Removing boot loader

[ChrisRChamberlain]

Hi all

Have a client who installed WinXP Pro on a second drive, Win 2K remaining on the first, the system offering a choice of O/S at bootup.

Client has now formatted and installed WinXP Pro on the first drive and formatted the second drive.

The system now offers a choice of XP or XP!

How to remove the loader?

TIA

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[Mike2287]

you need to edit the boot.ini

start>run> type c:\boot.ini

 

[bcastner]

right-click My Computer, Properties, Advanced, Startup and Recovery - Settings, and click Edit in the top box.

Your boot.ini file should look something like:
[boot loader]
timeout=0
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

 

[ChrisRChamberlain]

Mike2287, bcastner

Thanks both for your replies - have left '/noexecute=optin' as an argument for the moment - I assume it's irrelevant?

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[bcastner]

Its from SP2 and not irrelevant.

 

[ChrisRChamberlain]

bcastner

Thanks for your help.

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[je150]

You can also go Start > Run type msconfig > enter
This brings up the config utility
Under "boot.ini" tab there should be a button to either search for or validate operating systems. Basically it will remove the "ghost" os you have written to the MBR because of the dual xp install.

 

[bcastner]

Chris,

You are very welcome.

Bill