P.O.S.T tells me I've got 2 Operating Systems

Arriflex · #1 22nd Dec 2007, 09:41 AM

Hi. I recently added another Windows XP Home to another hard drive I've bought ready for if a failure of the main drive happens. I've taken the new hard drive out of the computer but when I see the POST screen it says I've got two operating systems of Windows XP Home and which one do I want to use? I want to get rid of this message and let the computer boot up with no errors. I can only boot one of the OS's anyway because the other one is on a hard drive sitting in a cupboard. Any thoughts on this?

**Dave Hybrid** · #2 22nd Dec 2007, 10:22 AM

See > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289022

Arriflex · #3 22nd Dec 2007, 10:29 AM

Thanks Dave, I'll look into that. Will let you know.

**Cew27** · #4 22nd Dec 2007, 11:21 AM

i had this problem follow the guide it works perfect ;)

Arriflex · #5 22nd Dec 2007, 02:14 PM

All ok now. I seem to remember this boot.ini file was read only. As I've come across a similar problem before, obviously it's not because your procedure worked. Thanks so much you don't realize how much that was annoying me.

**Dave Hybrid** · #6 22nd Dec 2007, 04:25 PM

Na, boot.ini is fully editable.

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