Re: boot.ini

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>How do I edit this boot.ini file to prevent bootup from asking me which
>OS installation to load? Do I put semicolons at the beginning of the
>lines for #1 and #2?


Options:

Go to Start/Run and type in: msconfig
Then go to the Boot.ini Tab and click on Check All Boot Paths. If you
receive a warning about a duplicate path: Do you want to remove, choose
yes.

Or...

Right click the My Computer icon/Properties/Advanced/Startup and
Recovery/Settings/System Startup/Edit.

How to Edit the BOOT.INI File in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q289/0/22.asp

Added info by M. Stevens:

I have two installations of XP on the same partition, how do I remove the
one I don't need?

Boot to the desired version of Windows XP you want to keep. Making note of
the position in the boot menu. This will be important when you edit
boot.ini.

Open a command prompt * and type " echo %windir%" without the quotes. This
will give you the current Windows folder you are using.

>From Explorer, delete the folder containing the installation you want to
remove. The original install folder is usually called Windows and subsequent
folders will be derivatives of Windows or Winnt.

>From System Properties [Winkey+Pause/Break] > Advanced Tab > Statup and
Recovery > Settings > Edit.

Select the Edit button and from notepad, first backup boot.ini, by going to
File; Save As and rename boot.ini. to something like boot.inibak.

Remove the line referencing the installation not chosen; you made note of in
step one.
Set timeout=0 so the system boots directly into Win XP (you will not get the
boot menu).
Save As boot.ini & Exit.

Reboot.

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com


"cquirke (MVP Windows shell/user)" <cquirkenews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message news:27to61hf6uji9lkcnd6ph08dlbc2sqpm4r@xxxxxxxxxx
> On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 18:37:24 -0700, "badgolferman"
> <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>How do I edit this boot.ini file to prevent bootup from asking me which
>>OS installation to load? Do I put semicolons at the beginning of the
>>lines for #1 and #2?
>
> You can't ; comment out that section; behavior will be undefined, as
> the item will be processed anyway. You can ;comment in other
> sections, e.g. I'd do this:
>
> [boot loader]
> timeout=30
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
> ; multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(2)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
> Professional (#1)" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
> ; multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
> Professional (#2)" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
> Professional" /fastdetect /noexecute=optin
>
>
>
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> Gone to bloggery: http://cquirke.blogspot.com
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