How to remove boot options window

[katy]

Hi All, When Windows 7 beta came out, I installed it on a separate
partition using a free for 30 days program to create the partition. Now
I've formatted that partition to remove Windows 7 and wonder if there is a
way to remove the boot option window that still comes up when I turn the XP
machine on. I tried inserting the XP OS cd to possibly repair this but this
CD is not bootable I guess. I have CD set to boot first but it just
bypasses and goes right to the boot option window anyway. Or is there a way
to initiate a reinstall/repair using this non-bootable CD?

Or does XP have a tool I could use to eliminate this boot window? I played
with the Windows 7 for a while but now I'd like my XP back fulltime.

Thanks very much for any ideas!! Katy

 

[SC Tom]

Hi All, When Windows 7 beta came out, I installed it on a separate
partition using a free for 30 days program to create the partition. Now
I've formatted that partition to remove Windows 7 and wonder if there is a
way to remove the boot option window that still comes up when I turn the
XP machine on. I tried inserting the XP OS cd to possibly repair this but
this CD is not bootable I guess. I have CD set to boot first but it just
bypasses and goes right to the boot option window anyway. Or is there a
way to initiate a reinstall/repair using this non-bootable CD?

Or does XP have a tool I could use to eliminate this boot window? I
played with the Windows 7 for a while but now I'd like my XP back
fulltime.

Thanks very much for any ideas!! Katy

I assume that when you pick the XP option, it boots OK? if so, go to your C:
drive and find boot.ini. Right-click on it and remove the check mark for
Read Only. Open it with Notepad, remove the line under [operating systems]
referring to Windows 7, and save and close the file. Right-click and
re-enable Read Only. You shouldn't get the boot option menu any more.

SC Tom

 

[ju.c]

Did you install a boot manager?
If so, use the Recovery Console to rebuild the MBR.
At the prompt, type: fixmbr <enter>

If you don't have the Recovery Console you can get
this one that I made. It's fully SP3, only 5 MB.

http://www.kickasstorrents.com/windows-xp-sp3-recovery-console-cd-image-iso-t2574835.html


If it's the XP boot options menu, use msconfig to remove
the other option.


ju.c