windows keep trying to set up everytime i reboot
January 27th, 2020
‘Please select the operating system to start.
Windows Professional XP
Windows Professional XP Set Up
I tried to re-install xp but now i managed to get updates sorted, so i dont have to.
When i tried the re-install it failed because it was unable to copy a file ‘abb1cq9j.sys’ So I had to abort, but now it keeps trying to set up everytime i reboot. how can i get it out? thanks
What is h happening right now is your dual booting, easy fix reformat. Harder fix removing it, just google “Removing Dual-Booting”.
i cant reformat, thats why i tried to install over the top of my existing xp in the first place, i have far to many settings and files and programmes on here ect. I’d rather just take out that dual-booting issue then if i can.
I just checked how to do it.. bugger that, looks complicated, i dont even understand what they are talking about. and wats more it looks dangerous. can anyone help please?
Just edit the boot.ini file…And remove the second entry…Make a backup first…
‘just edit the boot.ini file’ ? ive no idea wat u mean so i cant
Ok basically restart your computer and press whatever it tells you to press to enter setup.
Then you should just go through the options until you see something like “Boot devices” ( This will be in a submenu )
Then you should change the first one to your HDD and make sure the option for booting from the others there is not enabled.
Also make sure you dont have a Windows disk in your CD ROM.
This isnt too detailed but follow it not hard to figure out
sounds bloody hard to me, thanks anyway
You boot up you see a menu and just look for those things. Really not hard.
Worst case scenario you could call the people that made your PC
i cant see anymenu when i boot up, just the options i mentiioned.
and i cant contact anybody because the software is knicked
I would try what ‘s suggested first. It may just be an extra entry in your boot.ini file. Editting / changing the file isn’t very difficult. The only problem is if you do run into a problem and you do not properly change the file you can run into a situation where you may not be able to boot into XP. Assuming you make a backup of the boot.ini file before you make any changes you should be able to restore the file, but it sounds like you do not know how to do this either.
I’d still recommend taking a look at your boot.ini file and be careful what kind of changes you make. Here is the easiest way for you to access it.
Click the Start button -> Select Run -> Enter ‘c:\boot.ini’ (without the ‘ at the beginning and the end)
This should open up a file in Notepad whose first line is [boot loader]. Highlight the entier contents of this file and copy/paste them here. Don’t make any changes yet. Somoene here can take a look and let you know if you should make any changes.
Just so you have an idea, here is an example of a XP Professional boot.ini file:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
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” /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
Yours will most likely include an extra line or two which we will want to remove.
well, i dunno wat ive done…. I looked in msconfig, found the file path of the unwanted boot up, then i looked for & deleted the little file that had the same name. then i checked the boot ups for errors, and because i had deleted the file, it showed an error, so it let me disable it (it wouldnt let me diable it unless it had an error). so now when i restart, it doesnt come up, i just got a warning aout something being changed when i rebooted, so i just told it to not tell me in future, and not run diagnostic i think it was called. Is this satisfactory? or are there still uneccesary files messing about with my computer? At least i can boot up now without havign to choose. dunno if its any slower tho.
is this ok? or do i need to do a better job?
Change your BIOS. Google How To Do It. Make Your Primary BIO HDD1 Or Whatever HDD You Use.
gave you the easiest and the correct way to fix your problem ……… It’s a boot.ini issue.
You might want to use a cleaner to try to rid your computer of those setup files that are still on it.
gave you the easiest and the correct way to fix your problem ……… It’s a boot.ini issue.You might want to use a cleaner to try to rid your computer of those setup files that are still on it.
how do i do that? thanks
As says says:
Start button/Click …… Run
Then enter c:\boot.ini
Press enter and the boot.ini file should be shown in Notepad.
boot.ini is a hidden file and it may be read only which means you won’t be able to edit it using the method above.
If it won’t edit just come back and I will tell you how to change the attributes of the file so that you can edit it.
You could try running your windows installation CD and then selecting the repair option and then type “fixmbr” then that will re-write the boot.ini file for you to what it used to be.
i dont even know what im suppopsed to be doing to it? how can i edit it when i don know wat my goal is?
thanks anyway.
i dont even know what im suppopsed to be doing to it? how can i edit it when i don know wat my goal is?
thanks anyway.
Grisly told you what the boot.ini file should look like for a single (not dual boot) system it is:
[boot loader] timeout=30 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" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
Here is my boot.ini file for a dual boot system, you will notice it has an extra line. If your boot.ini file does not appear exactly as Grisly posted then delete everything in your boot.ini file and copy and paste what he posted into notepad and save the file. That is assuming that your OS is installed on C drive.
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP -- C" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows XP -- E" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
it says this:
[Boot Loader]
Timeout=5
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” /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
But ONLY beacause of wat i said a few posts up. What i wanted to know was if what i had done was sufficient, or does it need more work? Becuase as i have deleted one file, i cant do what u are asking now, because it wont show up the dual boot path.
My previous post:
well, i dunno wat ive done…. I looked in msconfig, found the file path of the unwanted boot up, then i looked for & deleted the little file that had the same name. then i checked the boot ups for errors, and because i had deleted the file, it showed an error, so it let me disable it (it wouldnt let me diable it unless it had an error). so now when i restart, it doesnt come up, i just got a warning aout something being changed when i rebooted, so i just told it to not tell me in future, and not run diagnostic i think it was called. Is this satisfactory? or are there still uneccesary files messing about with my computer? At least i can boot up now without havign to choose. dunno if its any slower tho.
is this ok? or do i need to do a better job?
Thanks
What you have there should sufficient for what you have. Based on your Boot.ini file contents.
[Boot Loader]
Timeout=5
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" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
Mine is
[boot loader]
timeout=1
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
so you have accomplished what you wanted to do.
i think i understand u lol.. so its cool.. we can close this topic? thansk for the help all.