Cease ReInstallation of Windows

I was going to reinstall windows but I was walked through the recovery
console. one error was corrected. now everytime i turn on my laptop (inspiron
600m by dell) i have the option of windows setup or home edition. i want that
option to stop and run normally. help!

Go to Start Run and type: MSCONFIG , and hit enter.
Click on the BOOT.INI tab and then click on "Check All Boot Paths"
to delete incorrect boot paths.

If the above does not work for you, then:

Right-click MY COMPUTER and select:

Properties Advanced Startup and Recovery Settings Edit

CAREFULLY edit your boot.ini file to remove the SECOND entry.
Your boot.ini file should then look similar to this:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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"Loni" wrote:

| I was going to reinstall windows but I was walked through the recovery
| console. one error was corrected. now everytime i turn on my laptop (inspiron
| 600m by dell) i have the option of windows setup or home edition. i want that
| option to stop and run normally. help!

On Tue, 12 Apr 2005 07:30:02 -0700, Loni wrote:

I was going to reinstall windows but I was walked through the recovery
console. one error was corrected. now everytime i turn on my laptop (inspiron
600m by dell) i have the option of windows setup or home edition. i want that
option to stop and run normally. help!

At one point a reinstall of Windows into a different folder was started and
not finished. There is a record of this in the boot.ini file. Removing the
lines for the failed install will remove it as an option from the boot
menu. More info he
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#22

If you are not comfortable editing this file, contact tech support again
and have them help you with it.

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Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User