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by var1016

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Greetings and a happy new year to all.

I have a long running problem with Boot.

I am running XP Pro, but at one time installed Windows 7, which I later removed. Sadly the boot file now tries to load Win 7 (which of course isn't there). So when I start the computer I have to select "Earlier Version of Windows". The boot notepad file requires BCDEdit.exe, which does not exist on my computer.

How can I modify the boot file to get rid of this annoying problem?. Here's a copy of the boot file:

;
;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)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT

Thanks in advance and regards to all

Paul

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by rob miners

Boot from your W7 DVD and on the first screen click Next, click Repair your computer, click Next and select Command Prompt.

Type in bootsect.exe /nt52 ALL /force

Type exit

Restart the System

This will set the MBR for XP and it should load straight to XP.

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