Dual OS's Appear Upon Bootup

[Guest]

I have two Windows XP Pro options when I boot up my Dell D600 laptop. They
appear as twp options right after system POST. I accept the default and once
I login as local Administrator, I enter the System Configuration Utility.
Under BOOT.INI tab, I actually see both instances of the OS (and no I can't
highlight/select/delete them). At the BOOT.INI Tab, I select 'Check All Boot
Paths'. A dialog box appears saying 'It appears that all 'BOOT.INI' lines for
Microsoft operating systems are OK. I've used this option before and it
worked. I've even went as far as manually going to the boot.ini file itself
(System Properties, Advanced Tab, 'Startup and Recovery' (Settings > Edit))
and deleting the second OS that appeared. And vwalla! My system hoses up and
I have to reload the OS. Any suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks!

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Instead of using Check All Boot Paths, see below.

Start | Run | Type: msconfig | Click OK |
Boot.ini tab | Check All Boot Paths button |
A dialog box will open detailing the location of any invalid operating
system locations | Confirm you want to remove the entry and reboot

[[Check All Boot Paths - This button will check the boot paths for all
operating systems listed in the BOOT.INI to ensure they point to a valid
operating system. ]]

Msconfig image
http://www.winnetmag.com/Files/16/20784/msconfig.gif

If there is only one you will get:
It appears that all BOOT.INI lines for Microsoft operating systems are OK.

A dialog box will open detailing the location of any invalid operating
system locations.

Similar to this...
-------------------
It appears that the following line in the BOOT.INI file does not refer to a
valid operating system:

"multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional " /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn"

Would you like to remove it from the BOOT.INI file?
-------------------

I have two installations of XP on the same partition
http://michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html

Scroll down to and expand...
20. I have two installations of XP on the same partition.......

[[You reinstalled Windows XP on your computer thinking it would overwrite
the existing version of Windows XP and now there are two copies when you
boot up. Crap! What to do now? Not to worry, here's the solution.]]
http://www.cyberwalker.net/faqs/reinstall-reformat-winxp/two-copies-xp.html

How to remove a second installation of a Windows operating system from a
partition
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=888023

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Guest]

http://www.cyberwalker.net/faqs/reinstall-reformat-winxp/two-copies-xp.html
....worked. Thanks!

Instead of using Check All Boot Paths, see below.

Start | Run | Type: msconfig | Click OK |
Boot.ini tab | Check All Boot Paths button |
A dialog box will open detailing the location of any invalid operating
system locations | Confirm you want to remove the entry and reboot

[[Check All Boot Paths - This button will check the boot paths for all
operating systems listed in the BOOT.INI to ensure they point to a valid
operating system. ]]

Msconfig image
http://www.winnetmag.com/Files/16/20784/msconfig.gif

If there is only one you will get:
It appears that all BOOT.INI lines for Microsoft operating systems are OK.

A dialog box will open detailing the location of any invalid operating
system locations.

Similar to this...
-------------------
It appears that the following line in the BOOT.INI file does not refer to a
valid operating system:

"multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional " /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn"

Would you like to remove it from the BOOT.INI file?
-------------------

I have two installations of XP on the same partition
http://michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html

Scroll down to and expand...
20. I have two installations of XP on the same partition.......

[[You reinstalled Windows XP on your computer thinking it would overwrite
the existing version of Windows XP and now there are two copies when you
boot up. Crap! What to do now? Not to worry, here's the solution.]]
http://www.cyberwalker.net/faqs/reinstall-reformat-winxp/two-copies-xp.html

How to remove a second installation of a Windows operating system from a
partition
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=888023

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

I have two Windows XP Pro options when I boot up my Dell D600 laptop. They
appear as twp options right after system POST. I accept the default and
once I login as local Administrator, I enter the System Configuration
Utility. Under BOOT.INI tab, I actually see both instances of the OS (and
no I can't highlight/select/delete them). At the BOOT.INI Tab, I select
'Check All Boot Paths'. A dialog box appears saying 'It appears that all
'BOOT.INI' lines for Microsoft operating systems are OK. I've used this
option before and it worked. I've even went as far as manually going to
the boot.ini file itself (System Properties, Advanced Tab, 'Startup and
Recovery' (Settings > Edit)) and deleting the second OS that appeared.
And vwalla! My system hoses up and I have to reload the OS. Any
suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks!

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Glad to hear it. Keep having fun.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

http://www.cyberwalker.net/faqs/reinstall-reformat-winxp/two-copies-xp.html
...worked. Thanks!

Instead of using Check All Boot Paths, see below.

Start | Run | Type: msconfig | Click OK |
Boot.ini tab | Check All Boot Paths button |
A dialog box will open detailing the location of any invalid operating
system locations | Confirm you want to remove the entry and reboot

[[Check All Boot Paths - This button will check the boot paths for all
operating systems listed in the BOOT.INI to ensure they point to a valid
operating system. ]]

Msconfig image
http://www.winnetmag.com/Files/16/20784/msconfig.gif

If there is only one you will get:
It appears that all BOOT.INI lines for Microsoft operating systems are
OK.

A dialog box will open detailing the location of any invalid operating
system locations.

Similar to this...
-------------------
It appears that the following line in the BOOT.INI file does not refer
to a valid operating system:

"multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional " /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn"

Would you like to remove it from the BOOT.INI file?
-------------------

I have two installations of XP on the same partition
http://michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html

Scroll down to and expand...
20. I have two installations of XP on the same partition.......

[[You reinstalled Windows XP on your computer thinking it would overwrite
the existing version of Windows XP and now there are two copies when you
boot up. Crap! What to do now? Not to worry, here's the solution.]]
http://www.cyberwalker.net/faqs/reinstall-reformat-winxp/two-copies-xp.html

How to remove a second installation of a Windows operating system from a
partition
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=888023

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

I have two Windows XP Pro options when I boot up my Dell D600 laptop.
They appear as twp options right after system POST. I accept the
default and once I login as local Administrator, I enter the System
Configuration Utility. Under BOOT.INI tab, I actually see both
instances of the OS (and no I can't highlight/select/delete them). At
the BOOT.INI Tab, I select 'Check All Boot Paths'. A dialog box appears
saying 'It appears that all 'BOOT.INI' lines for Microsoft operating
systems are OK. I've used this option before and it worked. I've even
went as far as manually going to the boot.ini file itself (System
Properties, Advanced Tab, 'Startup and Recovery' (Settings > Edit)) and
deleting the second OS that appeared. And vwalla! My system hoses up
and I have to reload the OS. Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Thanks!