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CanaBalistic
03-07-2007, 08:42 PM
A friend of mine gave me a beta cd of Vista. I hate it! So i deleted and reformated the partition it was on. To my dismay, the dual boot option is still enganged. Im not entirely stupid, I know to check the boot files in my main directory. The problem is this...

;
;Warning: Boot.ini is used on Windows XP and earlier operating systems.
;Warning: Use BCDEDIT.exe to modify Windows Vista boot options.
;

I've formated the partition vista was on and there is no "bcdedit.exe" anymore.

How do i rid myself of this curse-ed Micro Crap Software?
There is no uninstall option with the beta version of Vista. I was left with no choice but to format the drive

Drum Thumper
03-08-2007, 04:59 AM
First, make a backup of your boot.ini file and then edit it to remove the line that points to Vista. I'm not quite sure how it'll be worded on the line that points to Vista, but it will NOT be the line that reads as follows:

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1) \WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP" /fastdetect

Reboot, and it should work. If it doesn't, my apologizes.

Hope this helps.

CanaBalistic
03-08-2007, 09:22 PM
This is my entire boot.ini file....
--------------------------------
;
;Warning: Boot.ini is used on Windows XP and earlier operating systems.
;Warning: Use BCDEDIT.exe to modify Windows Vista boot options.
;
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /FASTDETECT /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN
-----------------------------------------------------

So i should remove,
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOW S
?

Drum Thumper
03-09-2007, 04:53 AM
This is my entire boot.ini file....
--------------------------------
;
;Warning: Boot.ini is used on Windows XP and earlier operating systems.
;Warning: Use BCDEDIT.exe to modify Windows Vista boot options.
;
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /FASTDETECT /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN
-----------------------------------------------------

So i should remove,
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOW S
?

Alright, I did some digging around on the good ol net and found the following from the MSFN forums:

"All I had to do is use the recovery console in XP to fix the MBR. All I did is start the Recovery Console and typed "FIXMBR" (without quotes) and let it do its thing then I also typed in "FIXBOOT" (without quotes) and restarted the computer and it booted streight to Windows XP Professional without bringing up any other choices."--phatcat42141

Turns out that Vista screws with not only the MBR, but also the BOOTSECTOR. Yet another reason not to jump up to Vista, imo.

Hope this helps
DrumThumper