Dual Boot

When Installing Windows XP I did something dumb and the first install failed.
I redid it and it installed just fine except now when I start the computer I
get a boot menu with Windows XP listed two time. One is highlighted and I
simply accept it and the computer boots up. No other problems. How do I get
rid of that other boot listing in the boot menu that comes up.

Brianbp

Go to Start > Run and type: MSCONFIG , and hit enter.
Click on the BOOT.INI tab and then click on "Check All Boot Paths"
to delete incorrect boot paths.

If the above does not work for you, then:

Right-click MY COMPUTER and select:

Properties > Advanced > Startup and Recovery Settings > Edit

CAREFULLY edit your boot.ini file to remove the SECOND entry.
Your boot.ini file should then read similar to this:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Home Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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"Briandp" wrote:

| When Installing Windows XP I did something dumb and the first install failed.
| I redid it and it installed just fine except now when I start the computer I
| get a boot menu with Windows XP listed two time. One is highlighted and I
| simply accept it and the computer boots up. No other problems. How do I get
| rid of that other boot listing in the boot menu that comes up.
|
| Brianbp

Doy you know if it'scon same partition or hard drive?
I have two installations of XP on the same partition........"
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#20

Boot to the desired version of Windows XP you want to keep. Making note of
the position in the boot menu. This will be important when you edit boot.ini.

Open a command prompt * and type " echo %windir%" without the quotes. This
will give you the current Windows folder you are using.

From Explorer, delete the folder containing the installation you want to
remove. The original install folder is usually called Windows and subsequent
folders will be derivatives of Windows or Winnt.

From System Properties [Winkey+Pause/Break] > Advanced Tab > Startup and
Recovery > Settings > Edit.

Select the Edit button and from notepad, first backup boot.ini, by going to
File; Save As and rename boot.ini. to something like boot.inibak.

Remove the line referencing the installation not chosen; you made note of in
step one.

Set timeout=0 so the system boots directly into Win XP (you will not get the
boot menu).

Save As boot.ini & Exit.

Reboot.

"Briandp" wrote:

> When Installing Windows XP I did something dumb and the first install failed.
> I redid it and it installed just fine except now when I start the computer I
> get a boot menu with Windows XP listed two time. One is highlighted and I
> simply accept it and the computer boots up. No other problems. How do I get
> rid of that other boot listing in the boot menu that comes up.
>
> Brianbp

For a MVP, you would think yuo would provide all the information required to
fix the problem!!!

What about the EXTRA Windows directory?

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#20

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> Go to Start > Run and type: MSCONFIG , and hit enter.
> Click on the BOOT.INI tab and then click on "Check All Boot Paths"
> to delete incorrect boot paths.
>
> If the above does not work for you, then:
>
> Right-click MY COMPUTER and select:
>
> Properties > Advanced > Startup and Recovery Settings > Edit
>
> CAREFULLY edit your boot.ini file to remove the SECOND entry.
> Your boot.ini file should then read similar to this:
>
> [boot loader]
> timeout=30
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOW S
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Home Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows - Shell/User
> Microsoft Community Newsgroups
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Briandp" wrote:
>
> | When Installing Windows XP I did something dumb and the first install failed.
> | I redid it and it installed just fine except now when I start the computer I
> | get a boot menu with Windows XP listed two time. One is highlighted and I
> | simply accept it and the computer boots up. No other problems. How do I get
> | rid of that other boot listing in the boot menu that comes up.
> |
> | Brianbp
>