Vista - Vista

I have 2 HD on my PC so I thought I would try Vista on my second HD
(not the one with XP etc on). I found that my Pc was not up to running
Vista succesfully so I thought the best way would be to Format my D HD.
After backing up all the other files on this HD I formatted it. Now
whenever I start up the PC still asks me which operating system I would
like to use. I went into "run - msconfig" but Vista is not shown. Any
one any idea how I can stop this happening apart from a reinstall of my
C HD with my XP and other programs on.

Hello,

> Whenever I start up the PC still asks me which operating system I would
> like to use.

I'm yet to do an "uninstall" for Vista myself (with virtualization software
this isn't a problem), but it might be that you will need to edit your
"boot.ini" file at the root of your C:\ drive. This file is used to keep a
list of the operating system you have installed.

See this topic from Microsoft Support:

How to edit the Boot.ini file in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=289022

WARNING: Be really careful with your edits, since if you remove the wrong
entry, you can't boot your Windows XP anymore.

Tip: if you want to test Vista in the future, try using virtualization
software for your testing. Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 is now a free product:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/vir...loads/sp1.mspx

--
Regards,

Mr. Jani Järvinen
C# MVP
Helsinki, Finland
janij@removethis.dystopia.fi
http://www.saunalahti.fi/janij/

Thanks for your reply. I had already tried what you have suggested,
editing the BOOT.INI file. The problem being that Vista does not show
up in it. I used msconfig to get to the BOOT.INI file. I am wondering
if it does not show up because Vista was on my 2nd Hd.
Jani Järvinen [MVP] wrote:
> Hello,
>
> > Whenever I start up the PC still asks me which operating system I would
> > like to use.
>
> I'm yet to do an "uninstall" for Vista myself (with virtualization software
> this isn't a problem), but it might be that you will need to edit your
> "boot.ini" file at the root of your C:\ drive. This file is used to keep a
> list of the operating system you have installed.
>
> See this topic from Microsoft Support:
>
> How to edit the Boot.ini file in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=289022
>
> WARNING: Be really careful with your edits, since if you remove the wrong
> entry, you can't boot your Windows XP anymore.
>
> Tip: if you want to test Vista in the future, try using virtualization
> software for your testing. Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 is now a free product:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/vir...loads/sp1.mspx
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Mr. Jani Järvinen
> C# MVP
> Helsinki, Finland
> janij@removethis.dystopia.fi
> http://www.saunalahti.fi/janij/