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tassan
May 3, 2009, 10:31 AM
So how to do it ?

I tried EasyBCD but I can't execute it for some reason I don't know. I want to remove that entry from XP or I am shown with new bios of windows7 I want to get my old bios screen of windows XP.

seahwk83
May 3, 2009, 11:24 AM
Can you get into XP? If so, go to c:\ and edit the boot.ini file and delete the line that refers to windows 7

typical boot.ini

[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="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect


dual boot.ini

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows 7" /fastdetect


What you need to do is delete the line that refers to windows 7 so that there is only 1 entry under
[operating systems]

Hope this helps out

tassan
May 5, 2009, 03:15 AM
Can you get into XP? If so, go to c:\ and edit the boot.ini file and delete the line that refers to windows 7

typical boot.ini



dual boot.ini



What you need to do is delete the line that refers to windows 7 so that there is only 1 entry under
[operating systems]

Hope this helps out
here is my boot.ini file.



[boot loader]
timeout=15
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /noguiboot /bootlogo /noguiboot /bootlogo


I dun get it, I think windows7 uses defferent Bios or something because I have to select XP twice once the windows7 bios (with one header on top and a heard at bottom) and normal XP without a highlighted header.

ScottGem
May 5, 2009, 04:48 AM
The BIOS is a chip on the mother board that controls the interaction between your other hardware and the operating system. So what operating system you have does NOT affect the BIOS.

It sounds like you created a dual boot situation, but not through the boot.ini but through some other software.

NeedKarma
May 5, 2009, 04:52 AM
I guess you could start here: EasyBCD Documentation Home - NeoSmart Technologies Wiki (http://neosmart.net/wiki/display/EBCD/EasyBCD+Documentation+Home;jsessionid=9D99D9689DC0 799E92290A764177DC93)