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2 XP's instead of one.


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jst42day

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My new system is the following:
XP Pro w/SP3, Asus P5Q-E motherboard, E4600 cpu, Mushkin memory 2 x 2g and 640 g hard drive.
I needed to re-install xp on the hard drive after only a few days due to problems with some software's compatability.
I formatted NTFS the long way and did a full fresh install.
I now see a screen when I start my pc that shows 2 XP's.
And it seems that it's taking more time to boot than it should. But I haven't timed it yet.
How do I get rid of the 2nd XP?
Thanks.
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makinu1der2

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Here you can edit the boot.ini file.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289022
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I went to the site you suggested and printed the instructions.
Followed them exactly as shown.
The boot ini file does not show 2 os's.
Nor am I able to get the command line to remove one.
However, when I go to startup and recovery and look at the drop down box it show's 2 XP's and both are showing 'No Execute'.
Is there another way of getting rid of one of these?
I'm going to try to attach images.
Thanks very much for your help.
j.

PS: I've uploaded the images twice and they are not showing up.
Sorry.
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Go into the Control Panel, click the System button. Click the Advanced tab. Under Startup and Recovery, click Settings. If you click the default Operating System, are there two listed there?
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Thank you for helping.
I found another way from some place else.
Start, run, msconfig, ok, click on boot.ini tab, click on check all boot paths.
I found one that was invalid.
Disabled it and all's good.
Thanks.
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Glad you were able to resolve your issue and thanks for sharing your resolution.
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