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delete one os startup option from booting

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elio - 31 Dec 2003 05:01 GMT
Hello

Win xp pro sp1

A while ago while trying to do a repair install, I
accidentally started to intstall another version of win
xp. At least that's what I think I did because now when I
boot up, I am given two boot options:

1) windows xp pro
2) windows xp pro setup

If I try boot off the setup one, I blue screen.

When I try to do a repair install of the real os, I
always blue screen because I think it is trying to do a
repair install of the "setup" boot.

How can I delete the "setup" boot. Is it as simple as
modifying the boot.ini file?

Here is my boot.ini file:

[Boot Loader]
Timeout=5
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft
Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional Setup"

Thanks in advance.

-Elio
M. Rajesh - 31 Dec 2003 12:41 GMT
Delete the second line and save the file.

regards

M. Rajesh

   
    ----- elio wrote: -----
   
    Hello
   
    Win xp pro sp1
   
    A while ago while trying to do a repair install, I
    accidentally started to intstall another version of win
    xp. At least that's what I think I did because now when I
    boot up, I am given two boot options:
   
    1) windows xp pro
    2) windows xp pro setup
   
    If I try boot off the setup one, I blue screen.
   
    When I try to do a repair install of the real os, I
    always blue screen because I think it is trying to do a
    repair install of the "setup" boot.
   
    How can I delete the "setup" boot. Is it as simple as
    modifying the boot.ini file?
   
    Here is my boot.ini file:
   
    [Boot Loader]
    Timeout=5
    Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
    [Operating Systems]
    multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft
    Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
    C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows XP
    Professional Setup"
   
    Thanks in advance.
   
    -Elio
   
 
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