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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: mylogon341 on March 05, 2007, 01:08:50 PM

Title: how to change boot up options?
Post by: mylogon341 on March 05, 2007, 01:08:50 PM

hi, i know it sounds really stupid, but i was experimenting and trying to install a version of windows on someone elses hard drive, and then returned the hard drive to the owner. this proved unsuccessful. the reason i did this is unimportant, but the problem that has resulted is. when my computer was finished installing windows one their hard drive i obviously removed the hdd from the system and booted up my computer. it shows the options:
- windows xp professional edition
- windows xp home edition
and unless im really quick (less than a second) it automaticall chooses XP PRO (which is the version from the foreign hdd) and quite expectadly, it fails to run.
i can vaugly remember playing with things in the past and finding an option to change that menu. i seem to remember it being in the 'repair this version of windows' option when booting the windows installation, but im not sure.

can anyone give me a definative answer?
thanks,
luke

Title: Re: how to change boot up options?
Post by: honvetops on March 05, 2007, 01:44:17 PM

None here,  not too smart.

Title: Re: how to change boot up options?
Post by: Calum on March 05, 2007, 02:07:53 PM

What exactly do you want to do?

Title: Re: how to change boot up options?
Post by: mylogon341 on March 05, 2007, 02:19:53 PM

to remove the unnecessary option of starting up Windows XP Pro
thanks,
luke

Title: Re: how to change boot up options?
Post by: mranime on March 05, 2007, 08:57:03 PM

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to remove the unnecessary option of starting up Windows XP Pro
thanks,
luke

START -> RUN -> MSCONFIG

Navigate to the BOOT.INI tab and see if you can remove the option to boot Windows XP Professional.

Title: Re: how to change boot up options?
Post by: mylogon341 on March 05, 2007, 11:24:06 PM

thanks, that worked. i forgot all about msconfig. i pretty much just disregarded anything that was within windows. nice one.

Title: Re: how to change boot up options?
Post by: mranime on March 06, 2007, 02:23:47 PM

Thanks. Glad I could be of assistance.