Removing Dual Boot?...

[Eric Miller]

I have WinXP Pro as my main OS, and I had installed Win2008 on a second
drive and a dual boot menu was created automatically.

I bought a new board and stuff to dedicate this to Win2008 so I removed the
second, but the dual menu is still there and I would like to know how to
remove it and restore back the normal.

 

[Jerry]

Edit the boot.ini file in the root of the boot drive to remove any
references to Win 2008.

 

[Eric Miller]

Needs some help with this. What do I remove?

[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" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT

 

[...winston]

If Windows Server 2008 is based on the same platform(NT6 as Vista) and uses a bootload like Vista.

In a normal dual boot process, when WS08 is installed second, the Bootloader is placed on the primary active sytem partition(XP
most likely in your case). Thus editing the boot.ini file on the XP will serve no purposes but to possibly break it once WS08 is
removed. You'll need to remove the bootloader from XP's drive. You might try a third party utility to accomplish this
task(BootITNG, VistaBootPro, or EasyBCD).

 

[Ramone]

Very simple.

http://www.vistabootpro.org/

Ramone

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Win 2008 does not use Boot.ini. It uses a BCD store. The boot menu item
can be removed with VistaBoot Pro.

 

[Eric Miller]

This is what's in there. What do I remove?

;
;Warning: Boot.ini is used on Windows XP and earlier operating systems.
;Warning: Use BCDEDIT.exe to modify Windows Vista boot options.
;
[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" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT

 

[Eric Miller]

I don't see any reference to Win2008 in this Boot.ini So why is it still
showing up?

;
;Warning: Boot.ini is used on Windows XP and earlier operating systems.
;Warning: Use BCDEDIT.exe to modify Windows Vista boot options.
;
[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" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT

 

[Ramone]

You will not find it in boot.ini. Boot.ini is XP. BCDEDIT.exe is what you
need to change to get rid of the entry. Do what you've already been told to
do.

I don't see any reference to Win2008 in this Boot.ini So why is it still
showing up?

;
;Warning: Boot.ini is used on Windows XP and earlier operating systems.
;Warning: Use BCDEDIT.exe to modify Windows Vista boot options.
;
[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" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT

I have WinXP Pro as my main OS, and I had installed Win2008 on a second
drive and a dual boot menu was created automatically.

I bought a new board and stuff to dedicate this to Win2008 so I removed
the second, but the dual menu is still there and I would like to know how
to remove it and restore back the normal.

 

[Andy]

Use the Microsoft bootsect command: bootsect /nt52 sys

bootsect {/help|/nt60|/nt52} {SYS|ALL|<DriveLetter>:} [/force]

Boot sector restoration tool

Bootsect.exe updates the master boot code for hard disk partitions in
order to switch between BOOTMGR and NTLDR. You can use this tool to
restore the boot sector on your computer.

I don't see any reference to Win2008 in this Boot.ini So why is it still
showing up?

;
;Warning: Boot.ini is used on Windows XP and earlier operating systems.
;Warning: Use BCDEDIT.exe to modify Windows Vista boot options.
;
[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" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT

I have WinXP Pro as my main OS, and I had installed Win2008 on a second
drive and a dual boot menu was created automatically.

I bought a new board and stuff to dedicate this to Win2008 so I removed
the second, but the dual menu is still there and I would like to know how
to remove it and restore back the normal.

 

[John John (MVP)]

Server 2008 doesn't boot with boot.ini, it uses the Boot Configuration
Data (BCD) store. If you want to remove Server 2008 and return the boot
loader to ntldr and boot.ini stick your Server 2008 installation disk in
the drive and issue this command at a command prompt:

x:\Boot\Bootsect.exe –NT52 All

where x is the drive letter of the Server 2008 installation disk.

John

I don't see any reference to Win2008 in this Boot.ini So why is it still
showing up?

;
;Warning: Boot.ini is used on Windows XP and earlier operating systems.
;Warning: Use BCDEDIT.exe to modify Windows Vista boot options.
;
[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" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT

I have WinXP Pro as my main OS, and I had installed Win2008 on a second
drive and a dual boot menu was created automatically.

I bought a new board and stuff to dedicate this to Win2008 so I removed
the second, but the dual menu is still there and I would like to know how
to remove it and restore back the normal.

 

[Eric Miller]

Ok Thanks! I shall do that....

Server 2008 doesn't boot with boot.ini, it uses the Boot Configuration
Data (BCD) store. If you want to remove Server 2008 and return the boot
loader to ntldr and boot.ini stick your Server 2008 installation disk in
the drive and issue this command at a command prompt:

x:\Boot\Bootsect.exe –NT52 All

where x is the drive letter of the Server 2008 installation disk.

John

I don't see any reference to Win2008 in this Boot.ini So why is it still
showing up?

;
;Warning: Boot.ini is used on Windows XP and earlier operating systems.
;Warning: Use BCDEDIT.exe to modify Windows Vista boot options.
;
[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" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT

I have WinXP Pro as my main OS, and I had installed Win2008 on a second
drive and a dual boot menu was created automatically.

I bought a new board and stuff to dedicate this to Win2008 so I removed
the second, but the dual menu is still there and I would like to know how
to remove it and restore back the normal.

 

[Eric Miller]

Ok Thanks! I shall do that....

Server 2008 doesn't boot with boot.ini, it uses the Boot Configuration
Data (BCD) store. If you want to remove Server 2008 and return the boot
loader to ntldr and boot.ini stick your Server 2008 installation disk in
the drive and issue this command at a command prompt:

x:\Boot\Bootsect.exe –NT52 All

where x is the drive letter of the Server 2008 installation disk.

John

I don't see any reference to Win2008 in this Boot.ini So why is it still
showing up?

;
;Warning: Boot.ini is used on Windows XP and earlier operating systems.
;Warning: Use BCDEDIT.exe to modify Windows Vista boot options.
;
[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" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT

I have WinXP Pro as my main OS, and I had installed Win2008 on a second
drive and a dual boot menu was created automatically.

I bought a new board and stuff to dedicate this to Win2008 so I removed
the second, but the dual menu is still there and I would like to know how
to remove it and restore back the normal.