Re: How to delete setup boot files

"SailFL" <SailFL@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:AFEEDCFC-D56E-4B69-9668-8DED35D0DF3B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Pegasus / Arek Iskra

I want to thank both of you for helping me restore my system. Everything is
working correctly and I appreciate the good advise you gave me.

I learned something in the process also.

Thanks
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SailFL


"SailFL" wrote:

Changing the boot.ini from the properties has made it so that it will boot
automatically into XP Pro but the windows server option is still there. I
would like to eleminate that so that it is not hanging around. Don't I have
to do some thing else because the windows server 2003 keeps being placed into
the boot.ini file.

Thanks
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SailFL


"SailFL" wrote:

> Here is the contents of boot.ini
>
> [Boot Loader]
> Timeout=5
> Default=C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT
> [Operating Systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
> Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
> C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard
> Edition Setup"
>
> I removed the last line but when I booted it still tried to boot both.
> Don't have to delete or change the Bootsect.dat. I did not remove or > rename
> the other files.
>
> I appreciate the quick response you are giving me. Thank you.
> -- > SailFL
>
>
> "Arek Iskra [MVP]" wrote:
>
> > "SailFL" <SailFL@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:19DEC9F8-3B7D-4DD5-B7DE-3288C05ED002@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >I do not know where to put this message to get the right help.
> > >
> > > I am was creating a virtual machine on my pc to load Windows Server > > > 2003.
> > > Instead of loading the software onto the Virtual Machine it started
> > > loading
> > > on my PC. I stopped it by shutting it down which probably wasn't > > > the best
> > > thing to do. So now when my PC boots it want to know if I want to > > > load
> > > the
> > > XP Pro or Windows Server 2003 though the Server 2003 did not > > > complete its
> > > installation.
> > >
> > > How do I get my machine back to the point that it does not ask > > > which OS I
> > > want to go to. I do I eleminate the Windows Server 2003 that is > > > waiting
> > > to
> > > finish?
> > >
> > > Thanks for all help.
> > >
> >
> > Look at the boot.ini file (by default is hidden). Or, boot to XP,
> > right-click on My Computer and Choose Properties. Go to Advanced tab. > > Click
> > Settings button under Startup and Recovery Settings. Click Edit > > button and
> > it will open boot.ini for you. Remove the line referring to Windows > > Server
> > 2003 under [Operating Systems]. Be careful not to remove too much!
> >
> > You would probably want to clean the remaining stuff from server OS
> > installation (such as installation folder, provided you have chosen
> > different path then C:\Windows where XP is installed).
> >
> > -- > > Arek Iskra
> > MVP for Windows Server - Software Distribution
> >
> >
> >

Glad to hear everything is working now. Boot configuration can be tricky at times, but you made it through :)

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Arek Iskra
MVP for Windows Server - Software Distribution


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