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TRISH
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      6th Oct 2003
After recovering from the Swen virus, I reinstalled 98SE
and then my upgrade to XP. All systems go... installed
Norton System Works 2003 - scanned for viruses, all
clean - however, there are 3 master boot records.

My question is, is that ok? And if it's best to only have
one how do I get rid of the other 2 and how do I know
which 2 to get rid of?

Thanks in advance for any help.
 
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Carey Frisch [MVP]
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      6th Oct 2003
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 & THIRD entries.
Your boot.ini file should then look similar to this:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect



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"TRISH" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message:
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| After recovering from the Swen virus, I reinstalled 98SE
| and then my upgrade to XP. All systems go... installed
| Norton System Works 2003 - scanned for viruses, all
| clean - however, there are 3 master boot records.
|
| My question is, is that ok? And if it's best to only have
| one how do I get rid of the other 2 and how do I know
| which 2 to get rid of?
|
| Thanks in advance for any help.
 
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