How do I clear the dual boot screen on a system that is no long dual boot?

Hi all,

When I was troubleshooting my system I ended up installing xp and vista in
dual boot arrangement. I have since moved the drive that vista was on back
to the original computer. But I still have the boot screen asking me to
pick an operating system. How do I kill the dual boot screen and go back
the computer going right to windows XP?

"Bluenose 637" <wgkenney@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> When I was troubleshooting my system I ended up installing xp and vista in
> dual boot arrangement. I have since moved the drive that vista was on back
> to the original computer. But I still have the boot screen asking me to
> pick an operating system. How do I kill the dual boot screen and go back
> the computer going right to windows XP?
>

Use the below free prog to edit the boot menu.

http://www.pro-networks.org/vistabootpro/index.php

I did a search for the boot.ini. It showed up in a windows folder. The bak
was in the c: root directory.

Here are the contents:

;
;Warning: Boot.ini is used on Windows XP and earlier operating systems.
;Warning: Use BCDEDIT.exe to modify Windows Vista boot options.
;
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Home
Edition" /FASTDETECT /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /USEPMTIMER

It does not look like any reference to Win Vista in the code area. Just the
notes. What needs to be changed?
"Crazy Noddy" <SPAM@BLOCKER.ACTIVE> wrote in message
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> "Bluenose 637" <wgkenney@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:IJudnX9jAMNPdCDbnZ2dnUVZ_vmlnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>> Hi all,
>>
>> When I was troubleshooting my system I ended up installing xp and vista
>> in dual boot arrangement. I have since moved the drive that vista was on
>> back to the original computer. But I still have the boot screen asking
>> me to pick an operating system. How do I kill the dual boot screen and
>> go back the computer going right to windows XP?
>>
>
> Use the below free prog to edit the boot menu.
>
> http://www.pro-networks.org/vistabootpro/index.php

"Bluenose 637" <wgkenney@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:IJudnX9jAMNPdCDbnZ2dnUVZ_vmlnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Hi all,
>
> When I was troubleshooting my system I ended up installing xp and vista in
> dual boot arrangement. I have since moved the drive that vista was on back
> to the original computer. But I still have the boot screen asking me to
> pick an operating system. How do I kill the dual boot screen and go back
> the computer going right to windows XP?
>

On the Vista DVD that you used to perform your Vista installation there is a
directory named "BOOT". In that directory there is an executable file named
"BOOTSECT.EXE". This is the Boot sector restoration tool.

Assuming that the Vista DVD is in the DVD drive named G: you would run the
following command at a Command Prompt within XP to restore your normal XP
boot screen:

G:\BOOT\BOOTSECT /nt52 ALL

This should bring you back to pre-Vista mode. I have tried this on my own
dual boot Vista & XP installation and it worked.

"Homer J. Simpson" <hjsimpson@springfield.usa> wrote in message
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> "Bluenose 637" <wgkenney@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:IJudnX9jAMNPdCDbnZ2dnUVZ_vmlnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>> Hi all,
>>
>> When I was troubleshooting my system I ended up installing xp and vista
>> in dual boot arrangement. I have since moved the drive that vista was on
>> back to the original computer. But I still have the boot screen asking
>> me to pick an operating system. How do I kill the dual boot screen and
>> go back the computer going right to windows XP?
>>
>
> On the Vista DVD that you used to perform your Vista installation there is
> a directory named "BOOT". In that directory there is an executable file
> named "BOOTSECT.EXE". This is the Boot sector restoration tool.
>
> Assuming that the Vista DVD is in the DVD drive named G: you would run the
> following command at a Command Prompt within XP to restore your normal XP
> boot screen:
>
> G:\BOOT\BOOTSECT /nt52 ALL
>
> This should bring you back to pre-Vista mode. I have tried this on my own
> dual boot Vista & XP installation and it worked.
>
>

There is also a program called EasyBCD that should allow him to revert to
his XP MBR. Don't have the program in front of me but IIRC there is an
option to kill of the Vista boot loader.

It allows editing of a few other things MS has seen fit to hide away, like
renaming OS descriptions on the loader...

worked perfect! done


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>
> "Homer J. Simpson" <hjsimpson@springfield.usa> wrote in message
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>> "Bluenose 637" <wgkenney@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:IJudnX9jAMNPdCDbnZ2dnUVZ_vmlnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> When I was troubleshooting my system I ended up installing xp and vista
>>> in dual boot arrangement. I have since moved the drive that vista was on
>>> back to the original computer. But I still have the boot screen asking
>>> me to pick an operating system. How do I kill the dual boot screen and
>>> go back the computer going right to windows XP?
>>>
>>
>> On the Vista DVD that you used to perform your Vista installation there
>> is a directory named "BOOT". In that directory there is an executable
>> file named "BOOTSECT.EXE". This is the Boot sector restoration tool.
>>
>> Assuming that the Vista DVD is in the DVD drive named G: you would run
>> the following command at a Command Prompt within XP to restore your
>> normal XP boot screen:
>>
>> G:\BOOT\BOOTSECT /nt52 ALL
>>
>> This should bring you back to pre-Vista mode. I have tried this on my
>> own dual boot Vista & XP installation and it worked.
>>
>>
>
> There is also a program called EasyBCD that should allow him to revert to
> his XP MBR. Don't have the program in front of me but IIRC there is an
> option to kill of the Vista boot loader.
>
> It allows editing of a few other things MS has seen fit to hide away, like
> renaming OS descriptions on the loader...
>