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Getting Rid of the Option to Select Operating System

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cheapherk

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I was dual booting Windows XP Professional & XP 64-Bit Edition. I decided to get rid of the 64-Bit Edition, so I completely wiped the drive it was installed on, but I still get the black screen to select which operating syatem I want to use. I tried going into the bios and booting from the single drive where the 32-Bit OS is installed, but I still get the same option.

What can I do to remedy this?
 
Maybe this
"control panel"
"system"
"advanced"
Startup and Recovery "settings"
edit the "startup options file" manually
just be careful, YMMV
 
You could boot to dos and FDISK /MBR, XP should automatically reload a proper boot record.
Or edit the boot.ini file located in C: (may have to unhide protected OS files).
Or boot from XP cd, enter console and use the FIXMBR command (should do same thing as FDISK /MBR in dos).
Or above post.
-Scott
 
you could go into the root of your C: and open up the boot.ini. just remove the whole line of the OS that is no longer there. make sure you select the right one, otherwise you'll be fvcked. greg's method would be best though.
 
Originally posted by: mobiusman
You could boot to dos and FDISK /MBR, XP should automatically reload a proper boot record.
Or edit the boot.ini file located in C: (may have to unhide protected OS files).
Or boot from XP cd, enter console and use the FIXMBR command (should do same thing as FDISK /MBR in dos).
Or above post.
-Scott
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I wouldn't recommend this until you've tried either of the other two suggestions. Nanaki's fix is the most straightforward, but you can also use Greg's method and do essentially the same thing.
Also, running msconfig and selecting the BOOT.INI tab is another way to get to the same thing.
 
Why not just go to System Properties | Advanced | Startup and Recovery and change the "Time to display list of operating systems:" to zero? Or perhaps uncheck that line (not sure if that would work tho - haven't tried).
 
Well, I tried GregANDTCH's suggestion first nad- IT WORKED!

I compared that file to one on another system, which probably kept me from screwing it up.

Thanks for the help everyone!
 
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