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Hello
Having a similar problem, however, I upgraded my main board and as a result
of a messy windows repair, was forced to do a parallel install. When my
machine boots up, it prompts me to select an OS. I would like to edit my
boot.ini to omit my dead os and boot the freshly installed one.
I currently have the new os installed to C:\WINXP
Just curious if this boot.ini file looks correct
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINXP
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINXP="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
Thought it would be safer to ask someone who knows what they are doing
before i completely mess up my machine.
Zach
"finding new ways to kill Windows"
"Jonas" wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I would guess that your current OS was upgraded from Windows NT4/2000 as it
> is installed in a folder named WINNT. To remove the other installation,
> simply just use the Windows Explorer and delete the C:\WINDOWS folder by
> right-clicking on ite, holding down the shift key while clicking on Delete
> and answer Yes. The Shift key-thing makes the delete permanent, ie it
> doesn't go to the Recycle Bin.
>
> But as I said before, make backups of your important data *BEFORE* trying
> this, better safe than sorry!
>
> Good luck
>
> Jonas
>
> "tommy" <tommy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B4D9031F-CE3C-4F8D-B1B0-C37D7C7655F1@microsoft.com...
> > OK ... I really appreciate your help, Jonas. I have identified which OS I
> > want to keep and which one I would like to delete. This was on the last
> > line
> > of the SET cmd.
> >
> > windir=C:\WINNT
> > The other installation in partition 1 is windr=C:\WINDOWS
> >
> > Here's what listed for c:\boot.ini
> >
> > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows XP Home
> > Edition" /fastdetect
> > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
> > Edition" /fastdetect
> >
> > Final questions (I hope): What specific command do I enter at the
> > START->RUN cmd prompt to delete one of these paths (installations) the
> > safest
> > way? Do I have to delete the OS that's not currently running? Please
> > advise.
> >
> > Thank you so much.
> >
> > Jonas" wrote:
> >
> >> This is the tricky part as an error here will make your OS unbootable. Do
> >> not do this if you are uncertain and do not have backups of important
> >> data.
> >>
> >> If you click Start->Run and type cmd and then press Enter you get a
> >> command
> >> window. At the prompt, enter SET, press Enter and look at the last line
> >> windir=c:\windows. In my case the currently started OS is installed in
> >> c:\windows, default for Windows XP.
> >>
> >> Now look in the boot.ini again. Look for the entry that hasn't got the
> >> same
> >> path as you found above by using the SET command. That other path should
> >> be
> >> safe to delete and therefore removing the other OS installation.
> >> In my case it says multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS which
> >> equals
> >> c:\windows, ie my currently started OS. The other entries are other
> >> installations.
> >>
> >> Remember, an error will be fatal so be careful and make backups!
> >>
> >> /Jonas
> >>
> >> "tommy" <tommy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:3FA1C250-3114-4FC9-9479-67545B55D033@microsoft.com...
> >> > If I have confirmed (via the above referenced file) that I have more
> >> > than
> >> > one
> >> > OS installed in the same partition, is it possible to delete, disable,
> >> > or
> >> > move one of these OS? Could one of these OS be designated the default
> >> > OS?
> >> > As you might have guessed, I am quite the novice.
> >> > --
> >> > give peas a chance
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
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