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Old March 17th 07, 11:24 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Brad
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Default Boot Mgr

I was dual booting XP and Vista each on their own partition. I have removed
Vista but the boot mgr/boot loader still comes up and asks XP or Vista. How
do I disable this so I start XP automatically?

I tried what was described he
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289022

But when I type bootcfg /default /ID# replacing ID# with 1. I get invalid
command.
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Old March 18th 07, 12:01 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
mikeyhsd
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you can install VistaBootPro and use it to edit the boot loader.







"Brad" wrote in message ...
I was dual booting XP and Vista each on their own partition. I have removed
Vista but the boot mgr/boot loader still comes up and asks XP or Vista. How
do I disable this so I start XP automatically?

I tried what was described he
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289022

But when I type bootcfg /default /ID# replacing ID# with 1. I get invalid
command.
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Old March 18th 07, 02:10 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
John Barnett MVP
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Personally i would use VistaBootPro (it is free) and as mikeysd has said in
his post edit the bootloader by clciking on the bootloader tab and clicking
in the box next to the option to remove the bootloader.

The microsoft option you are suing isn't working because you need to be in
elevated mode to access bcdedit. Click startall programsaccessories. Look
at the list in accessories and Right Click on the command prompt. From the
menu that appears click on the 'run as administrator' option. Command prompt
will now open in elevated mode and you should be able to use the microsoft
command. If it still doesn't work, then use VistaBoot pro.

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"Brad" wrote in message
...
I was dual booting XP and Vista each on their own partition. I have
removed
Vista but the boot mgr/boot loader still comes up and asks XP or Vista.
How
do I disable this so I start XP automatically?

I tried what was described he
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289022

But when I type bootcfg /default /ID# replacing ID# with 1. I get
invalid
command.


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Old March 18th 07, 02:12 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
John Barnett MVP
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Brad Sorry forget my last mail. I missed the bit where you had removed
Vista. Don't bother with the command prompt because what i have described
will only work in Vista. Use VistaBootPro instead. Install it on XP and then
use the bootloader option to remove the boot files.

Sorry for the confusion.

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Windows - Shell/User

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kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy,
reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable for
any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the
use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this
mail/post..

"Brad" wrote in message
...
I was dual booting XP and Vista each on their own partition. I have
removed
Vista but the boot mgr/boot loader still comes up and asks XP or Vista.
How
do I disable this so I start XP automatically?

I tried what was described he
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289022

But when I type bootcfg /default /ID# replacing ID# with 1. I get
invalid
command.


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Old March 19th 07, 03:17 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Gene K
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Brad,
Do it this way: open the System Configuration Utility (SCU) which can be
done by Start/Run/ type "msconfig" (less the quotation marks) and click
"OK". When the SCU opens click the BOOT.INI tab then click the "Check All
Boot Paths" button midway to the left side.You should get an offer to remove
the invalid Vista Boot Path. Accept it and OK out.
Gene K



"Brad" wrote in message
...
I was dual booting XP and Vista each on their own partition. I have removed
Vista but the boot mgr/boot loader still comes up and asks XP or Vista. How
do I disable this so I start XP automatically?

I tried what was described he
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289022

But when I type bootcfg /default /ID# replacing ID# with 1. I get invalid
command.


 




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