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[Guest]

I used to have two hard drives. At start up I had to select which one I
wanted to start. I now have one larger HD but, when I start my computer the
selection window still opens just as if I still had two. How do I get rid of
the selection option? I am running XP home.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I used to have two hard drives. At start up I had to select which one I
wanted to start. I now have one larger HD but, when I start my computer the
selection window still opens just as if I still had two. How do I get rid of
the selection option? I am running XP home.

How did you originally configure the machine to offer such a selection?
This would have to have been via the BIOS, as such a selection isn't
truly possible from within Windows or even using a 3rd-party boot
manager. Simply reverse whatever steps you originally took to create
the present configuration.


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[Rock]

I used to have two hard drives. At start up I had to select which one I
wanted to start. I now have one larger HD but, when I start my computer
the
selection window still opens just as if I still had two. How do I get rid
of
the selection option? I am running XP home.

Edit the boot.ini file. It's a hidden file in the root of the boot drive.
If you want copy and paste the contents here for help.

How to edit the Boot.ini file in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289022/en-us

How to remove a second installation of a Windows operating system from a
partition
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888023/en-us