Reinstall Left 2 copies of XP Home

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jhmorgan34 - 28 Oct 2005 14:19 GMT

I just reinstalled XP Home on a computer I've had for several years now. The
reinstall went smoothly, but now, when I boot up, I am given the option to
select between two versions of XP. The first version, which is the default,
is the nice, new reinstall. So, if I do nothing, it boots to this in 30
seconds. The second version, is the old XP that I wanted to get rid of.

So, why are there two copies of XP now, and can I get rid of the old XP
without too much trouble.

Thanks
J. Morgan

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Carey Frisch [MVP] - 28 Oct 2005 14:29 GMT

I have two installations of XP on the same partition
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#20

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 read 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" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

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| I just reinstalled XP Home on a computer I've had for several years now. The
| reinstall went smoothly, but now, when I boot up, I am given the option to
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| Thanks
| J. Morgan

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Will Denny - 28 Oct 2005 14:32 GMT

Hi

Please see the following article by Michael Stevens:

"I have two installations of XP on the same partition........"
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#20

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>I just reinstalled XP Home on a computer I've had for several years now.
>The
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> J. Morgan

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Dixonian69 - 29 Oct 2005 04:59 GMT

Do you know if both installations are on same partition or hard drive?
Editing boot.ini will only remove dual boot option. Will not remove
unnecessary files!!

> I just reinstalled XP Home on a computer I've had for several years now. The
> reinstall went smoothly, but now, when I boot up, I am given the option to
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
> Thanks
> J. Morgan

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