More than one operating system

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I have added a couple of hard drives to my computer and re-installed Windows
XP on a new drive. Now, when I start the computer, it askes me which
operating system I would like to use. It gives me 3 choices, all of them
being Windows XP. I formated the old drive where Windows was installed
previously, and have XP installed only on one of the drives. If I choose the
wrong one I get an error message. How can I get rid of this and have the
computer start normaly and go directly to Windows?
 
Kevin said:
I have added a couple of hard drives to my computer and
re-installed Windows XP on a new drive. Now, when I start the
computer, it askes me which operating system I would like to use.
It gives me 3 choices, all of them being Windows XP. I formated the
old drive where Windows was installed previously, and have XP
installed only on one of the drives. If I choose the wrong one I
get an error message. How can I get rid of this and have the
computer start normaly and go directly to Windows?
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Obviously when you did your 'clean' install - you missed a step or a half
dozen. ;-)

Easy to fix - you merely need to edit the boot.ini file and get rid of the
offending (bum) entries - leaving only the working entry.
(Google for "edit boot.ini in Windows XP")
 
This is the boot.ini file, it is the second Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
that is workin, what do I get rid of?
Forgive me, I do not know the first thing about computers.


[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=signature(ab77ab77)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
signature(ab77ab77)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Home Edition" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /fastdetect
 
Never mind, I tried Ricky's way and it worked great.

Thanks Ricky

Kevin said:
This is the boot.ini file, it is the second Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
that is workin, what do I get rid of?
Forgive me, I do not know the first thing about computers.


[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=signature(ab77ab77)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
signature(ab77ab77)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Home Edition" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /fastdetect


Ricky said:
Start..run..msconfig..boot.ini tab..click check all boot paths button.
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You're welcome..glad it helped. :-)

Kevin said:
Never mind, I tried Ricky's way and it worked great.

Thanks Ricky

Kevin said:
This is the boot.ini file, it is the second Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition
that is workin, what do I get rid of?
Forgive me, I do not know the first thing about computers.


[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=signature(ab77ab77)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
signature(ab77ab77)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows
XP
Home Edition" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /fastdetect


Ricky said:
Start..run..msconfig..boot.ini tab..click check all boot paths button.


--
The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but
that
men will begin to think like computers - Sydney J. Harris

I have added a couple of hard drives to my computer and re-installed
Windows
XP on a new drive. Now, when I start the computer, it askes me which
operating system I would like to use. It gives me 3 choices, all of
them
being Windows XP. I formated the old drive where Windows was
installed
previously, and have XP installed only on one of the drives. If I
choose
the
wrong one I get an error message. How can I get rid of this and have
the
computer start normaly and go directly to Windows?
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