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More info?)
Hi,
This is what the system will identify as the system and boot partitions in
the diskmanager:
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
The first will be the system partition (where the boot files lie), and the
latter two entries in the [operating systems] will be boot partitions (where
the OS's available for booting are). This one:
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
is likely the IDE drive, I suspect the other is your SATA drive.
--
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
"johnf" <john_f@bigpond.net.a> wrote in message
news:eWxowWiGFHA.904@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Well, I don't know what I've done then, Rick - funnily enough (old age,
> probably) I've never picked up on that particular entry before.
> I used to have dual boot on 1 drive a year or so ago, but now only have
> one OS partition (C) - the other (D) data only on a S-ATA.
> It appears XP automatically may pick up the OS drive when you only have
> one - I'd be interested in your comments, then I'll change partition (2)
> to partition (1) & see what happens.
> My current setup is Part 1. - XP, Part. 2 Data only.
> (I also have a 2nd. partitioned drive (E & F), both for data only, but
> doubt if that affects the equation.
>
> An odd one.
>
> --
>
> johnf
>
>> Hi,
>>
>>> [boot loader]
>>> timeout=30
>>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS
>>
>> Means you are not booting from the first primary drive, but rather the
>> second.
>>
>>> [operating systems]
>>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
>>> Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
>>
>> Second partition on the drive that you are booting from.
>>
>>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
>>> Professional" /fastdetect
>>
>> First partition on the primary drive.
>>
>> Which one you delete depends on how you are configured. Boot.ini will
>> not indicate which drive is seen as "C".
>>
>> --
>> 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
>>
>> "Patch" <bob_acord@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:eJkByWhGFHA.2524@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>> Better yet, here is my Boot.ini, tell me how to set it for booting
>>> from C:
>>> [boot loader]
>>> timeout=30
>>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS
>>> [operating systems]
>>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
>>> Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
>>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
>>> Professional" /fastdetect
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
>>> news:ett0zngGFHA.2132@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Do not "sys C:", that would be a serious error. Simply open boot.ini
>>>> in notepad and remove the unwanted entry from the [operating systems]
>>>> section. (just type C:\boot.ini into a start/run prompt)
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Best of Luck,
>>>>
>>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>>> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>
>
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