Two copys of xp on computer

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Rita

I don't know what happened. Went to reinstall fresh copy
of xp thought I deleted the old partition and formatted
but when it booted back up I had two copys of xp. The
question is how do I get rid of the new one and keep the
old one.
 
Go to Start > Run and type: MSCONFIG , and hit enter.
Click on the BOOT.INI tab and then click on "Check All Boot Paths"
to delete incorrect boot paths.

If the above does not work for you, then:

Right-click MY COMPUTER and select:

Properties > Advanced > Startup and Recovery Settings > Edit

CAREFULLY edit your boot.ini file to remove the SECOND entry.
Your boot.ini file should then look similar to this:

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


--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| I don't know what happened. Went to reinstall fresh copy
| of xp thought I deleted the old partition and formatted
| but when it booted back up I had two copys of xp. The
| question is how do I get rid of the new one and keep the
| old one.
 
Hi Carey,

Just wanted to let you know that all of your posts are always professionally
done, concise, precise and always spot on. :-) I'm sure I am not the only
one who recognizes this and appreciates your help although most people never
respond to actual fixes.

Carey Frisch said:
Go to Start > Run and type: MSCONFIG , and hit enter.
Click on the BOOT.INI tab and then click on "Check All Boot Paths"
to delete incorrect boot paths.

If the above does not work for you, then:

Right-click MY COMPUTER and select:

Properties > Advanced > Startup and Recovery Settings > Edit

CAREFULLY edit your boot.ini file to remove the SECOND entry.
Your boot.ini file should then look similar to this:

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


--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| I don't know what happened. Went to reinstall fresh copy
| of xp thought I deleted the old partition and formatted
| but when it booted back up I had two copys of xp. The
| question is how do I get rid of the new one and keep the
| old one.
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