Simple question but big irritant for me.

harpoon · 15-08-2006, 01:39 PM

I just installed Mandrake soft 9.2, but eventually it did not start,so I deleted the logical drive & reformatted it.Everything's fine like before but the startup screen shows 4 boot options viz linux,windows,floopy,failsafe.
How do I get rid of this startup screen & windows will boot normally again?

Vishal Gupta · 15-08-2006, 02:08 PM

Method 1.) Boot using XP Setup CD and in Recovery Console give following command:

fixmbr

Method 2.) Boot using 98 CD and give following command:

fdisk /mbr

romeo_8693 · 15-08-2006, 02:36 PM

if im not wrong then ur using only windows now..if yes just edit ur boot.ini file once u boot in windows...

Pathik · 15-08-2006, 02:43 PM

yup jus open boot.ini and check all boot paths..

Vishal Gupta · 15-08-2006, 03:19 PM

Guys!
The boot loader, he is talking about is the Mandrake one not the Windows loader!
Did u read the loader entries? these r: linux,windows,floopy,failsafe, which r present in Linux loaders not in windows loader.

romeo_8693 · 15-08-2006, 03:47 PM

ooops....u got a point vishal!!!

JGuru · 16-08-2006, 12:18 AM

LILO boot loader of Mandriva Linux is installed in MBR. So you get the LILO Boot
options - Linux, Windows, failsafe, floppy.
@Vishal Gupta has already provided you the solution. That will fix your problem.

15-08-2006, 01:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
harpoon Broken In Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 179	Simple question but big irritant for me. I just installed Mandrake soft 9.2, but eventually it did not start,so I deleted the logical drive & reformatted it.Everything's fine like before but the startup screen shows 4 boot options viz linux,windows,floopy,failsafe. How do I get rid of this startup screen & windows will boot normally again?

15-08-2006, 02:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
Vishal Gupta Microsoft MVP Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: AskVG.com Posts: 5,173	Re: Simple question but big irritant for me. Method 1.) Boot using XP Setup CD and in Recovery Console give following command: fixmbr Method 2.) Boot using 98 CD and give following command: fdisk /mbr __________________ http://www.AskVG.com/

15-08-2006, 02:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
romeo_8693 "The RaCaLaNGeL"© Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Goa/Pune Posts: 389	Re: Simple question but big irritant for me. if im not wrong then ur using only windows now..if yes just edit ur boot.ini file once u boot in windows... __________________ Without sorrows happiness would be boring!

15-08-2006, 02:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
Pathik Google Bot Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 9,751	Re: Simple question but big irritant for me. yup jus open boot.ini and check all boot paths..

15-08-2006, 03:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
Vishal Gupta Microsoft MVP Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: AskVG.com Posts: 5,173	Re: Simple question but big irritant for me. Guys! The boot loader, he is talking about is the Mandrake one not the Windows loader! Did u read the loader entries? these r: linux,windows,floopy,failsafe, which r present in Linux loaders not in windows loader. __________________ http://www.AskVG.com/

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15-08-2006, 03:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
romeo_8693 "The RaCaLaNGeL"© Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Goa/Pune Posts: 389	Re: Simple question but big irritant for me. ooops....u got a point vishal!!! __________________ Without sorrows happiness would be boring!

16-08-2006, 12:18 AM	#7 (permalink)
JGuru Wise Old Owl Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Space-time continuum Posts: 1,646	Re: Simple question but big irritant for me. LILO boot loader of Mandriva Linux is installed in MBR. So you get the LILO Boot options - Linux, Windows, failsafe, floppy. @Vishal Gupta has already provided you the solution. That will fix your problem.

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