Erasing dual boot screen

[Miknow]

Okay I just upgraded from windows 2000 to windows xp professional and everytime I turn on my comp it goes to a boot screen asking what operating system I want to use but when i choose windows 2000 it boots to xp and when I chose Xp it boots to xp so I just want my comp to boot to xp all the time without selection. How do I make my comp just boot to xp with the boot screen?

[redduc900]

You might want to check out this thread...

http://forums.overclockers.ws/vb/showthread.php?threadid=50341

[martyt]

You can edit the boot.ini from the control panel.

Control Panel-System-choose the Advanced (tab)

Under startup and recovery choose "Settings"

Then choose "Edit"

Here is what my edited file says. This file was edited to get rid of dual boot. There are only 5 lines in this boot.ini and I have left spaces below so that you can see that the end of the third line is:
\WINDOWS
and not
\WINDOW
S

The fifth line begins with multi and ends with fast detect. I installed the BOOTVIS program for faster booting and that may be what the fastdetect refers to so I wouldn't change that part of your "boot.ini". If in doubt you can post it here and someone will help.


[boot loader]

timeout=3

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect

[Miknow]

I cant find the boot.ini file in XP I tried searching and looking for it

[turd]

have u tried typing boot.ini at the run box?

[minoukat]

the boot.ini file is hidden, so go to tools, Folder options, in the View tab, choose to show hidden files, then do a search. The file should be on the Active partition of your comp

[martyt]

Or read my post and access it through the System applet in Control Panel.