i recently installed windows vista on partition D and then formatted D to uninstall it. i hav win XP on C partition.
but i still get the option at start up in DOS mode asking me to choose between XP and Vista..i just dont want this option screen, i want my pc to start in XP straight away like it used to.
and even if i choose the windows vista option it doesnt work anyway...how do i remove this option screen at start up? its annoying.
lot of people keep saying about deleting some line in the boot.ini file so ill give you some info on that too,
when i go to msconfig--%26gt;boot.ini, it has the following lines:
[boot loader]
timeout=5 %26lt;--i changed this to 5
default=multi(0)disk(0)partition(1)\WI鈥?br>
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS=%26quot;M鈥?Windows XP Professional%26quot;/NOEXECUTE=OPTIN/fastdetect
out of these line i can only click on the last line. when i click others it automatically comes back to the last line, i cant choose them.
HELP!! how to remove windows vista option at startup??!!?
Maybe you are seeing incorrect information. Try editing boot.int with notepad but before you do, make a copy of it such as boot.ini.old
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HELP!! how to remove windows vista option at startup??!!?
Here is a faster way and you will not be messing around your boot.ini
Right Click my Computer
Click Properties
Click Advanced tab
Under Startup and recovery Click Settings
Select Windows XP as the default OS and enter %26quot;0%26quot; for the time to display list of operating systems.
Still you can change your boot.ini but if you are not sure what to delete then it may cause you more problem.
Boot or 'Exit' into DOS mode and delete the file boot.ini for your C boot drive completely. You don't need it and if you ever do again it will remake itself. To Exit to DOS type the word 'command' at the 'RUN' prompt in 'Programs' menu. Type cd .. and press enter until you see only the c:\ %26gt; prompt. Type del boot.ini and press enter. Type %26lt;exit%26gt; and press enter to get back into Windows. Next time you restart you should NOT have the boot menu.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289022
