win xp format

[chuckm1020]

i just formated my dell xps gen 3. its windows xp professional. Now when i turn on my comp and get a prompt asking me wich operating system to choose. they both say windows xp professional. only the top one works though the bottom one says some error.

[digitalman]

Fixing Windows Boot

put the cd in
go to repair and then recovery console
logon
type
fixmbr
and
fixboot

or you could manually edit the boot.ini

[M11]

msconfig allows easy editing of the boot.ini, and I would recommend it to someone unfamiliar with the boot.ini
http://www.frgmstr.com/upload/img/msconfig2.jpg
start>run>msconfig

msconfig also allows you to control what starts along with windows, and is the best tool available for removing excess processes at boot time.

[deadoralive]

love msconfig :) a lot easier then messing with the registry to get rid of all that pesky shit.

[chuckm1020]

http://www.photodump.com/direct/DRJ1014/msconfig.jpg
this is what mine looks like, what should i do now?

[M11]

If you formatted over the old XP, just press "Check all boot paths". Otherwise, we'll have to determine which is the one you want to keep and which one can go.