I installed program in safemode as instructed on xp/ now xp won'r load/ goes around in circles cannot access xp from winme but can access winme from xp ( when xp was working) fat system on all drives me is installed onto 'C' drive & xp is installed on 'D' felix

To specify the default operating system for startup. Open System in Control Panel. On the Advanced tab, under Startup and Recovery, click Settings. Under System startup, in the Default operating system list, click the operating system you want to start when you turn on or restart your computer. Select the Display list of operating systems for check box, and then type the number of seconds you want the list displayed before the default operating system starts automatically. http://www.zdnet.com.au/insight/0,39023731,20275595,00.htm To open System, click Start, click Control Panel and then double-click System. Advanced > Startup and Recovery > Settings > Default Operating System, click on the button under that heading & it should reveal another heading. To manually edit the boot options file, click Edit. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/Q289/0/22.asp&NoWebContent=1 Or, 1. Click Start > Run 2. In the Open: line type msconfig and click OK to open System Configuration Utility 3. Select the tab labeled BOOT.INI 4. Click the button labeled Check All Boot Paths 5. A dialog box will open detailing the location of any invalid operating system locations. 6. Confirm you want to remove the entry and reboot the system.

I'm a bit confused if I do as u sugest above I remove "D" from boot up which then leaves only 'C' on the boot up menu mind you it did say the default system appears invalid then what happens to the dual boot winme/xp felix

[boot loader] timeout=30 default=signature(488ab4ad)dsk(1)rdsk(0)partition(1)WINDOWS [operating systems) signature(488ab4ad)dsk(1)rdsk(0)partition(1)WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows xp professional" /fastdetect repair C:\="Microsoft Windows Milennium Edition" above is what is in boot ini/ check all paths says the signature etc one appears invalid but if I remove it thst is my 'D' drive which contains windows xp (I did a repair & can now access both drives felix