Hi there. I got a boot loader problem quite similar to that other guy in the other thread except this one can't be repaired in boot.ini. It's kinda a long thread but u experts will surely understand it. It will only take a few minutes to read so plz do so
OK here's my problem:
I have 2 boot options in my boot loader, but i wan't to remove the none working option. This is is how it reads when i boot:
1: Microsoft Winows XP etc.. (This one is the working one)
2: (Default) Windows (This option reboots my computer)
Now i have tried several things to remove the "bad" option. I have tried editing my boot.ini file which looks like it should:
[boot loader]
timeout=5
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" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
Now where the hell does that second option come from ?
I also tried fixmbr from the XP recovery consol, plus i tried fdisk /mbr. None of these options worked.
EKSTRA INFO (this is probably relevant):
I have recently installed Novell Linux Desktop on my secondary harddrive but that OS boots from my Floppy drive, which works flawlessly.
Now here is how my harddrives are setup:
MASTER: (hda)
hda1:contains Windows XP using the NTFS filesystem
hda2: extended partition using the NTFS
SECONDARY: (hdb)
hdb1: Primary partition using the NTFS
hdb2: Linux Swap partition
hdb3: Linux installation using Reisser file system
If anyone can help me out here, the help would be mostly appreciated.
PS: Can i perhaps reformat my hda and reinstall XP?
ehe, right after writing this i rewrote the boot.ini, the info was the same but it kinda took care of my problem ....weird...So no help needed Sry admin plz delete this thread
Are you able to boot into Windows at all with any of the two options? From what I can guess, you can, but you're just annoyed about the two popping options before the main OS loading. And what does the linux boot loader show?
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