2 HDDs 2 XP Installs -- want to get rid of one

[scarbrough]

Before I upgraded 98 to XP i wanted to take XP for a test drive so I
installed it on a spare blank formatted HD i had. After getting
comfortable, I upgraded my 98 HD to XP.

Now, when I boot, I get the OS Choices menu and have to select one of the
two installs or wait the 30 seconds for it to default to the first one. The
first one is the one I want it to pick so it isn't a big problem, I just
want the system to boot without waiting through that 30 seconds.

Because the test install of XP was onto a formatted HD, there's no option in
XP on that drive to uninstall XP. I tried disconnecting the drive from the
system but the OS Choices screen still came up.

How do I uninstall XP from the one disc in such a way that the system will
know it's uninstalled and the OS choices screen will not come up?

Thanks in advance

 

[neil]

See if this helps
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q289022
You should be able to for the second drive and remove the entry in the
boot.ini file, you can also reduce or remove the 30 second delay from within
system properties.


Neil

 

[scarbrough]

Neil,

Thanks a lot, I followed the link, read the instructions, followed the
instructions and it worked perfectly.

Jason