How do I edit this boot.ini file to prevent bootup from asking me which
OS installation to load? Do I put semicolons at the beginning of the
lines for #1 and #2?
Options:
Go to Start/Run and type in: msconfig
Then go to the Boot.ini Tab and click on Check All Boot Paths. If you
receive a warning about a duplicate path: Do you want to remove, choose
yes.
Or...
Right click the My Computer icon/Properties/Advanced/Startup and
Recovery/Settings/System Startup/Edit.
How to Edit the BOOT.INI File in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q289/0/22.asp
Added info by M. Stevens:
I have two installations of XP on the same partition, how do I remove the
one I don't need?
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 > Statup 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.
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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)
Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
cquirke (MVP Windows shell/user) said:
How do I edit this boot.ini file to prevent bootup from asking me which
OS installation to load? Do I put semicolons at the beginning of the
lines for #1 and #2?
You can't ; comment out that section; behavior will be undefined, as
the item will be processed anyway. You can ;comment in other
sections, e.g. I'd do this:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
; multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(2)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional (#1)" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
; multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional (#2)" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect /noexecute=optin
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