Re: unwanted dual boot after clean isntall of XP

"TimR" <trinaz@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:OdMQwF1cHHA.1216@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I did a clean install of XP on what was previously the boot drive (SATA -
W2000 Pro) of my box. There was/is another drive...was "F"... that was set
as a master on the IDE channels containing an older W2000 Pro setup.

Xp installed fine on my SATA drive after reformatting...but...now when I
start if the XP cd is not in the bay...I get a system boot
failure...?...and...if it is...I get a choice for booting on a dos
screen...new XP or old (Drive F) W2000 ?

Also...I just noticed that my main drive...the SATA...is configured as drive
"D"...and the older backup W2000 drive is now Drive "C" in the XP system ?

How do I get rid of the dual boot option...which I didn't want nor realize
was being isntalled...and switch the drive letters so "D" (new XP clean
install) is now C and hopefully will boot ok without the XP CD in the tray ?

Thanks, Tim




Boot into the BIOS and remove the old drive from the list of boot devices.

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Jim

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