which i installed and later formatted that drive but i still keep gettin the choice when i boot the system
2006-08-28 20:58:25 · 7 answers · asked by abishek j 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
Change your boot.ini file.
It should be on the partition where you installed windows. Just make sure you can see all system files.
Go to my computer / tools / view /
Select show hidden files and folders and uncheck hide protected operating system files (recommended) and say yes at the error message.
Click ok and open the partition where the operating files are stored. Default is C:/ drive. You should see a whole lot of files. Open boot confuguration settings and make sure it has the following:
[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" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
This is my one and I am booting off of only one OS so it only has this.
If yours has
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft WindowsVista" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
JUST DELETE THAT LINE AND NOTHING ELSE!
2006-08-28 21:08:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Use Command Prompt
if you don't know how to start your command Section Do this
If you are using windows 98 as your primary OS
then type command in the Run box
Press Windows key + R
type command
If you are using XP and above do this
Press Windows key + R
type cmd
When You are at command Prompt
c:\Your Default Path...\. \>cd\
c:\>edit boot.ini
Just Remove the Lines which causes your Operating system to Boot.
Save boot.ini
Close your Command Section
Restart your system
For Newbies
Don't Do this if you are unaware of Meaning of being a Admin
Simply Reinstall Operating system
Alok Tiwari
India
2006-08-28 21:12:06 · answer #2 · answered by mralokkp 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I know that problem; there is a special head 1 mb on a bootable hard disk. It still is there, it must be carefully formatted away by an OS installer, I don't know which OS is it you keep but it seems all OSes of today is aware of using it as boot menu.
2006-08-28 22:09:57 · answer #3 · answered by Andy T 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Boot from your XP CD and start the Recovery console. There use the fixboot and fixmbr commands. Problem solved.
2006-08-28 22:44:50 · answer #4 · answered by Frank 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-11-06 00:28:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had same problem you have to put in the windows disk and delete all patitions on hdd and format. take you time cuz i did this twice and missed the step on format myself. but i promise it is there.
2006-08-28 21:05:05 · answer #6 · answered by -^-Smooth C-^- 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2006-08-28 21:12:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋