JohnRogers

Hey all

I now have Vista Ultimate and before installing this, I decided I wanted to try XP Pro (because I used to have XP Home). But then I changed my mind and decided to go buy Vista Ultimate.

Anyway, I loaded the XP Pro disk from the desktop and it copied the files over then rebooted as it does, and has the "XP Pro Installation" as a boot choice, as well as the regular XP Home I had.

I edited boot.ini and it wasn't there .. I've looked allover and have no clue how to remove this from boot.

Now every time I start Windows, I have to manually select 'Windows Vista' from the Bootloader, as the XP Pro Installation is the default choice. It's so annoying.

How do I get rid of it?

Extra Info: I DON'T have XP installed. Just Vista.

prosser13

Its a different name in Vista

http://www.pro-networks.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=79102

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JohnRogers

Yeah. I used a program called BCDEdit to edit the Boot. Sorry for tyyping Boot.ini, but I meant the file you referenced to.

It is found nowhere within the bcdedit file, but it still shows up.

prosser13

Try this program maybe:

http://www.vistabootpro.org/

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JohnRogers

I tried that program. It only shows Vista, yet after Applying the information (and Reinstalling the bootloader), XP Pro Installation still shows up.

This is the current config:



...and the XP Pro Install still shows. And loads by default.

Grr!

prosser13

Have you tried clicking on Vista, setting it as Default, in that program?

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pjlietz

I'm not sure if the options are in the same place in vista, but right click my computer, select properties, Advanced, start up and recovery then edit the list. That's how to remove boot options in XP. I'll check on my vista machine later when I get home from work.

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JohnRogers

Prosser: It's set as the default, yeah. I'd opened that program since restarting therefore the tickbox wasn't shown as checked again.

Pjiletz: All that shows up in there mate is Windows Vista -- just like everywhere else. No sign of the installation.

This is all that can be seen:

JohnRogers

To aid you a little more, I've taken a DCIM of what I see when I start the PC (the two options):

Click Here

JohnRogers

Found it. Problem solved.

It was a folder called "$WIN_NT$.~BT" in the WINDOWS folder. Deleted that then all was good