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Thread ID: 109025 2010-04-21 02:56:00 dell optiplex 745 resource cd need help. bluezone (12434) Press F1
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878742 2010-04-23 09:30:00 I doubt they're on the same partition, 1 would have formatted the other, when you installed it. Press the windows key (if the kb has it) + pause. Go to advanced tab / startup and recovery / settings. Then the top option. Then click on edit. Copy and paste whats in boot.ini here Speedy Gonzales (78)
878743 2010-04-23 09:54:00 [boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S.0
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS.0="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
bluezone (12434)
878744 2010-04-23 10:04:00 It maybe this entry

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS.0="Mic rosoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

Since its got WINDOWS.0, the other has WINDOWS.

When you reboot, do you get a menu to select either?

This is the default boot.ini for XP Pro

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
Speedy Gonzales (78)
878745 2010-04-23 11:00:00 Yeh has a menu to pick what 1 I want to boot. boot the 1 without the .0 on it. bluezone (12434)
878746 2010-04-23 11:30:00 Delete the windows.0 entry in boot.ini go to save as, select all files (under save as) then save it (say yes to overwrite it) then reboot. Then it should boot into XP without the menu Speedy Gonzales (78)
878747 2010-04-24 07:05:00 ? cant work out how to do that last post. need a little more help. bluezone (12434)
878748 2010-04-24 07:25:00 Get teamviewer and I'll do it for you Speedy Gonzales (78)
878749 2010-04-24 09:50:00 ok downloading it now bluezone (12434)
878750 2010-04-24 12:30:00 Thanks speedy. :) bluezone (12434)
878751 2010-04-24 21:57:00 No probs :) Speedy Gonzales (78)
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