Dual Boot Menu

Question

So, I just purchased a used Inspiron 6000. The person before me had installed Windows Vista. I found out that he had originally had XP Pro and upgraded to Vista. I know Vista and my Intel graphics are not that compatible with each other. I just formatted and reinstalled XP Pro but when Windows begins to load I get a menu asking which operating system would I like to use: Windows XP Pro or Windows XP Pro (it does not show Vista). This was happening to me when I had Vista also but my options were XP Pro or Vista. I only have one partition which was formatted and Windows XP was reinstalled on it. How do I get rid of this dual boot menu so that every time I start my computer I do not have to deal with it and why is it showing up if I just did a clean format? Thanks.

Ls3D · Answer

Have you taken a look at your boot.ini file? It is hidden by default and located in the root of the OS drive letter, usually C: -S

GreyMack · Answer

You may have overlooked the opportunity for cleanliness that is presented shortly after booting to the Windows XP CD, by first deleting and then re-creating and formatting the partition before continuing with the installation.

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HiGhLaNdEr48 · Answer

Have you gone to msconfig > Boot ini > check boot paths and see if one is incorrect or invalid? If one is I believe you can delete the invalid one and this shoud remedy your issue.

schleven · Answer

How would I know which is correct/incorrect since they both say Windows XP Pro?

schleven · Answer

I checked the boot.ini and it found a problem with one of them and deleted it. It works great now. Thanks for all of the help.

HiGhLaNdEr48 · Answer

When you click on boot.ini another tab will say Check all boot paths Click it.  If one is invalid you should get a message saying so.

Windows General

Dual Boot Menu

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