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More info?)
Hello Rick: here is the boot.ini info you asked for:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition Master" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
;multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
Than you for your concern and help.
"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Click start/run and type C:\boot.ini, then click ok. Copy/paste the contents
> into a reply.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Butcherboy" <Butcherboy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3855EDB0-E1DF-49B0-A6F2-1EAB8F912C80@microsoft.com...
> > So, I let the upgrade go through to the end. Had problems with a few
> > drivers, but reinstalling programs fixed them. However, the original
> > problem
> > - the three selections - is still there. Must be a registry key.
> >
> > "Butcherboy" wrote:
> >
> >> Thanks for the reply Rick. I should have mentioned in the problem post
> >> that
> >> I tried that, but windows xp did not clean it up. I get the same choices
> >> each time. I click the continue and am able to proceed with a repair and
> >> such, but the next time I come back the same choices are there.
> >>
> >> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
> >>
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > Select the option to continue, then cancel at the first opportunity.
> >> > This
> >> > way the installer will clean up after itself.
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Best of Luck,
> >> >
> >> > Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> >> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> >> > Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> >> > www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >> > Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> >> >
> >> > "Butcherboy" <Butcherboy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:CE0E00C4-B101-40B2-8772-557F760380EC@microsoft.com...
> >> > >I had a problem with my win xp op sys some time ago. I put the win xp
> >> > >disk
> >> > >in
> >> > > the cd drive and tried to do an update thinking that it would fix the
> >> > > problem
> >> > > on the already stalled op system. It did not complete.
> >> > > I then resorted to an image of the drive. Now whenever I use the win
> >> > > xp
> >> > > disk
> >> > > to repair, I get three choices: Continue with upgrade,
> >> > > reinstal/install
> >> > > windows, or exit.
> >> > > Is there a way this can be fixed without resorting to a complete
> >> > > reinstall
> >> > > of windows?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
>
>
>
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