XP is on partition 1, Vista was on partition 2. I formated partition 2 but there is still the option to boot to both operating systems. I would like to remove Vista option from boot menu.
Try run -> msconfig -> boot.ini tab -> Check all boot paths. See if that recognizes that Vista is gone.
It says "warning: use BCDEDIT.exe to modify Vista files"
In XP:
1. Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
2. On the Advanced tab, click Settings under Startup and Recovery.
3. Under System Startup, click Edit.
This opens up a note document. Delete the line with vista in it (backup first ofc), does that give you the same error?
1. Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
2. On the Advanced tab, click Settings under Startup and Recovery.
3. Under System Startup, click Edit.
This opens up a note document. Delete the line with vista in it (backup first ofc), does that give you the same error?
from a command prompt, type "bcdedit /?" (w/o the quotes) and you'll see all the available commands to modify the boot files. good luck.Sup wrote:
It says "warning: use BCDEDIT.exe to modify Vista files"
This is what it says: ;Aries_37 wrote:
In XP:
1. Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
2. On the Advanced tab, click Settings under Startup and Recovery.
3. Under System Startup, click Edit.
This opens up a note document. Delete the line with vista in it (backup first ofc), does that give you the same error?
;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=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" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT
What do i delete?
You don't delete anything...
You need to use a windows xp disk and run repair mode. There you select repair master boot record. This will write a new boot record.
If you need step my step help i'm more than willing to guide you through it. I've got the day off and bored to fuck.
You need to use a windows xp disk and run repair mode. There you select repair master boot record. This will write a new boot record.
If you need step my step help i'm more than willing to guide you through it. I've got the day off and bored to fuck.
Get Vista Boot Pro
And then find some option to set it to windows XP boot loader (might be under the name of Legacy OS loader)
And then find some option to set it to windows XP boot loader (might be under the name of Legacy OS loader)
So i put the xp cd in the drive, press R when setup files are loaded and then i get an option what to repair? Is this right?
Yes thats correct. Then you will have to type help to get a list. Find the command that repairs the master boot record. I forgot it but i've done it a couple times when fucking with Linux.(Never again btw.)
Tipping "help" doesn't help. It says invalid parameter or something similar.
type fixboot and fixmbr from the recovery console to fix the boot records
type ? to see all the available recovery console commands
type ? to see all the available recovery console commands
Last edited by steelie34 (2008-04-16 10:18:03)
Yes its been a while for me. But using the recovery console is a much safer way of fixing the master boot record than editing anything in windows.
wasn't it
?
Code:
fixboot /mbr
"type fixboot"-did that and it worked. When i then typed fixmbr it gave a warning, don't remember what exactly. Thank you all for help.steelie34 wrote:
type fixboot and fixmbr from the recovery console to fix the boot records
type ? to see all the available recovery console commands
no problem... btw, fixmbr restores the master boot record. it can make your system unbootable though if it restores a version that doesn't have the correct boot path. it would only happen though if you changed your system's boot drive letter, and then tried the fixmbr before booting into the OS before it updated the mbr with the change. it would take some seriously boneheaded moves to do it..Sup wrote:
"type fixboot"-did that and it worked. When i then typed fixmbr it gave a warning, don't remember what exactly. Thank you all for help.steelie34 wrote:
type fixboot and fixmbr from the recovery console to fix the boot records
type ? to see all the available recovery console commands
None of that..Sup wrote:
This is what it says: ;Aries_37 wrote:
In XP:
1. Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
2. On the Advanced tab, click Settings under Startup and Recovery.
3. Under System Startup, click Edit.
This opens up a note document. Delete the line with vista in it (backup first ofc), does that give you the same error?
;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=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" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT
What do i delete?
That's all boot.ini stuff which is not used any more in Vista. Use BCDEDIT.
Complications like this are usually why I recommend dedicating independent drives to individual operating systems.