2 identical entries in Boot Menu, only one in boot.ini??

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Jeff W

Hi - Upgraded another machine from WIN98SE to WINXP today. All went
quite well. Except that on every boot I get the boot menu, and two
identical entries labelled. "Original Configuration". The Boot.ini
looks like

=====================================
[boot loader]
timeout = 30
default = multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS

[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS = "Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
=======================

I tried changing the timeout to 3 bit it didn't matter, which makes me
think it's getting its boot info from somewhere else?

Thanks!
/j
 
Hi,

Does it have that blank line in there? Try removing it, just leave:

[boot loader]
timeout = 30
default = multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS = "Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
Hi Jeff,

By "boot menu", do you mean you get the menu to load safe mode, last known,
etc?

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

Jeff W said:
nope didn't help
Hi,

Does it have that blank line in there? Try removing it, just leave:

[boot loader]
timeout = 30
default = multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS = "Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
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Hi Jeff,

I would delete and rebuild boot.ini from the Recovery Console, the file may
be corrupt.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
sounds like a scary thing to do, and it's just a text file.

still - how would i do this? (with XP Home I have limited recovery
console commands)
/j
 
it was a recovery menu - fixed it
My Computer -> Properties -> hardware -> profiles
/j
 
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