two operating systems

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I tried to upgrade from XP Home to XP Professional. The
first time I tried it I didn't like Professional so
reinstalled Home. I then figured out some of the issues I
didn't like with Pro and installed it again. Now, when I
turn on the computer there are TWO operating systems (both
Windows XP Pro) to choose from. If I pick the first
option (which it defaults to) everything is OK and it
starts up fine. If I select the second one it asks for
the disk to do an installation.

I know this is not a huge problem but I would like to get
rid of the second operating system. How do I do it?

Thanks,

MArk
 
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 correct the issue, then:

Right-click on 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 Professional" /fastdetect

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

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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|I tried to upgrade from XP Home to XP Professional. The
| first time I tried it I didn't like Professional so
| reinstalled Home. I then figured out some of the issues I
| didn't like with Pro and installed it again. Now, when I
| turn on the computer there are TWO operating systems (both
| Windows XP Pro) to choose from. If I pick the first
| option (which it defaults to) everything is OK and it
| starts up fine. If I select the second one it asks for
| the disk to do an installation.
|
| I know this is not a huge problem but I would like to get
| rid of the second operating system. How do I do it?
|
| Thanks,
|
| MArk
 
Thanks Carey,

It worked perfectly (your first suggestion).

Mark
-----Original Message-----
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 correct the issue, then:

Right-click on 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
Click to expand...
Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
 
Hey,

I have the same problem on my Windows 98 desktop (I
couldn't upgrade because there is some sort of damaged
sector and the installation freezes). I went back to 98
and now when I boot up I get the option to "Continue to
load Win Pro", or "cancel Win Pro installation". If I go
to the cancel, 98 starts up no problem, but other folks
use this computer when I'm pout of the office so it would
be great if I could get this one working right too.

I tried the fix you gave me earlier, but it doesn't seem
to be applicable to Win 98. Can you help me out one more
time?

Thanks,

Mark

-----Original Message-----
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 correct the issue, then:

Right-click on 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
Click to expand...
Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
 
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