boot.ini file help needed

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I just installed XP PRO on a blank hard disk and now somehow I've
gotten a dual boot situation. One choice is XP and onother is listed
as "windows" which doesn't work.

I don't want it to ask me at startup anymore. I just want it to boot
to XP right away without asking.

Below is my boot.ini file contents. Can I modify that to get rid of
the boot choice safely and what should I delete or add to the ini
file???


[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" /fastdetect
C:\="Microsoft Windows"

Thanks in advance,
Ed
 
I just installed XP PRO on a blank hard disk and now somehow I've
gotten a dual boot situation. One choice is XP and onother is listed
as "windows" which doesn't work.

I don't want it to ask me at startup anymore. I just want it to boot
to XP right away without asking.

Below is my boot.ini file contents. Can I modify that to get rid of
the boot choice safely and what should I delete or add to the ini
file???


[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" /fastdetect
C:\="Microsoft Windows"

Thanks in advance,
Ed
Click to expand...

If that's the contents of your boot.ini file is only referring to one
install of XP.

The boot loader shows that the default boot choice is on partition of 1 of
the drive on IDE 0. The path below that shows the same thing.
Take that last line out "C:\=Microsoft Windows" I think that's what is
goofing you up.

To see what I mean, below is copy of my boot.ini file on a system that has
WinXP Pro installed in the same location as your XP:

[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" /fastdetect
 
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