The first step is to determine which is the correct, functioning one. Boot the system and note the text that the boot menu offers you, or the order in which they are displayed. Yoy have to be able to identify them in the boot.ini later.
Next, boot Windows to the working copy and follow these steps:
1.Open My Computer and choose Tools, Folder Options.
2.Click the View tab, place a check beside Show hidden files and folders, and click OK.
3.Open drive C and look for the file boot.ini.
4.Right-click boot.ini and choose Properties.
5.Clear the Read-only check box and click OK.
6.Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, Notepad.
7.In Notepad, open boot.ini from drive C. Look in the [operating systems] section. There should be two entries, one for each of the boot options offered by the boot menu.
Let's add some text to each one to help you better identify them during boot so you can verify which is working and which is not.
8.Click in the text that is enclosed in quotes and add a descriptor, like WORKS or DOESN'T WORK. Make sure you add this text somewhere inside the two quotes.
9.Save the file and restart the computer. At boot, choose the entry that includes WORKS in the operating system description.
10.If the system boots properly, you now know that the entry with DOESN'T WORK in its description is the one to delete. Open boot.ini in Notepad again, delete the entire line (it will probably start with the word multi or scsi), and save the file
11.Reboot to make sure the system boots normally.
That should give you the information you need to track down this problem.
C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows XP Professional Setup"
so now my boot.ini looks like :
===================
[Boot Loader]
Timeout=5
Default=C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Media Center Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
==========================
When I rebooted, there is still now 2 choices but instead of the "Microsoft Windows XP Professional Setup" option, it still gives me now an option of "Windows (Default)"... What other changes should I make to get rid of this ???
Done... select the line saying "window media center...." and clicked to set it as default
All is good ... problem solved.
Thanks so much for your expert prompt suggestions...
dunedin
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January 1st, 2006 11:00
1.Open My Computer and choose Tools, Folder Options.
2.Click the View tab, place a check beside Show hidden files and folders, and click OK.
3.Open drive C and look for the file boot.ini.
4.Right-click boot.ini and choose Properties.
5.Clear the Read-only check box and click OK.
6.Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, Notepad.
7.In Notepad, open boot.ini from drive C. Look in the [operating systems] section. There should be two entries, one for each of the boot options offered by the boot menu.
8.Click in the text that is enclosed in quotes and add a descriptor, like WORKS or DOESN'T WORK. Make sure you add this text somewhere inside the two quotes.
9.Save the file and restart the computer. At boot, choose the entry that includes WORKS in the operating system description.
10.If the system boots properly, you now know that the entry with DOESN'T WORK in its description is the one to delete. Open boot.ini in Notepad again, delete the entire line (it will probably start with the word multi or scsi), and save the file
11.Reboot to make sure the system boots normally.
That should give you the information you need to track down this problem.
dunedin
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January 1st, 2006 12:00
Sorry, I should also have said to remove the check from
"Hide protected Operating system files" (same place as "Show hidden files and folders)
You will receive a warning, but just do it and return later to hide them again.
Then you will find boot.ini in the root of C ie C;\boot.ini
tienle2005
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January 1st, 2006 12:00
dunedin
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January 1st, 2006 18:00
tienle2005
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January 1st, 2006 18:00
C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows XP Professional Setup"
so now my boot.ini looks like :
===================
[Boot Loader]
Timeout=5
Default=C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Media Center Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
==========================
When I rebooted, there is still now 2 choices but instead of the "Microsoft Windows XP Professional Setup" option, it still gives me now an option of "Windows (Default)"... What other changes should I make to get rid of this ???
Thanks again... you have been a great help
dunedin
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January 1st, 2006 19:00
tienle2005
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January 1st, 2006 19:00
All is good ... problem solved.
Thanks so much for your expert prompt suggestions...