping for help with pop-ups, volume settings and phantom music. Thanks sjpritch25!
In the process, I noticed that the computer has a C:\WINNT directory and a G:\WINDOWS directory. Is this normal for a computer that is running Windows XP Home?
The other oddity is that, when the computer boots, there is an option to load XP Home or XP Pro. Typically Home is loaded but I tried to load Pro, just to see what would happen, and I got a blue memory dump screen.
What I'd like to know is, if this is not a normal setup (and I don't think that it is), how do I get rid of the excess OS and set the computer up to simply boot into XP Home?
I know, I know.. why get rid of Pro and keep Home, right? Well he's been using Home all along, so all of his "settings" like favorites and Start Menu layout and whatnot, have all been setup in Home. If it's easy to move these to the Pro installation and just boot to Pro all the time, I'm willing to do that but the blue memory dump screen I got when I booted into Pro makes me leary of choosing Pro over Home in this case.
My system is running Windows XP Pro, with two hard drives, and the only Windows directory I have is C:\WINDOWS. This is what leads me to believe that his setup is not normal and I look forward to getting some advice.
