Remove dual boot drive

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Curtis HB Kilpatrick II

I was having a problem with missing files in my windows
system, so I reinstalled the windows xp software and in
doing so I ended up with two drives a C-drive and a F-
drive and no memory so I re-formatted the F-drive which
restored my memory but now when I reboot I have to choose
which drive. How do I remove the dual boot Inf file so
that my computer will reboot without me choosing c drive?
 
Curtis HB Kilpatrick II said:
I was having a problem with missing files in my windows
system, so I reinstalled the windows xp software and in
doing so I ended up with two drives a C-drive and a F-
drive and no memory so I re-formatted the F-drive which
restored my memory but now when I reboot I have to choose
which drive. How do I remove the dual boot Inf file so
that my computer will reboot without me choosing c drive?
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Adjust the BOOT.INI file. See "How to Edit the BOOT.INI File in
Windows XP" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=289022).
 
You need to edit the boot ini file. Go to control Panel
and click on the System Icon. When the system properties
window opens click the Advanced tab. In the advanced
window, near the bottom you will see a section marked
Startup and Recovery. Click the Settings button. Once the
window opens click the Edit button. Your boot ini file
will open in Notepad and will look something like this:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft
Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft
Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect

I suggest you save the original boot ini file under
another name first before making alterations. If anything
goes wrong you can always copy the original file back to
your C: drive

Your C: drive is partition (1) so you will need to remove
the line for partition (2).

After alteration your boot ini should look like this:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft
Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect

After you have made the alterations make sure you save
the file otherwise your changes will not be implemented.

Hope this helps

John Barnett - MVP
Associate Expert
 
[This followup was posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics and a
copy was sent to the cited author.]

I was having a problem with missing files in my windows
system, so I reinstalled the windows xp software and in
doing so I ended up with two drives a C-drive and a F-
drive and no memory so I re-formatted the F-drive which
restored my memory but now when I reboot I have to choose
which drive. How do I remove the dual boot Inf file so
that my computer will reboot without me choosing c drive?
Click to expand...
Disk space is NOT memory - it's storage space. Memory (RAM) loses its
contents when you turn your machine off. Disk space does not.
 
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