OS Selection Manual During Boot-Up Operations

• VODKA KE0601

  16 Mar 07, 13:05

  Hi Guys..., how do i removed the BackUp OS created by TuneUp Utilities 2006...??? Any help on this would be deeply appreciated, and thanks in advance...
  
  
  
• ndmmxiaomayi

  16 Mar 07, 13:10

  It's in boot.ini
  
  But I would recommend not to touch it unless you know how to edit it. If you edit wrongly, reformat is on the way.
• manyu882

  16 Mar 07, 21:16

  if u did it wrongly, u can use XP cd and build back your boot.ini
• angelfairy

  16 Mar 07, 21:29

  i believe ts wants to remove the entire backup, which editing the mbr wont accomplish
• ndmmxiaomayi

  16 Mar 07, 21:42

  Wait, you edit the MBR for?
  
  Boot.ini file and MBR are two different things. And Windows don't even allow you touch the MBR.
• ditzy

  16 Mar 07, 21:45

  The last time I tried it, my comp couldn't boot up. Lucky that happened on the last day of my last job.
• manyu882

  16 Mar 07, 21:48

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• ndmmxiaomayi

  16 Mar 07, 21:54

  Originally posted by manyu882:

  Boot.ini
  
  http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000648.htm

  
  
  Anyway, threadstarter, can you locate your boot.ini file and post here?
  
  It's in the root of C drive or wherever Windows is installed
• ndmmxiaomayi

  16 Mar 07, 22:00

  Take mine as example:
  
  [boot loader]
  timeout=3
  default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows
  [operating systems]
  multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /nonexecute=optin /fastdetect
  C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons
  
  The bolded parts - show that Recovery Console is installed. To remove, just delete this line.
  
  In your case, it should be replaced with Tuneup Utilities.
  
  Also delete the Tuneup folder.
• VODKA KE0601

  17 Mar 07, 20:40

  Thanks for the help, guys. Googled on matters regarding this Boot.INI file and successfully fixed it.
  
  Microsoft has a support page on this matter.
  How To Edit The Boot.INI File In Windows XP.