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Re: How do I tell Vista beta 2 not to keep my old Windows XP?
"Tom Porterfield" <tpporter@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:OctQtZAjGHA.3816@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Phillip Pi wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I have a machine I would like to install Vista beta 2 (public version)
>> onto an Athlon 64 3200+ machine that already has XP Pro. SP2. I would
>> like to have Vista use C: drive for installation, but I do not want a
>> dual boot. I want it to erase C: drive and install cleanly. How can I
>> force this?
>>
>> I kept getting dual boot in Windows XP and outside without the option to
>> make drive C clean. I do want to keep my other partitions that Ghost
>> images, datas, etc.
>
> Boot the PC with the Vista DVD in the drive and start setup that way.
> Choose to do a custom install. During this process you will be presented
> with a screen where you can choose the partition on which to install
> Vista. Select the existing partition that has XP and delete it. Then
> choose the free space created by the deletion as the location on which to
> install Vista.
> --
> Tom Porterfield
You don't have to delete the partition (and may not want to if it is not the
only partition). Just click on the Format button.
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