Problem with the startup options

[maahi]

I was encountering a few problems in windows xp and decided to format C: drive to reinstall.... But I installed windows xp on my D: drive by mistake.. Then I reinstalled windows xp in C: and formatted D: drive.. The problem is on startup, it shows both the installations and asks me which one to choose..

Windows Xp Professional.. which is on C: drive
Windows Xp Professional which was on D: drive

I don't want the second option since its of no use...
How do i remove it?

 

[raybay]

Do it over on a clean drive... you will never win the battle otherwise, although some on this list will volunteer that you can.
Do the install in a clean drive, and use this one to remove everything afterward...
If there is nothing to lose, do a cold boot to Windows, then use that to format the drive when given the chance..... you might even want to do it twice if you need the drive really clean.

 

[elektrisk]

Raybay is right. I would go with doing it over. Sorry, I know it's a pain :\ You could choose to just ignore the option [mentally ].

 

[maahi]

I had formatted that drive both via Windows Xp and in Command prompt mode...
Isnt there any way to remove the option?

 

[gbhall]

I'd have thought it was just a case of editing boot.ini to remove the line you don't want....you know how to do that ? it is a hidden, system file and you need to set your rights to see it first.

 

[LookinAround]

you need to be careful (and definitely backup the original boot.ini file before editing). Here's how to do it

/* EDIT */
Be sure to read all the way through the article. And note you can simply delete a boot entry via the command prompt

 

[maahi]

Hey Thank you people.. It was that simple... I'm not so good at command prompt.. But editing the boot.ini file worked...Thank You "LookinAround" and "gbhall" for the help....