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85246 2002-10-02 03:22:00 I have recently updated to windows XP. Prior to formatting the hard drive and losing win98se, I decided to try xp on a different partition. This worked fine but my problem is this. Prior to installing XP on c drive, I formated D (the drive which had the XP installation on it). I then did a new install of XP on C drive. When the system boots, I still get the option of booting to drive D (which obviously wont work because I formatted it). XP on drive C works just fine. How do I get rid of the dual boot screen everytime I start the computer? Any help greatly appreciated. hinesg (2069)
85247 2002-10-02 03:36:00 Hinesg ,

click START | RUN type in MSCONFIG in run dialogue box and press enter or click OK

In the MSCONFIG window click the BOOT.INI tab

Edit the resultant window to remove the reference to the WinXP that was on the D partition
it should look similar to this:
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
Your current boot partition (C) would look similar to this:
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
Your default boot should look similar to this:
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
be careful NOT to remove the wrong one! Babe.
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