Thread: HELP....ME.....how to delte second os or old os from a lappy

hi.
i have installed two os on same lappy
i want to remove one os coz it is eating 20 gb.....


both os are windows 7 ultimate

old one is installed in c drive
and new one is installed in f drive

so now i want to format my c drive but it is not allowig to format c drive
and wen turning on system it showing two os which one to choose


so my prob is to remove the first os .that was on the c drive.......
plz tell in a simple n detailed mannner coz.
iam begginer


help is appreciated....



thnx in advance

helo someone help??
plz need to resolve today it self

You'll need to start, or boot, your computer using the Windows 7 installation disc or USB flash drive.

1. Turn on your computer so that Windows starts normally, insert the Windows 7 installation disc or USB flash drive, and then shut down your computer.
2. Restart your computer.
3. Press any key when prompted, and then follow the instructions that appear.
4. On the Install Windows page, enter your language and other preferences, and then click Next.
   If the Install Windows page doesn't appear, and you're not asked to press any key, you might need to change some system settings.
5. On the Please read the license terms page, if you accept the license terms, click I accept the license terms, and then click Next.
6. On the Which type of installation do you want? page, click Custom.
7. On the Where do you want to install Windows? page, click Drive options (advanced).
8. Click the partition that you want to change, click the formatting option you want to perform, and then follow the instructions.
9. After formatting, restart the PC

When finished you might have to change the settings in the bcdedit file.
When completed formatting please report here.

so my prob is to remove the first os .that was on the c drive.......
plz tell in a simple n detailed mannner coz.
iam begginer


What is the Urgency ?
What is the total space available in your Hard disk ?
What is the problem ?
C: is the default drive and as you say you are a beginner
you may have more problems by formatting C: only.
Presume you have the Installation CD.

Para two:
download Ccleaner from filehippo.com
clear old temp files/cache. Another ption is to remove all Ols System restore Points.
Report how much disk space saved.

I completely concur with @essbebe.
Before following my post, give reply to the questions by essbebe.
Remember that, if you do something wrong, you can end up with a blank hard-disk.

C: drive normally contains the boot.ini file

The best solution would be format the F:drive first >>Remove the deleted OS from boot.ini>>
Then install a fresh on C Drive

sorry guys i think imissed a point here......

i dont have installation cd.....
i just had ann iso image of 5gb
so i jsut expanded the image.....using magic iso
it became
10.4gb on d drive
so at first while iam using vista i just run the set up file from d drive of iso image
so normally the windows 7 ultimate installed........
after few months one of the dll extension missed


so got irriatted......and decided to format
thinking as c drive got less space as much as 8 gb even after cleaning the drive with cc cleaner and
space dint improved



so i chose f drive to install new os
again windows 7 ultimate

so wen i restart my system still my system shows c drive only 8gb space free as usual
so fed up with c cdrive
i tried to format c drive directly but it dint allowed at all
so i put the question here.......

my hard disk is 160 gb
now as i formatted all other drives
c drive had free space of just 8 gb
and f used 12 gb to get installed



sorry if it seems to u iam crazy
i have already told iam beginner


so i need finally
only one os on computer
with 130 or 120 gb space free
i have back uped all data in to dvds



as i dont have installation dvd.i need to do it from d drive itself

as i dont have a 10gb pen drive
and it cant be written on 4gb dvd



also i dont mind if 12 gb still wastd in d drive containing set up files or iso image of windows ultiamate





thnx for reply.......but ..........not yet.......

dint understood old os restore points..............

dint understood old os restore points..............
In Ccleaner in Tools option to delete ONE BY ONE all old "SRP "available.
This also saves space.
Mention how you have allotted disk space to different drives.

after few months one of the dll extension missed

which one.?
You got an error message when running an application.
try Google search.

i googled my dll extension missed
it said till now no solution found for thta dll extension missed
and partions were just
40 gb each.......
c drive 36.7
d drive 39
e drive 39
f drive
34.1



precisely

Problem
C: drive 36.7 GB free space 8 GB
UNABLE TO FORMAT WINDOWS 7 ( old Vista )
No installation CD.

1.Not specifying the DLL file name . Why ?
2.How much Windows Directory uses in C: drive ?
3. What is the error message you get when trying to format C:/

sshnas.dll extension error ...i dint mentioned coz i dint noted the error anywhere for refernce after googling for solution




and wen i try to format c drive it say

s
u cant format c drive


i thuiink only 8gb left out of 34 gb c drive sppace

Use Easy BCD and remove the boot entry. Also insert the Windows disc and format the drive you want.

am in not clear
i dont have a boot dvd with me..........

i just had iso image in d drive

Use this tool and remove the old OS from boot entry

Download EasyBCD 2.0.1 - NeoSmart Technologies

Download a Windows disc from torrents or your friend. That is the better way to do it.

iam begginer

PROBLEM Format C: drive and reload windows because of
sshnas.dll error
From startup menu , you have to uncheck the application loading this dll.
Your computer has some malware or virus.
Run in Safe mode with System Restore disabled.
Download Antimalware bytes and run it for full hard disk.

I searched Google for this sshnas.dll and got above information.

Having no Installation CD wiping the full C: drive is not advisable.
List all the applications which appear at start up.
Do you have any anitvirus antimalware applications loaded in your computer ?

thnx to dilip
and essebe


anyways thnks for the effort guys
iam going to format whole system
may be atleast c drive using iso image only
i tried the torrent they are all more than 5 gb which means we cant burn into dvd to be used as boot dvd


so going to do it from d drive image of old ultimate version

anyways thnks guys