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I installed Win XP in a hd and installed vista in another... But I didn't like Windows Vista and just formatted the HD... But now when I turn the PC on, the Dual Boot screen continues to appear... How I make it dissapear and make my PC only start with Windows XP?

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There are files that are hidden on the main drive with the XP install on it. They should be hidden on c: and should be named "boot" or something. Sorry, I don't have my Vista install either otherwise I could tell you exactly what they are named. I do know that's where they are though.

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Ok... I'll search for it... But what should I do with this file??

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Ok... I'll search for it... But what should I do with this file??



I would move it somewhere else and see if the bootloader comes up. If it doesn't come up I would delete it. Moving it first would insure you aren't deleting any important files.

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Nice

Thanks! I'll try it...

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u could change the mbr or master boot record to this

[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 Professional" /fastdetect
u can get to the mbr by either goin thru control panel >system >advanced >
startup and recovery >then click edit and make the necessary changes and save the file

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This is already written there...
But I noticed that there's a message left in the file telling that I must use bcdedit.exe (that seems to exist only in Windows Vista) to change the boot options... I'll check that...
Thanks for the help!! :D


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