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Os selection at computer startup!??

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  • 12-06-2003 2:00pm
    #1
    neohoki
    Closed Accounts Posts: 124 ✭✭


    Okay so long story short
    1. got virus
    2.installed windows xp by accident onto the infected drive as oppsosed to my spare one
    3.whenever computer started up there was a selection of two windows xp's
    4.formatted c: (it's okay i saved all my good stuff)
    5.reinstalled windows xp
    6.now there is a selection of 3 windows xp's even though only one is installed...

    okay so it wasn't short...

    but eh... how do i stop having to choose from three windows xp's and start choosing from only one....???


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    #2
    talla
    Registered Users Posts: 1,617 ✭✭✭talla


    Very simple but you have to be careful.

    Boot into the xp you want to use.

    Right click on my computer.

    Go to properties

    Go to the advanced tab

    There should be an option like "Manualyy edit startup....." and there should be an edit button there.

    Click the edit button.

    Now you say 2 versions of xp are installed on the partitioned/other drive. Well there should be two entries that are very similar to each other. delete them and then save the file. Be very careful though that the right entries are deleted.

    Next time you boot up it will go directly into the winxp install you want.

    Hope this works for you ;)


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    lazygit
    Registered Users Posts: 624 ✭✭✭lazygit


    You can also edit the boot.ini file on the startup drive in notepad. its a hidden system file.

    Just delete the Two Lines that refer to the XP install you dont need, save and reboot.


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    #4
    talla
    Registered Users Posts: 1,617 ✭✭✭talla


    yep the file he would be editing is the boot.ini, always find it easier to access from the My computers properites though :)


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    #5
    neohoki
    Closed Accounts Posts: 124 ✭✭neohoki


    i have

    [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" /fastdetect
    multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
    signature(a853a046)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect

    what should i change i just wanna be careful....


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    #6
    talla
    Registered Users Posts: 1,617 ✭✭✭talla


    when you have your choice of 3 when booting up, which one do do select? Im guessing its the second in the list


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    #7
    neohoki
    Closed Accounts Posts: 124 ✭✭neohoki


    ehh i select the first one.......


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    talla
    Registered Users Posts: 1,617 ✭✭✭talla


    sorry reread ur original post, u've formatted so its the first xp in the list that you select. So your boot.ini should look like this after editing
    Originally posted by neohoki


    [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"/fastdetect



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    #9
    talla
    Registered Users Posts: 1,617 ✭✭✭talla


    so in other words keep the first entry and delete the two after it.


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    #10
    ando
    Registered Users Posts: 5,401 ✭✭✭ando


    save a copy first before editing


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