choice of Vista on startup

[mij]

I don't know what I've done but in re-installing vista I now am faced with a choice when the computer boots up. How can I tell which is the second one (it's not needed) and then get rid?

cheers

jim

[aFixedPC]

The second one will be the previous installation and probably will be under C:\Windows.old.

In there will be items such as your Desktop, Favourites and application settings.

I would leave it there until you are sure you have everything.

 

To get rid of the menu option (which doesn't get rid of the Windows installation), download Vistabootpro: -

Windows 7 Boot Editor - Dual Boot Windows 7 or Vista with Windows XP

[RandyL]

Dual Boot is not free. I think there might be better options. I like free. :)

 

I don't know how you reinstalled but like afixedPC said it does seem that you have created a dual boot when what you wanted was a clean install.

 

If it were me I would look up the FAQs for your computer and perform a clean install from scratch in order to get it right and avoid issues in the future. I think that might be what you have in mind.

 

Do you know the make, model and number of your PC?

Do you have any disks?

 

I've never set up a dual boot so I can't help with that I'm afraid. Others on our forum have however. Therefore I will leave it to those that know.

[DSTM]

Try this.

Go to “Start” and “Run”. Type in “e:\boot\bootsect.exe /nt52 ALL /force” (without quotes, and replacing e: with the drive letter of your Vista DVD).

Restart the computer, the boot selection menu should be gone.

[mij]

coice of vist on start up

 

Dual Boot is not free. I think there might be better options. I like free. :)

 

I don't know how you reinstalled but like afixedPC said it does seem that you have created a dual boot when what you wanted was a clean install.

 

Yes I did want a clean install and I got that I think the first time .... but you know what it's like sitting here twiddling thumbs and ..... mouse clicking :rolleyes:

Anyway you can get Vistabootpro free. Just google it and the read the offers as you type. A vistabootpro.exe was offered free (yes our favourite price) so I downloaded and it worked ... well the boot screen flashed for a few milliseconds and was gone. That's sufficient to satisify my wife. I tried the alternative offering and it looked like it was going to re-install so I reversed out of there - but will remember for the next time.

 

Yes there will be a next time :eek: :confused:

many thanks

cheers

jim

[mij]

choice of vista on start up

 

Yes there will be a next time :eek: :confused:

 

Well I didn't think it was going to be this quick ....

I'm now getting NTLDR is missing press con-alt-del to restart

But of course it wont go past that ... ooops what have I done? :eek:

cheers

jim

[DSTM]

You are in deep ****

Try This

 

you`ll need to restore it from xp cd

 

get into recovery console from the cd, and after entering requested info, write this:

 

copy E:\i386\ntldr C:\ntldr

 

just replace E with the cd-rom drive letter and C with the windows partition drive letter

 

press enter

 

restart

 

further Help.

Windows may not start and you may receive an "NTLDR is missing" error message if Windows is not up-to-date and there are too many files in the root folder

[mij]

choice of vista on start up

 

You are in deep ****

 

And don't I know it :eek:

 

Try This

QUOTE]

 

Well my try didn't work but I probably didn't know enough to do it correctly. So I did what I do know - another re-install.

 

Well it has worked and is now back online - thanks be! It has been another learning curve, the trouble is I'll forget it all by the time I need it again - or M'suir Gates will change the system some more.

many thanks

cheers

jim