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flomojopoanode Feb 21, 2005

I think this should fit this category. Um, how do I rid a computer of its dual windows XP boot, and keep the one that I've been working with? Does this make sense?

rocksupastar Feb 21, 2005

edit the Boot.ini file to just show Win XP... and pretend that its alllll ok!

iwz Feb 21, 2005

this is the basic answer, but you can just go into System -> Advanced -> Startup and Recovery, and the System Startup section is for managing that stuff. If you uncheck "Time to display list of ...

flomojopoanode Feb 21, 2005

well, I don't just want the option to come up, I don't want the second installation of windows on it. How would I remove that? By the way, thank you for your help

iwz Feb 21, 2005

just delete the whole directory for the install of windows you don't want.

flomojopoanode flomojopoanodeFounder

Okay, so I just delete the whole directory? It's really that easy? I mean, I thought it could be that easy, but it really is?

so, my choices are : C:\WINDOWS or C:\WINXP (but really both are XP), and I just delete the one I don't want. Now how will I know which one is which, so I delete the right one??

rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder

why dont you drag your Documents and Settings/ your profile into one dir and grab anything else profile specfic... and combine the 2, then just delete the extra one? Give iwz a second to google for the the "technical" answer...

iwz iwz

open a command prompt and type

echo %SystemRoot%

that's the directory that windows is running from

flomojopoanode flomojopoanodeFounder

excellent! Thanks so much guys!

rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder

ur welcome, but dont thank e... thank google... HAHAHAHAHA

flomojopoanode flomojopoanodeFounder

baleeted!

iwz iwz

haha, nice. SAME

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