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El_Brio

11-08-2002, 12:51 PM

I installed OS once on wrong part. Formatted and reinstalled on correct part. Now whenever windows boots I get a dual boot prompt (only the first option works). How do I fix this prob?

Midknyte

11-08-2002, 12:54 PM

you need to edit the boot.ini file and remove the entry for the wrong OS.

El_Brio

11-08-2002, 01:54 PM

Hmmmm...

The only boot.ini file is the one in the partition magic directory. There is two entries there. I put a "rem" in front of the second one and it didn't help.... more info is needed to fix problem.

AllGamer

11-08-2002, 01:58 PM

no no it should be at the Boot record

so it should always be in your C: drive

in the root

try enabling your show system file
and dissabling hide files
and also enable show extension
and well you know the drill

:t

El_Brio

11-08-2002, 02:06 PM

Frogot to show all file types ok here is the file:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect

just delete the last entry or what?

Midknyte

11-08-2002, 02:20 PM

ugh. kinda sick here. sorry for the late response.

where did you install the bad OS?
Look at the partition numbers. You have 1 hard drive and at least 3 partitions. is the bad one on partition 1 or 3? delete accordingly.

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3 )\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect

El_Brio

11-08-2002, 02:31 PM

Hmmm. I should have only 2 partitions.....

I checked in partition magic anfd one part is only like 8mb what is that?

Hmmm. The good install was on the 1 partition.

Midknyte

11-08-2002, 02:35 PM

if you used the win2k cd to create your partitions, then it would have allocated 8mb free space for dynamic disk conversion. this is totally normal. partition magic might have taken that free space and formatted it. Just delete the line with the partition 3 in it and you should be golden. :)

El_Brio

11-08-2002, 02:52 PM

fixed. Muchas Gracias. hehehe.

Midknyte

11-08-2002, 03:05 PM

No problemo. sorry, I don't know any spanish. :(

El_Brio

11-08-2002, 04:23 PM

neither do I. el_brio is just a nick. I am not mexican