Error in Boot.ini

[tacker]

I recently did a complete repartition, reformat and clean install of XP
Home. To my surprise I was presented at boot up with option to load
two versions of XP Home, as if I had a dual installation and could
choose either. Of course, there is only one. A peek at boot.ini shows
two boot lines, as follows:

[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 Home
Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /fastdetect

There is only one installation, so when the system boots, if one
selects the first XP Home and continues, the system boots normally.
Choosing the second supposed verison results in an error message.

My question is whether the boot options presented at boot up are in the
same order as listed here in the boot.ini file. If so, then I will
delete the second boot line in boot.ini. I just want to make sure the
order of presentation at boot up is the same as listed in the boot.ini
file, so I delecte the correct line.

Any advice appreciated.

 

[Rock]

I recently did a complete repartition, reformat and clean install of XP
Home. To my surprise I was presented at boot up with option to load
two versions of XP Home, as if I had a dual installation and could
choose either. Of course, there is only one. A peek at boot.ini shows
two boot lines, as follows:

[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 Home
Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /fastdetect

There is only one installation, so when the system boots, if one
selects the first XP Home and continues, the system boots normally.
Choosing the second supposed verison results in an error message.

My question is whether the boot options presented at boot up are in the
same order as listed here in the boot.ini file. If so, then I will
delete the second boot line in boot.ini. I just want to make sure the
order of presentation at boot up is the same as listed in the boot.ini
file, so I delecte the correct line.

Any advice appreciated.

The default boot is the one labeled partition(1). If you don't make a
selection it boots into that one. If that boots ok then remove the
partition(2) line.

Another option is run msconfig from start | run. On the boot.ini tab
select the "Check all boot paths" option. It will find the bad one and
offer to remove it.