Re: Two O/S intallations

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#19

Unless you want to reinstall XP Home, then you have to leave the boot files
on C and XP system files on D.
--
Ron Sommer

"Microsoft New Groups" <danberezaNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23qEMbpnCGHA.2320@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I thank both Ron and Drew for their inputs. To answer Ron, I have a
>partition. The pirated Pro is on my C drive and the Home is on the D
>drive.
>
> "Ron Sommer" <rsommer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:Orar0McCGHA.3064@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Where is SCSI mentioned?
>> Or one partition?
>>
>> "simply" ?
>> An install of XP Home on a computer already containing pirated XP Pro
>> resulting in a dual choice appearing at startup.
>> Was XP Home installed on the same partition as XP Pro?
>> XP Home replaced XP Pro, but a dual boot was setup in boot.ini?
>> XP Home installed on a different partition?
>>
>> You didn't reply how to change to the saved boot.ini if the computer
>> wouldn't boot?
>> --
>> Ron Sommer
>>
>> "Drew Tognola" <drewtognola@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:OzdCiEWCGHA.4040@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> It pains me to respond but this is the standard boot.ini file for a
>>> computer that has a SCSI drive & one partition. He didn't mention a
>>> second drive or a second partition. He simply installed Microsoft
>>> Windows XP Home on a standard computer.
>>>
>>> Drew
>>>
>>> "Ron Sommer" <rsommer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:uJ46MpVCGHA.1032@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> How do you know that Home is on rdisk(0)partition(1)?
>>>>
>>>> To name the file, put boot.ini in quotes or change the file type to All
>>>> files.
>>>>
>>>> If something goes wrong, how are you supposed to replace boot.ini?
>>>> --
>>>> Ron Sommer
>>>>
>>>> "Drew Tognola" <drewtognola@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:u4xxQ7UCGHA.516@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Dan,
>>>>>
>>>>> -Control Panel > Folder Options > select 'Show hidden Files &
>>>>> Folders', click OK
>>>>> -navigate to C:/, locate the boot.ini file. Save a copy somewhere
>>>>> -open the boot.ini file with Notepad
>>>>> -Copy & Paste below info into a new notepad document
>>>>>
>>>>> [boot loader]
>>>>> timeout=30
>>>>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
>>>>> [operating systems]
>>>>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
>>>>> Edition" /fastdetect
>>>>>
>>>>> -select File > Save as
>>>>> -name your file boot.ini and save in the C:/ location
>>>>> -select 'Yes' to overwrite current boot.ini file
>>>>> -Restart computer
>>>>> If something should go wrong, replace the boot.ini with the saved
>>>>> copy.
>>>>>
>>>>> Drew
>>>>>
>>>>> "Microsoft New Groups" <danberezaNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>>>>> message news:OktEkGSCGHA.3912@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>I originally had Win2000 and wanted to upgrade to XP. A friend loaned
>>>>>>me a copy of XP Pro which turned out to be a pirated copy. I then
>>>>>>purchased full version of XP Home and installed it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Now, when I boot the computer, it offers me both versions. I would
>>>>>> like to delete the pirated version and only use the legitimate
>>>>>> version. Any help appreciated.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> TIA,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dan
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>


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