-=PCTechTalk=- Re: XP upgrade vs. clean install "leftovers"~!L
- From: "Trevnal" <trev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2003 08:38:20 +0100
Hi ~Lacey~,
Yep you got it, just remove
"multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect"
and you are all done. As long as you have a back up just in case, you will
be fine ,as you can always copy that back to the C:\ drive if need be, but
you should not need to. Good luck,
Trevnal
----- Original Message -----
From: "~Lacey~" <stormy1@xxxxxxx>
Hi Trevnal,
Yes that helps -- here is the total contents of boot.ini
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
Since the directory I don't want/need anymore is c:\winnt I would just
delete the line that contains that directory correct?
Thanks for your help,
~Lacey~
----- Original Message -----
From: "Trevnal" <trev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ~Lacey~
>
> Yes you can delete the c:\winnt folder and get rid of it all as you are
> using the new one from the windows folder. This however will not get rid
of
> the option to chose between the two copies that have been installed.
>
> You can however fix this by editing a file on the computer. you need to
> look in the c:\ drive and find a file called boot.ini. It may be hidden
so
> you can not find it. To find and see it, make sure you have windows
> explorer open, click on TOOLS, FOLDER OPTIONS, and then VIEW. You next
have
> to go through the list of tick boxes, and put ticks / marks in the boxed
> that say "Show hidden System files" and then un-tick the box "Hide
> extensions for known file types". Now click on "APPLY TO ALL FOLDERS" at
> the top of the window, and you are done.
>
> To edit the file called boot.ini, make a copy and put it on a floppy disk
or
> something ,and remove all the attributes, like being read only and hidden.
> Now the one that is left on your c: drive, use rename to change the ini to
a
> txt extension. When it asks you say yes. Now you can open it and work on
> it with a text program like WordPad or notepad.
>
> You need to carefully read what is written in the box, and look for the
two
> different windows entries. You can remove the correct one. if you are
not
> sure, either copy the text and email to the group, so one of us can tell
you
> the right one, or email it to me and I will look for you. I can't
remember
> how it looks with out seeing it, as I have not edited a dual boot ini or a
> while now, sorry.
>
> Hope this has helped you out,
>
> Trevnal
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