problem with boot menu

[Aman bhati]

dear friends,
I have win. xp pro with service pack 2.my problem is that whenever i start my pc i get three booting options to boot from (1)windows xp pro.(2)windows xp pro.(3)windows xp pro.my real os is no.3.first and second option is not real.i want to get rid of number 1 and 2.friends i do not know how to solve this thing. please guide me thoroughly to solve this problem.thanks.

[Sam]

theres a few method but i feel the easiest is to use a software named "Windows Xp Manager". its a trialware. theres option under one of the category to edit the boot sequence & all. you can delete the unnecessary boot options from there.

[abhinav_sinha]

Two Ways:
1.Go to run and type msconfig then check if all of them are listed.if yes click check boot path and go on.
2.Right click my computer and click properties>>Advanced>>Startup and recovery setting>>see there will be os listed in order of what is in the boot menu.Click on edit and Delete the improper one and save.

[CA50]

First of all go to folder option and select
#show hidden files and folders
#show system protected files and folders

Now go to c drive, there you will find a file by name "boot.ini"
Right click on the file>Properties>remove the real only attribute

Next open the file in notepad, it will look like this

[boot loader]
timeout=3
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windo ws XP pro" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windo ws XP pro" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windo ws XP pro" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

Just delete the first two entries

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windo ws XP pro" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windo ws XP pro" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

remember only the first two, don't edit anything else, next save the file and make it read only by: right click>properties

reboot your system

[Aman bhati]

dear friends thanks for ur valuable help but i am unable to find 'boot.ini' file. please tell me where it is located on drive c.i searched this file but i did not find this. please tell me.

[redhat]

just use start->run->msconfig and access boot.ini from there..

[abhinav_sinha]

1.Right click my computer and click properties>>Advanced>>Startup and recovery setting>>see there will be os listed in order of what is in the boot menu.Click on edit and Delete the improper one as said by CA50 and save.
The file that opens by clicking on edit is the boot.ini file thus you need not find it as you are directly accessing it.

[CA50]

Originally Posted by Aman bhati

dear friends thanks for ur valuable help but i am unable to find 'boot.ini' file. please tell me where it is located on drive c.i searched this file but i did not find this. please tell me.

to see the boot.ini file first you will have to select "show hidden files and folders" and "show system protected files" in the folder option.

You can also select "show file extension for know files types" same in the folder option

[Aman bhati]

thanks all of you,
you have solved my problem.thank you once again.

[CA50]

you are always welcome mate