mikee Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 For some reason, my computer thinks I have 2 copies of Windows XP on it. When I turn it on it asks me to Please select the operating system to start: Then it lists Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition twice. The 1st one won't boot but the 2nd one will. If I try and boot using the 1st choice, I get the message: Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: <Windows root>\system32\hal.dllAnyone know how I can remove this 1st version of XP so that I don't have to select the 2nd option everytime I turn on the computer???Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 You need to edit your boot.ini file to remove the first entry. This file is hidden, so typing C:\Boot.ini from the Start > Run box will open it in Notepad.If you're unsure, paste the contents of boot.ini in your next reply, and we'll do it for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoTy3k Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 search in c:\ the boot.bak file ... and delete boot.ini and rename boot.bak in boot.ini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted March 20, 2004 Author Share Posted March 20, 2004 Sweet! Easy as pie once you know where to look!Thanks guys!Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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