2 windowsxp

OK, heres my problem, I really hope somone can help me here. I had unplugged
my computer and put it in storage for around a year. When I got it back out
and plugged it up I noticed that alot of my programs had ran together. I
called the computer company (dell) and explained to them what was going on.
They sent me a windowsXP pack 2 cd to install. So, I install it. When I
restarted my computer, this message came up saying I had to choose between
windowsXP home edition and windowsXP home edition. I have 2 WindowsXP on my
computer now. How the heck do I get one of these off?

trouble with XP wrote:
> OK, heres my problem, I really hope somone can help me here. I had
> unplugged my computer and put it in storage for around a year. When
> I got it back out and plugged it up I noticed that alot of my
> programs had ran together. I called the computer company (dell) and
> explained to them what was going on. They sent me a windowsXP pack 2
> cd to install. So, I install it. When I restarted my computer, this
> message came up saying I had to choose between windowsXP home edition
> and windowsXP home edition. I have 2 WindowsXP on my computer now.
> How the heck do I get one of these off?

I had the same problem. You probably put the second OS on the same partition
as the original. That's what I did. I ended up re-formatting.

tom wrote:
> trouble with XP wrote:
>> OK, heres my problem, I really hope somone can help me here. I had
>> unplugged my computer and put it in storage for around a year. When
>> I got it back out and plugged it up I noticed that alot of my
>> programs had ran together. I called the computer company (dell) and
>> explained to them what was going on. They sent me a windowsXP pack 2
>> cd to install. So, I install it. When I restarted my computer, this
>> message came up saying I had to choose between windowsXP home edition
>> and windowsXP home edition. I have 2 WindowsXP on my computer now.
>> How the heck do I get one of these off?
>
> I had the same problem. You probably put the second OS on the same partition
> as the original. That's what I did. I ended up re-formatting.
>
>

Alternatively, (less work - less destructive)

show hidden files

edit c:\boot.ini - change timout to 1 sec, or remove the second OS line
completely. Just to be on the safe side, copy boot.ini to boot.ini.old
so you can undo the change if need be.

Steve

Could you explain 'alot of my programs ran together'?
"trouble with XP" <trouble with XP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:8672D596-38A2-4627-81C2-C370FF9F6FF0@microsoft.com...
> OK, heres my problem, I really hope somone can help me here. I had
> unplugged
> my computer and put it in storage for around a year. When I got it back
> out
> and plugged it up I noticed that alot of my programs had ran together. I
> called the computer company (dell) and explained to them what was going
> on.
> They sent me a windowsXP pack 2 cd to install. So, I install it. When I
> restarted my computer, this message came up saying I had to choose between
> windowsXP home edition and windowsXP home edition. I have 2 WindowsXP on
> my
> computer now. How the heck do I get one of these off?

trouble with XP <trouble with XP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>OK, heres my problem, I really hope somone can help me here. I had unplugged
>my computer and put it in storage for around a year. When I got it back out
>and plugged it up I noticed that alot of my programs had ran together. I
>called the computer company (dell) and explained to them what was going on.
>They sent me a windowsXP pack 2 cd to install. So, I install it. When I
>restarted my computer, this message came up saying I had to choose between
>windowsXP home edition and windowsXP home edition. I have 2 WindowsXP on my
>computer now. How the heck do I get one of these off?

Try using Start - Run - MSCONFIG. Go to the BOOT.INI tab and click
on the "Check all boot paths" button.

Good lucl

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2008)
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