I am running XP home and i want too keep it.
I installed windows 7 a while back, and deleted the partition it was on. But its still on the choices menu as default OS. Ive used the MS config method of changing the sequence so that MS XP Home is my default OS but it doesnt work, it still defaults the non existant windows 7.
The first screen i see when i boot is %26quot;Windows 7%26quot; %26quot;Earlier versions of windows%26quot;
So i highlight earlier versions and push enter.
Then i get %26quot;Windows XP Professional Setup%26quot; (Which i also want to get rid of, and tried to do so by deleting %26quot;c:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT=%26quot;Microsoft Windows XP Professional Setup%26quot; from boot.ini but it just re-appears in the file on reboot)
And Windows XP Home.
In MSCONFIG with windows XP HOME, you can't delete OS's from the OS choice menu, you can only move them and set the defualts, which as ive explained, doesnt work.
Ive also tried the System%26gt;Advanced%26gt;Startup%26amp;Recovery%26gt;Edit method of editing my boot.ini file, but i didnt want to delete anything as im unfamiliar with the process and cant afford to lose the data i have on my hard drives.
Here is my %26quot;Boot.ini%26quot; details pasted in full.
All help appreciated.
;
;Warning: Boot.ini is used on Windows XP and earlier operating systems.
;Warning: Use BCDEDIT.exe to modify Windows Vista boot options.
;
[boot loader]
timeout=20
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partiti鈥?br>
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WI鈥?Windows XP Home Edition%26quot; /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT
c:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT=%26quot;Microsof鈥?Windows XP Professional Setup%26quot;
How can i remove a few OS's from the OS choice menu at windows boot up safely and effectivley?
Hey,
I had the same problem a while back when I removed the BETA Win 7 from my computer... I used a program called EasyBCD to change my boot options - and to remove some of the choices. You can find it for download from the companies site at the source link below.
Hope this helped!
