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April 23, 2010 at 8:22 am #2220045

How to simple boot

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by kghazi · about 12 years, 1 month ago

I had dual boot option. Now I want to simple boot. I need advice.

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- April 23, 2010 at 8:22 am #3032921
  
  Clarifications
  
  by kghazi · about 12 years, 1 month ago
  
  In reply to How to simple boot
  
  Clarifications
- April 23, 2010 at 9:14 am #3032906
  
  Dual boot with what? A ‘simple’ boot to what?
  
  by ron k. · about 12 years, 1 month ago
  
  In reply to How to simple boot
  
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  - April 24, 2010 at 7:59 am #3032745
    
    simple boot
    
    by kghazi · about 12 years, 1 month ago
    
    In reply to Dual boot with what? A ‘simple’ boot to what?
    
    I have XP, then added Win 7 as dual boot. I formatted the partition containing win7. But when boot, win 7 again comes as dual boot. I want to get away with win 7 from boot information. I need advice. Thanks.
    - April 24, 2010 at 11:04 am #3032721
      
      I’m thinking that an edit of the boot.ini file is needed.
      
      by ron k. · about 12 years, 1 month ago
      
      In reply to simple boot
      
      This is all mine shows for Windows XP.
      
      [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
      I’m unsure if removing Windows 7 references will be enough.
    - April 24, 2010 at 8:23 pm #2828228
      
      Yes, it works.
      
      by dldorrance · about 12 years, 1 month ago
      
      In reply to I’m thinking that an edit of the boot.ini file is needed.
      
      On restarting the system there will no longer be a choice to boot from either partition, just from the remaining partition listed in the boot.ini file. However, you do not recover the space occupied by the now inaccessible partition.
    - April 25, 2010 at 9:44 am #2828176
      
      (nt)
      
      by ron k. · about 12 years, 1 month ago
      
      In reply to Yes, it works.
      
      .
    - April 25, 2010 at 9:44 am #2828175
      
      Use Disk Management to help to recover space.
      
      by ron k. · about 12 years, 1 month ago
      
      In reply to Yes, it works.
      
      Comtol Panel | Administrative Tool (Classic view) | Computer Management | Disk Management. View that it’s the correct drive then open My Computer, Right-click on the drive and choose to reformat it to an NTFS drive.
    - April 24, 2010 at 11:07 am #3032719
      
      More detail here:
      
      by ron k. · about 12 years, 1 month ago
      
      In reply to simple boot
      
      http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/01/17/how-to-uninstall-and-remove-windows-7-or-vista-leaving-windows-xp-on-dual-boot-system/
    - April 26, 2010 at 6:20 am #2828073
      
      Thank you Ron K
      
      by kghazi · about 12 years, 1 month ago
      
      In reply to More detail here:
      
      Thanks to everybody. Special thanks to Ron K. Mydigitallife.info instruction worked
    - April 28, 2010 at 2:50 am #2828776
      
      You’re welcome. (EOM)
      
      by ron k. · about 12 years, 1 month ago
      
      In reply to Thank you Ron K
      
      .
    - April 24, 2010 at 11:12 am #3032718
      
      I have me one of those
      
      by santeewelding · about 12 years, 1 month ago
      
      In reply to simple boot
      
      It’s for Mandriva. I just put up with it.
    - April 24, 2010 at 11:27 am #3032714
      
      I removed Open SUSE from a dual boot system.
      
      by ron k. · about 12 years, 1 month ago
      
      In reply to I have me one of those
      
      I used PartitionMagic to lose the GRUB loader. That was my last dual-boot system.
- April 24, 2010 at 11:24 am #3032715
  
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  by ron k. · about 12 years, 1 month ago
  
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  http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-13625-0.html?forumID=102&threadID=322228&tag=rbxccnbdisc1
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How to simple boot

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Dual boot with what? A ‘simple’ boot to what?

simple boot

I’m thinking that an edit of the boot.ini file is needed.

Yes, it works.

(nt)

Use Disk Management to help to recover space.

More detail here:

Thank you Ron K

You’re welcome. (EOM)

I have me one of those

I removed Open SUSE from a dual boot system.

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