Removing a boot choice, how?

[javierdl]

Running XP HomeEd.
My system kept a booting entry from a first OS installation attempt, and now everytime I turn the pc on it gives me two choices to boot from. How can I get rid off the one I don't use?

Thanks in advance guys

J.

 

[Hyperblaze]

if you have an OS booter and want to get rid of it

use a boot disk and run "fdisk /mbr"
this will make your computer boot up to windows, completely removing boot loader

 

[jackschmittusa]

You can unhide "system files", open the boot.ini file (found in the root directory - usually c:\ ) and remove the extraneous entry. Just do a save, not save as when you exit.

 

[TheOmegaCode]

If you dont feel comfortable doing any of the aforementioned steps, you can always:

Right click 'My Computer,' click properties, go to the 'Advanced' tab, click 'Settings' under 'Startup and Recovery' and disable that part of the boot process.

There's also an option to edit 'boot.ini' from there too.

 

[Alex]

Originally posted by: TheOmegaCode
If you dont feel comfortable doing any of the aforementioned steps, you can always:

Right click 'My Computer,' click properties, go to the 'Advanced' tab, click 'Settings' under 'Startup and Recovery' and disable that part of the boot process.

There's also an option to edit 'boot.ini' from there too.

thats what i was going to suggest... theres a clean way of doing it there