Booting got two Windows XP to choose from

[Guest]

My kids put in the Reinstall disk and now when I start my pc I have to choose
between 2 windows xp files. One works and the other doesn't. Any whay to
remove one?

 

[xslab]

1) Go to "Control Panel" -> "System".
2) Open "Advanced" tab.
3) Click "Settings" button under "Startup and Recovery".
4) Click "Edit" button under "System Startup". This open boot.ini file in
Notepad for editing.
5) Edit file, save it, and exit Notepad.

Make sure to create backup copy of the Boot.ini file!

lxa
http://www.xslab.com/

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Check All Boot Paths

Start | Run | Type: msconfig | Click OK |
Boot.ini tab | Check All Boot Paths button |
A dialog box will open detailing the location of any invalid operating
system locations | Confirm you want to remove the entry and reboot

[[Check All Boot Paths - This button will check the boot paths for all
operating systems listed in the BOOT.INI to ensure they point to a valid
operating system. ]]

If there is only one you will get:
It appears that all BOOT.INI lines for Microsoft operating systems are OK.

A dialog box will open detailing the location of any invalid operating
system locations.

Similar to this...
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It appears that the following line in the BOOT.INI file does not refer to a
valid operating system:

....some text here...

Would you like to remove it from the BOOT.INI file?
-------------------


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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Michael Stevens]

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My kids put in the Reinstall disk and now when I start my pc I have
to choose between 2 windows xp files. One works and the other
doesn't. Any whay to remove one?

I have two installations of Windows/Windows XP on the same partition.......
#20 on the FAQ list
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#20
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[Guest]

am checking for answers related to my problem - but
I don't have a boot.ini tab

Check All Boot Paths

Start | Run | Type: msconfig | Click OK |
Boot.ini tab | Check All Boot Paths button |
A dialog box will open detailing the location of any invalid operating
system locations | Confirm you want to remove the entry and reboot

[[Check All Boot Paths - This button will check the boot paths for all
operating systems listed in the BOOT.INI to ensure they point to a valid
operating system. ]]

If there is only one you will get:
It appears that all BOOT.INI lines for Microsoft operating systems are OK.

A dialog box will open detailing the location of any invalid operating
system locations.

Similar to this...
-------------------
It appears that the following line in the BOOT.INI file does not refer to a
valid operating system:

....some text here...

Would you like to remove it from the BOOT.INI file?
-------------------


--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

My kids put in the Reinstall disk and now when I start my pc I have to
choose between 2 windows xp files. One works and the other doesn't.
Any whay to remove one?