Multiple Windows Installations to pick from startup screen

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Through having to reinstall Windows several times due to large hardware
changes, a RAID failure, and lastly just wanted a fresh insall, I now have 3
"Windows XP" to chose from at startup. There really is only one installed,
as I have manually deleted the system files from the other partitions/drives
that are the older installs. I would like to make it so either there is just
the one correct install to pick, or better yet, not have to pick anything to
get windows started. Of course, if I wait 25 seconds or something like that,
it will then boot to the top choice... Any help is much appreciated!!

Cheers,
Norm
 
noverusn said:
Through having to reinstall Windows several times due to large
hardware changes, a RAID failure, and lastly just wanted a fresh
insall, I now have 3 "Windows XP" to chose from at startup. There
really is only one installed, as I have manually deleted the system
files from the other partitions/drives that are the older installs.
I would like to make it so either there is just the one correct
install to pick, or better yet, not have to pick anything to get
windows started. Of course, if I wait 25 seconds or something like
that, it will then boot to the top choice... Any help is much
appreciated!!
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How to edit the Boot.ini file in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289022
 
Through having to reinstall Windows several times due to large hardware
changes, a RAID failure, and lastly just wanted a fresh insall, I now have
3
"Windows XP" to chose from at startup. There really is only one
installed,
as I have manually deleted the system files from the other
partitions/drives
that are the older installs. I would like to make it so either there is
just
the one correct install to pick, or better yet, not have to pick anything
to
get windows started. Of course, if I wait 25 seconds or something like
that,
it will then boot to the top choice... Any help is much appreciated!!
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Go to Start | Run. Type in msconfig. Click ok. On the boot tab click on
check all boot paths. It should offer to delete the invalid ones. When the
system is rebooted it will pop up a dialog box about being in diagnostic
mode. Just check the box to not have it remind you again.
 
Thanks much Rock; it worked like a charm!

Rock said:
Go to Start | Run. Type in msconfig. Click ok. On the boot tab click on
check all boot paths. It should offer to delete the invalid ones. When the
system is rebooted it will pop up a dialog box about being in diagnostic
mode. Just check the box to not have it remind you again.
Click to expand...
 
Thank you for that great link. I went with Rock's fix (next post), but your
link has a sea of great info on there that I'm sure to use!!!
 
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