Re: unwanted dual boot after clean isntall of XP


"JimR" <jrap107@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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: "TimR" <trinaz@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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: >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.
:
: --
: Jim
:
How is that going to help?
The old drive must contain the boot files or it wouldn't be called C.

Tim,
I hope that you did a backup.
The only way to have XP on C is to reinstall XP.

Did you have to install the SATA drivers (press F6 and have the drivers on a
floppy)?
--
Ronald Sommer

.

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