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| Thread ID: 83842 | 2007-10-15 04:59:00 | oops have installed two versions of xp | kiwikeith (1273) | Press F1 |
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| 601672 | 2007-10-15 04:59:00 | Hi All This one is bit trickier.. I was told to reinstall xp as there was a corrupt file..it said to go to the repair function in the installation dialogue box..but this was not available..anyhoo..I reinstalled windows but apparently installed it TWICE..doh! Now when i boot up it brings up what looks like dos window and asks which OS i want to start..both options are win xp..i click on one of the winxps and then it takes like three minutes to load..i have an ASUS laptop 3200 processor 1.9gighz 512mb ram...just want to know how to get rid of the duplicated version and boot straight to xp..if its too complicated i will have to bight the bullet and take it to the shop for repairs. thanks in advance. Keith |
kiwikeith (1273) | ||
| 601673 | 2007-10-15 05:50:00 | Do you know if the xp's are on separate partitions within the same drive? You may have installed one xp on a separate partition. I have created a dual boot sytem a while back at work, but never removed one of the operating systems. Maybe check for separate partitions and think (don't do yet) about the possibility of reformatting/merging one of the partitions. Then perhaps the boot command may have to be modified - but wait until you get a bit more info from one of the forum (senior) members.. | kahawai chaser (3545) | ||
| 601674 | 2007-10-15 05:54:00 | Found these instructions in another forum - can't vouch for them though. What ever you do, make sure you have a copy of all your data before doing anything, since you don't wanna lose anything. {quoted} Go to SYSTEM in the control panel, click on ADVANCED, click the 3rd SETTINGS button, and if you choose to edit startup options manually, windows xp actually gives you access to the otherwise not found boot.ini. Click Edit Button, Now you can delete the unwanted os line and delete the second windows folder as you would wish.{End} |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 601675 | 2007-10-15 06:56:00 | Try to restore the OS from the HDD restore partition, provided you've not deleted it.:D To restore from the HDD's restore partition: Turn on your laptop, Press F9 after POST, before loading Windows. Just follow the on-screen instruction to complete the restoration. It should take about 15 - 30 minutes to complete. This should restore your laptop to the day you bought it! |
bk T (215) | ||
| 601676 | 2007-10-15 09:53:00 | Thank You! Bk T that has worked perfectly tho i was a bit worried that i had lost info on other drive,but it is still there, now i am reloading software, at least it cleared a lot of crap of my C drive :-) regards Keith |
kiwikeith (1273) | ||
| 601677 | 2007-10-15 19:55:00 | You're welcome. It's nice to hear that you've not deleted the hidden partition and have restored the OS. | bk T (215) | ||
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