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I installed Vista on D: while C: contains XP. Vista made me sad, so I decided to format D: from within XP using the disk management tools. Upon rebooting I still receive a boot menu prompting me to choose Vista or Older version of Windows. I would like to remove this and have it set to just boot up XP. I read some advice on booting from my XP CD and trying to use the repair function, but when I boot from CD it hangs after Checking hardware.. and all that happens is a blank black screen forever. I can still boot to XP but I am always promted to choose it or Vista, which is annoying. Any suggestions?
Vista eventhough highly polished and chipper with it's everything-is-animated look, asks for confirmation from the user before executing simple tasks. (I know it's a security measure, and can be disabled) I just found that I could get around XP a lot faster and easier, than with Vista. Also I found it to be quite a bit slower on my machine. My experience with Vista was disappointing, and I come running back to XP with open arms.
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From Windows XP:
- Click Start, then Run.
- Type msconfig & hit enter
- Under the BOOT.INI tab.
- Click Check All Boot Paths.
- Wait for a message that states something similar to below:
It appears that the following line in the BOOT.INI file does not refer to a valid operating system:
"multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional Corporate"/fastdetect
Would you like to remove it from the BOOT.INI file?
- Simply confirm the removal with a YES & reboot your machine.
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Thanks Sabertooth, I just tried that and it comes back telling me all lines are valid, and changes nothing. My boot.ini doesn't seem to call for Vista anywhere but it still asks me when I boot up the computer. It's strange to me.
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I installed Vista on D: while C: contains XP. Vista made me sad, so I decided to format D: from within XP using the disk management tools.
Hmmm - this sure looks like it's the easiest way to get rid of Vista in a multiboot environment, followed by Sabertooth's prescription for the boot.ini fix.
i_XpUser
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it would seem so, but it still prompts me to choose Vista or "a previous version of windows" when I boot.
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Actually, that could be Vista's BCDedit throwing a fit. In that case, grab EasyBCD - that should fix it.
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insert your XP Boot cd and restart your pc
when your cd boot done click R means repear
chose C: where your XP boot or type 1 where in the no> of C: type your admin password
when you get there in command type FIXMBR
when the system asked type Y means yes
and reboot your system with typing exit on command sure 100% your system doesnt bug you again by asking you in dual boot.
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Using Disk Management tools, you cannot format your Vista partition. It is not permitted. So how you did it, I do not know.
Instead you could boot into XP, put in your Vista DVD-ROM into your DVD drive and type in the Run box
Drive:\Boot\Bootsect.exe -NT52 Allwhere Drive is your DVD drive.
This would remove Vista from your dual-boot PC. Even in this case you cannot format removed Vista installation. What you can do is, delete the partition and then recreate it from within XP.
This removes all traces of Vista from your system.
Regards
suatcini
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Another way of getting rid of the bootup menu option is using a FREE utility called Vista Boot Pro 3.0.
Google it to get download info.
Install it on XP. When you run the program it will give you the option to manage what OS(s) you want on startup.
Simply make XP as your default. Delete any Vista options and the next time you boot it will zing you thru to XP and you won't see the boot menu again.
To reclaim your vista partion do what suatcini suggested above.
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