Buddy
December 12th 03, 09:11 PM
>-----Original Message-----
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I downloaded xp twice. Now when I start the machine I
am
>>given a choice as to which xp do I want. How do I get
>the
>>second copy off the machine without screwing up the
>>first. Thanks for any help!!
>>Tom
>>.
>>I did the same thing and I've got the exact same
>problem. And my name is also tom! I don't have the
>answer but when I searched the knowledge base I saw a
few
>references to cleaning up the boot.ini file. Problem is
>I can't find a file with this name in xp. If you find
>out the answer to this problem, please post. I'll do
the
>same. Tom
>.
>You are correct that it is in the boot.ini file. It is
a hidden file so you will need to set the folder options
to view hidden and system files. Once you can see the
file in Explorer, open it in Notepad and delete one of
the entries. I was in the same problem when an
instalation went bad. That is just what I did to fix
it. MS may have a better idea.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I downloaded xp twice. Now when I start the machine I
am
>>given a choice as to which xp do I want. How do I get
>the
>>second copy off the machine without screwing up the
>>first. Thanks for any help!!
>>Tom
>>.
>>I did the same thing and I've got the exact same
>problem. And my name is also tom! I don't have the
>answer but when I searched the knowledge base I saw a
few
>references to cleaning up the boot.ini file. Problem is
>I can't find a file with this name in xp. If you find
>out the answer to this problem, please post. I'll do
the
>same. Tom
>.
>You are correct that it is in the boot.ini file. It is
a hidden file so you will need to set the folder options
to view hidden and system files. Once you can see the
file in Explorer, open it in Notepad and delete one of
the entries. I was in the same problem when an
instalation went bad. That is just what I did to fix
it. MS may have a better idea.