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by marconeil

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Hi there.
I would love to know how to edit the boot options for Windows XP. I remember seeing an article about it, but I can't find it (now that I need it)! I had dual booted XP and Me. WinMe is no longer on the computer - partition removed and formatted - but XP still gives it as an option to boot. Help!

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by acattr

two ways, you can edit the c:\boot.ini or rightclick my computer, properties, advanced, startup and recovery "settings" button, under default operating systems, uncheck both checkboxs that start with "time to display..."

by bryan.scaife

Further to answer 1, c:\boot.ini is a hidden, system file so you may need to remove these attributes before editing it.
Try:
attrib boot.ini -s -h
edit boot.ini
remove the unneeded OS line and make sure the default entry matches to entry left in. You can also modify the wait time
attrib boot.ini +s +h

Good luck

by marconeil

Thanks. Forgot that the boot.ini file was hidden. Edited it with Notepad, so didn't need to go to DOS prompt to change attributes, just right-clicked it. Thanks again!!

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