Comments on: How to Delete, Modify or Disable an Incorrect or Duplicate Entry on the XP Boot Menu http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/how-to-delete-modify-or-disable-an-incorrect-or-duplicate-entry-on-the-xp-boot-menu/ Computer Help from your Friendly How-To Geek Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:56:33 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Dan http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/how-to-delete-modify-or-disable-an-incorrect-or-duplicate-entry-on-the-xp-boot-menu/comment-page-1/#comment-74112 Dan Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:19:46 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/how-to-delete-modify-or-disable-an-incorrect-or-duplicate-entry-on-the-xp-boot-menu/#comment-74112 Oops, nevermind should have read all the comments first, feel free to delete that one/not post this one. Oops, nevermind should have read all the comments first, feel free to delete that one/not post this one.

]]> By: Dan http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/how-to-delete-modify-or-disable-an-incorrect-or-duplicate-entry-on-the-xp-boot-menu/comment-page-1/#comment-74111 Dan Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:18:42 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/how-to-delete-modify-or-disable-an-incorrect-or-duplicate-entry-on-the-xp-boot-menu/#comment-74111 You made this way more complicated than it needs to be. All you need to do is run msconfig, click the boot.ini tab and then click check all boot paths. It's infinitely easier. You made this way more complicated than it needs to be.
All you need to do is run msconfig, click the boot.ini tab and then click check all boot paths.
It’s infinitely easier.

]]> By: clibou http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/how-to-delete-modify-or-disable-an-incorrect-or-duplicate-entry-on-the-xp-boot-menu/comment-page-1/#comment-73529 clibou Sun, 21 Jun 2009 05:01:39 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/how-to-delete-modify-or-disable-an-incorrect-or-duplicate-entry-on-the-xp-boot-menu/#comment-73529 Great, worked like treat. I had a stuck Windows XP Sp3 installer Great, worked like treat.

I had a stuck Windows XP Sp3 installer

]]> By: Anneau http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/how-to-delete-modify-or-disable-an-incorrect-or-duplicate-entry-on-the-xp-boot-menu/comment-page-1/#comment-68252 Anneau Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:56:51 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/how-to-delete-modify-or-disable-an-incorrect-or-duplicate-entry-on-the-xp-boot-menu/#comment-68252 I have the exact same problem than you Marvin :s I have xp on my first partition, I tried to install vista on an external hard drive partition, didn't work... now I have one entry for -Windows XP and one for nonworking -Vista I want to delete the vista entry but in my boot.ini is nothing to see about it. Please help :s I have the exact same problem than you Marvin :s
I have xp on my first partition, I tried to install vista on an external hard drive partition, didn’t work…
now I have one entry for -Windows XP and one for nonworking -Vista
I want to delete the vista entry but in my boot.ini is nothing to see about it.

Please help :s

]]> By: Marvin http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/how-to-delete-modify-or-disable-an-incorrect-or-duplicate-entry-on-the-xp-boot-menu/comment-page-1/#comment-67291 Marvin Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:13:35 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/how-to-delete-modify-or-disable-an-incorrect-or-duplicate-entry-on-the-xp-boot-menu/#comment-67291 Follow up: i have already formatted the 2nd partion in my hard drive where i installed the vista.. Pls. help me... Follow up: i have already formatted the 2nd partion in my hard drive where i installed the vista.. Pls. help me…

]]> By: Marvin http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/how-to-delete-modify-or-disable-an-incorrect-or-duplicate-entry-on-the-xp-boot-menu/comment-page-1/#comment-67290 Marvin Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:09:20 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/how-to-delete-modify-or-disable-an-incorrect-or-duplicate-entry-on-the-xp-boot-menu/#comment-67290 Hi! I have the same problem here but with my case, i have windows xp pro installed and got amaze with vista, i failed to install the vista and now its giving me 4 options in boot option, first my windows xp, second a non working vista, third an option to rollback the installation and last another non working vista. i have already tried the, boot.ini because windows xp is only the working os as of this moment and have already tried reinstalling vista thats why i got 2 options for vista, but after the configuration of boot.ini still the four options are in the start up. I don't know what to do. Pls help me.... Hi! I have the same problem here but with my case, i have windows xp pro installed and got amaze with vista, i failed to install the vista and now its giving me 4 options in boot option, first my windows xp, second a non working vista, third an option to rollback the installation and last another non working vista. i have already tried the, boot.ini because windows xp is only the working os as of this moment and have already tried reinstalling vista thats why i got 2 options for vista, but after the configuration of boot.ini still the four options are in the start up. I don’t know what to do. Pls help me….

]]> By: Wayne http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/how-to-delete-modify-or-disable-an-incorrect-or-duplicate-entry-on-the-xp-boot-menu/comment-page-1/#comment-63628 Wayne Fri, 26 Dec 2008 01:24:44 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/how-to-delete-modify-or-disable-an-incorrect-or-duplicate-entry-on-the-xp-boot-menu/#comment-63628 Yall keep talking about more than one valid entry. I have four. XP Pro XP Pro ( Tuneup/backup ) And "2" for an ext. drive for backup. I would like to get rid of the first bootable backup ( third in the list ). Don't know about "check all boot paths" and/or even if the ext. drive should be connected ( via USB ) Uped the time to view the choose to 30 sec. in case I ever needed to chose the backup or Tuneup/backup What the hell is the tuneup/backup? Would that be Dell's sys. recovery? Yall keep talking about more than one valid entry.
I have four.

XP Pro
XP Pro ( Tuneup/backup )
And “2″ for an ext. drive for backup.

I would like to get rid of the first bootable backup ( third in the list ).

Don’t know about “check all boot paths” and/or even if the ext. drive should be connected ( via USB )
Uped the time to view the choose to 30 sec. in case I ever needed to chose the backup or
Tuneup/backup

What the hell is the tuneup/backup? Would that be Dell’s sys. recovery?

]]> By: The Geek http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/how-to-delete-modify-or-disable-an-incorrect-or-duplicate-entry-on-the-xp-boot-menu/comment-page-1/#comment-63360 The Geek Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:28:08 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/how-to-delete-modify-or-disable-an-incorrect-or-duplicate-entry-on-the-xp-boot-menu/#comment-63360 @LH: Yeah, you're exactly right, updated. To everybody else: yes... the boot paths method is much simpler. I seriously need more coffee today! @LH: Yeah, you’re exactly right, updated.

To everybody else: yes… the boot paths method is much simpler. I seriously need more coffee today!

]]> By: Zeta http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/how-to-delete-modify-or-disable-an-incorrect-or-duplicate-entry-on-the-xp-boot-menu/comment-page-1/#comment-63357 Zeta Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:06:52 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/how-to-delete-modify-or-disable-an-incorrect-or-duplicate-entry-on-the-xp-boot-menu/#comment-63357 I had been taught a while back that clicking on the check all boot paths method was safer, removing the human error factor :D is this not the case? would be good to know if i run across this issue. Thanks I had been taught a while back that clicking on the check all boot paths method was safer, removing the human error factor :D is this not the case? would be good to know if i run across this issue. Thanks

]]> By: LH http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/how-to-delete-modify-or-disable-an-incorrect-or-duplicate-entry-on-the-xp-boot-menu/comment-page-1/#comment-63354 LH Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:17:07 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/how-to-delete-modify-or-disable-an-incorrect-or-duplicate-entry-on-the-xp-boot-menu/#comment-63354 It's attrib -r to make a file writable. You don't need to worry about the s and h. It’s attrib -r to make a file writable. You don’t need to worry about the s and h.

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