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Strange I install xp into c partition (which been deleted before the

installation.

After installation when I boot up, it shows dual boot and also in the

boot.ini. I also reformat the D partition after installation of xp.

In the C partition, there is only 1 windows folder WINDOW

Although I can set the time to 5 sec instead of 30 sec in the boot.ini, but

I preferit does not show any " presence" of 2nd xp. Is there anything wrong

with the mobo/bios?

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    andrew-gb wrote:

    > Strange I install xp into c partition (which been deleted before the

    > installation.

    >

    > After installation when I boot up, it shows dual boot and also in

    > the boot.ini. I also reformat the D partition after installation of

    > xp.

    >

    > In the C partition, there is only 1 windows folder WINDOW

    > Although I can set the time to 5 sec instead of 30 sec in the

    > boot.ini, but I preferit does not show any " presence" of 2nd xp.

    > Is there anything wrong with the mobo/bios?

     

    If you deleted the partition and then proceded to recreate the same

    partition without a reboot - this can happen.

     

    Your problem, however - is easily solved by editing the Boot.ini and

    eliminating the bogus entry.

     

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    Shenan Stanley

    MS-MVP

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    How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

    http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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    I deleted the 2nd entry in the boot.ini. Reboot and its still the same, it

    will show 2 entries on the black screen with thw clock counting down.

     

    "Shenan Stanley" wrote:

    > andrew-gb wrote:

    > > Strange I install xp into c partition (which been deleted before the

    > > installation.

    > >

    > > After installation when I boot up, it shows dual boot and also in

    > > the boot.ini. I also reformat the D partition after installation of

    > > xp.

    > >

    > > In the C partition, there is only 1 windows folder WINDOW

    > > Although I can set the time to 5 sec instead of 30 sec in the

    > > boot.ini, but I preferit does not show any " presence" of 2nd xp.

    > > Is there anything wrong with the mobo/bios?

    >

    > If you deleted the partition and then proceded to recreate the same

    > partition without a reboot - this can happen.

    >

    > Your problem, however - is easily solved by editing the Boot.ini and

    > eliminating the bogus entry.

    >

    > --

    > Shenan Stanley

    > MS-MVP

    > --

    > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

    > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

    >

    >

    >

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    Pls ignore the post earlier, just check and the boot.ini is now correct and

    it boots up ok. without showing the 2nd option/black screen

     

    "andrew-gb" wrote:

    > I deleted the 2nd entry in the boot.ini. Reboot and its still the same, it

    > will show 2 entries on the black screen with thw clock counting down.

    >

    > "Shenan Stanley" wrote:

    >

    > > andrew-gb wrote:

    > > > Strange I install xp into c partition (which been deleted before the

    > > > installation.

    > > >

    > > > After installation when I boot up, it shows dual boot and also in

    > > > the boot.ini. I also reformat the D partition after installation of

    > > > xp.

    > > >

    > > > In the C partition, there is only 1 windows folder WINDOW

    > > > Although I can set the time to 5 sec instead of 30 sec in the

    > > > boot.ini, but I preferit does not show any " presence" of 2nd xp.

    > > > Is there anything wrong with the mobo/bios?

    > >

    > > If you deleted the partition and then proceded to recreate the same

    > > partition without a reboot - this can happen.

    > >

    > > Your problem, however - is easily solved by editing the Boot.ini and

    > > eliminating the bogus entry.

    > >

    > > --

    > > Shenan Stanley

    > > MS-MVP

    > > --

    > > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

    > > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

    > >

    > >

    > >

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    Oh Thank yiou Shenan

     

    "andrew-gb" wrote:

    > Pls ignore the post earlier, just check and the boot.ini is now correct and

    > it boots up ok. without showing the 2nd option/black screen

    >

    > "andrew-gb" wrote:

    >

    > > I deleted the 2nd entry in the boot.ini. Reboot and its still the same, it

    > > will show 2 entries on the black screen with thw clock counting down.

    > >

    > > "Shenan Stanley" wrote:

    > >

    > > > andrew-gb wrote:

    > > > > Strange I install xp into c partition (which been deleted before the

    > > > > installation.

    > > > >

    > > > > After installation when I boot up, it shows dual boot and also in

    > > > > the boot.ini. I also reformat the D partition after installation of

    > > > > xp.

    > > > >

    > > > > In the C partition, there is only 1 windows folder WINDOW

    > > > > Although I can set the time to 5 sec instead of 30 sec in the

    > > > > boot.ini, but I preferit does not show any " presence" of 2nd xp.

    > > > > Is there anything wrong with the mobo/bios?

    > > >

    > > > If you deleted the partition and then proceded to recreate the same

    > > > partition without a reboot - this can happen.

    > > >

    > > > Your problem, however - is easily solved by editing the Boot.ini and

    > > > eliminating the bogus entry.

    > > >

    > > > --

    > > > Shenan Stanley

    > > > MS-MVP

    > > > --

    > > > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

    > > > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

    > > >

    > > >

    > > >

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