Re: Getting rid of boot partition menu

"Ed" <jag_manR__EM*-0_V_E653@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In a botched attempt to resolve some problems with XP Pro I created another
partition on my
primary master HDD. This created a boot menu that comes up during start-up,
asking me which
Windows XP I want to boot to. If I'm fast enough to select the second choice
in the menu it
boots successfully to my original XP installation, which now works fine. So,
to get rid
of the second boot I simply deleted the partition, using Partition Magic. The
only problem is
it still offers me the menu at start-up.

The C:\boot.ini file contains:

[boot loader]
timeout=1
default=signature(43009b61)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
signature(43009b61)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptOut

I suspect I solve the problem by either removing this file entirely, or
editing it somehow. But, I though it wise to
seek some advice before proceeding. Am I on the right track?

TIA

Ed





First, go to Control Panel and double click the System Icon.
In the System Properties ***, click on the Advanced tab.
On the Advanced page, hit the Settings button in the Startup and Recovery
section.
This should launch the Startup and Recovery dialog.
Click the down arrow in the Default operating system box and highlight the
second entry.
Click OK.
Restart your computer and see if it boots into the good XP installation without
you having to make a selection.

Next, go to Start -> Run and enter msconfig in the Open box.
In the System Configuration Utility, click on the BOOT.INI tab.
On the BOOT.INI page, hit the Check all boot paths button.
You should be offered the option to delete this entry from your Boot.ini file.

signature(43009b61)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect

Take Windows up on the offer and you should now be able to start your computer
and boot directly into Windows.

Note: If you go back to Start -> Control Panel -> System -> Advanced -> Startup
and Recovery and hit the Edit button, your Boot.ini file should now look like
similar to this.

[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 Professional"
/NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT

Good luck

Nepatsfan


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