I repartitioned HDD and reinstalled Windows XP Home.
System prompts for dual boot with two copies of OS, only
on works. Cannot locate boot.ini after setting to view
all files. Is there another file to edit for false dual-
boot situations?

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 correct the issue, then:

Right-click on 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 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

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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"Bill" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message:
news:90b901c4085e$608cba40$(E-Mail Removed)...

|I repartitioned HDD and reinstalled Windows XP Home.
| System prompts for dual boot with two copies of OS, only
| on works. Cannot locate boot.ini after setting to view
| all files. Is there another file to edit for false dual-
| boot situations?

Thank you very much for such prompt instructions to fix
this problem!

>-----Original Message-----
>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 correct the issue, then:
>
>Right-click on 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 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
>
>--
>Carey Frisch
>Microsoft MVP
>Windows XP - Shell/User
>
>Be Smart! Protect your PC!
>http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
>
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>"Bill" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message:
> news:90b901c4085e$608cba40$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>|I repartitioned HDD and reinstalled Windows XP Home.
>| System prompts for dual boot with two copies of OS,
only
>| on works. Cannot locate boot.ini after setting to view
>| all files. Is there another file to edit for false
dual-
>| boot situations?
>.
>