Re: installing windows xp

Hi Rick, Thanks for such simple directions. I would like to retain C: because
it has much more space. The F: has hardly any.

[boot loader]
timeout=20
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn

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nabgirl


"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> So what is your objective? Which one do you want to retain, and which do you
> want to lose?
>
> In addition, click start/run, type C:\boot.ini and click ok. From the
> resulting notepad, click edit/select all/edit/copy. Open a response to this
> post and answer the above questions. Then start a new line and hit ctrl+v to
> paste the contents of boot.ini so we can tell you how to fix it.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "nabgirl" <nabgirl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:B03890DD-4C43-41FB-A120-BC8581D8A686@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hi,
> > i have the same issue except it's not showing it to be invaild. I have
> > windows xp on 2 partitions..C and F
> > --
> > nabgirl
> >
> >
> > "jadentopaz" wrote:
> >
> >> THANK YOU THANK YOU, it worked perfectly. Thank you again!!!!!!
> >>
> >> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
> >>
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > No, you don't have to start again. Click start/run, type msconfig and
> >> > click
> >> > ok. Go to the boot.ini tab, click the button to 'check all boot paths'.
> >> > It
> >> > should offer to remove the invalid one.
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Best of Luck,
> >> >
> >> > Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> >> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> >> > Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> >> > www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >> > Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> >> >
> >> > "jadentopaz" <jadentopaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> > news:2B8117E3-1EF5-43D1-968C-F628FD472F92@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > >I reformatted using windows xp pro... the first time it was loading it
> >> > > stopped half way and said i was missing root>\system32\hal.dll
> >> > > so
> >> > > I
> >> > > restarted loading xp again and everything loaded good, however when
> >> > > my
> >> > > computer is starting I am given a screen that asks which op syst i
> >> > > want to
> >> > > run, they both are winxp pro, the first one is the good copy, the
> >> > > second
> >> > > is
> >> > > the bad copy....how do I get rid of the second.... do I have to
> >> > > reformat
> >> > > again??
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
>
>
>
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