How to delete the dual booting?

Question

I have installed the winxp service pack 1 and later I have upgraded incidentially upgradation could not done then I installed the fresh OS Now I am getting 2 option first one is working properly and 2nd was not please tell us how to delete the 2 option

Answer 1

In WindowsXP

1- Right Click on My Computer and Click on Properties.
2- Click on Advance table.
3- From Start-up and Recovery Click on Setting Button.
4- Click on Edit Button
5- From Notepad select the OS you want to delete but careful

Example. This will your lines if you have multiple lines. First line will be exact as the given below.

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

Answer 2

If the 2 versions are on the same partition, do not do the notepad thing or you will kill your boot file. Find the one that doesn't work in the windows folder and pick it out (delete it } a piece at a time. Back up, In case you have to reload the os. Then download ccleaner and run the "issues tab" several times to delete the registry entries. Then scan your disk for errors.

Answer 3

You need to take great care doing this. if you mess up neither will boot.....

1. open your C:\ drive.
2. Make sure you can see hidden files and system files. (Under tools and Folder Options.)
3. Open "Boot.ini"
4. Look for [operating systems]

Should look something like this....

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect


5. Delete the line of the OS you dont want. Say Windows 2000

(multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect )

6. Save.
7. Restart.

Answer 4

Not too sure, but I'd say that looks like you might have to back-up all your important files (don't forget to include the folders for mail saved in your mail program, like I did once)......... then do a complete format of the hard drive........ or buy a new hard drive to use as your Primary HDD and use the existing one as a secondary (slave) drive for keeping things like Digital photographs & downloaded music on, or whatever.

Answer 5

The prompt you're getting is in the boot.ini file on the root of your c drive. all you have to do is oven the file in notepad and delete the entire line you don't want to see. Of course if you delete the wrong line, then your PC won't boot.

Answer 6

From windows xp here is way to delete it right click on my computer go on properties then click on advanced the go startup and recovery click on edit one notepad will open delete which windows u dont want.