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Secondary Oak
Joined: 02 Oct 2004
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Location: Haifa
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| Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 2:17 pm Post subject: Help with Removing a Windows Setup |
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OK so my home is being bombarded with rockets, but nevertheless computer maintenance must not be neglected! :)
The deal is, I had some problems some time ago and one of the actions I took to try and fix that was reinstalling Windows XP.
I ended up not completing this installation. Everything with my computer is okay now, except that whenever I boot up it gives me two options: use my installed Windows (the one working perfectly) or continue with the Windows installation. Obviously I always choose the former, but this is very annoying. I couldn't find any way to end the Windows installation - trying to continue it crashes to blue screen, trying to 'quit' it seems to work but when rebooting it comes back to haunt me.
Any solution? I was thinking perhaps the installation files hide somewhere and I could just delete them, but I don't know where. |
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Gus
Joined: 17 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 2:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Check the boot.ini file (C:\boot.ini), there might be a line in there for the Windows installation (although I'm not sure about this). If there is, just get rid of it. Post the contents here if you're not too sure what to delete. |
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Cincaid
Joined: 13 May 2004
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Location: MD
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| Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 2:52 pm Post subject: |
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First thing that comes to my mind is to check boot.ini and deleting the installation startup if it's in there. But that's just a guess
*edit* Damn you Gus :lol: |
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Sid
Joined: 26 Oct 2004
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Location: Kansas
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| Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 3:14 pm Post subject: |
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/puts on os zombie cap
Windows s*cks! Use linux! I don't care if it's hard as hell to learn and I have no idea of how to do anything but the internet and at the moment, it's running slower than my windows hard drive, use linux ftw!
/remove cap
I'd suggest what Gus said. |
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Secondary Oak
Joined: 02 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 3:27 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks guys! That was fast.
File content is
Code: [Boot Loader]
Timeout=5
Default=C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows XP Professional Setup"
I assume deleting the last line will fix everything up... or is there another thing I should do? I don't want any extra installation files to hang around. |
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Cincaid
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| Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, delete the last line, and change the default (3rd line)
basically just copy mine
Code: [boot loader]
timeout=1
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" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect |
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Pzatchok
Joined: 15 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 3:51 pm Post subject: |
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| I beleive that during boot the install disk has an option to reinstall the boot loader so if you screw something up you should be able to use that to fix it. |
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Secondary Oak
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| Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 4:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Right, thanks guys! |
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FCTE
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| Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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