Re: Windows Booting

From: Alex Nichol (alexn.mvpdts_at_ntlworld.delete.com)
Date: 09/28/04 

Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 14:08:09 +0100

Shane Howley wrote:

>I had to install xp on a second drive to fix a problem
>with my original copy. Now, every time my system boots,
>it asks me which copy i would like to load. I tried
>deleting the windows directory on the second drive but it
>keeps asking

Start - Run - run MSConfig.exe

On the Boot.Ini page click 'Check All Paths'

That will report the path to the deleted version as being not valid and
offer to delete the entry 

-- 
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K.  Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)

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