Edit the boot.ini File when Microsoft Windows XP Appears Multiple Times at Boot
- Boot into Windows.
- Click Start Menu.
- Click All Programs.
- Click Accessories.
- Click Command Prompt.
- Change directories to the root of the system drive.
- There is a space between cd and \ in the command.
- Remove the following attributes from boot.ini so it can be backed up and then edited:
- Backup boot.ini and edit it.
Code:
copy boot.ini boot.ini.bak2
notepad boot.ini
- Delete the old versions of Microsoft Windows XP that are no longer needed.
- Remove the timeout value and set it to 0.
- Make sure the default matches one of the remaining operating systems
- Set up the boot.ini attributes again and exit the Control Panel.
Code:
attrib +h +s +r boot.ini
exit
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