Boot Choice-What should I delete from Boot.Ini?

[Lyn]

Hi;
I have a HD in 2 partitions, and had dual boot OS -WinXP & WinXP Pro.
I have since gotten rid of WinXP.
But on Boot it is still offering me a boot choice:
Select OS
Microsoft Windows XP Pro
Microsoft Windows

I'd like to get rid of the 'boot choice' so I can fast boot into my only
existing OS -WinXP Pro.
This is what is in my Boot.Ini

[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"/noexecute=optin/fast detect
C="MICROSOFT WINDOWS"

What should I delete from the Boot.Ini?
Your advice is appreciated....Lyn

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

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.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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:

| Hi;
| I have a HD in 2 partitions, and had dual boot OS -WinXP & WinXP Pro.
| I have since gotten rid of WinXP.
| But on Boot it is still offering me a boot choice:
| Select OS
| Microsoft Windows XP Pro
| Microsoft Windows
|
| I'd like to get rid of the 'boot choice' so I can fast boot into my only
| existing OS -WinXP Pro.
| This is what is in my Boot.Ini
|
| [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"/noexecute=optin/fast detect
| C="MICROSOFT WINDOWS"
|
| What should I delete from the Boot.Ini?
| Your advice is appreciated....Lyn

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Delete the line: C="MICROSOFT WINDOWS"

So that your boot.ini looks like this:

[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"/noexecute=optin/fast detect

Note: The last two lines may not really be wrapped that way in your actuall
boot.ini file. But I think you get the idea.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Galen]

In Lyn had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

Hi;
I have a HD in 2 partitions, and had dual boot OS -WinXP & WinXP Pro.
I have since gotten rid of WinXP.
But on Boot it is still offering me a boot choice:
Select OS
Microsoft Windows XP Pro
Microsoft Windows

I'd like to get rid of the 'boot choice' so I can fast boot into my
only existing OS -WinXP Pro.
This is what is in my Boot.Ini

[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"/noexecute=optin/fast detect
C="MICROSOFT WINDOWS"

What should I delete from the Boot.Ini?
Your advice is appreciated....Lyn

Instead of messing with it manually you can just make the system do it for
you.

Repairing a Multi-Boot:
http://kgiii.info/windows/XP/general/repair_multi-boot.html

If the other installation is gone it should only find one path.

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/

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declining years to the composition of a textbook which shall focus the
whole art of detection into one volume." - Sherlock Holmes