Getting rid of XP after installing Vista ?

by Skwint Jan 11, 2008 2:55PM PST

I've installed Vista Ultimate on my hard drive which has two partitions, and deleted the windows.old file to take off XP. But, every time I boot up or re-boot I am asked if I would like to boot with Vista or an earlier version of Windows which I don't have.

Any idea what is causing this and how I can stop it so that it will just boot with Vista?

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This might help

by Dango517 Jan 11, 2008 3:26PM PST

See: Perform a clean installation of Windows Vista

Link:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918884

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Ouch!

by John.Wilkinson Jan 12, 2008 2:56AM PST

That's a nasty way to work around the issue. Just use VistaBootPROto delete the boot entry for Windows XP, likely listed as "Earlier version of Windows."

Hope this helps,
John

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Drastic solution to minor problem

by anmor Jan 12, 2008 5:21AM PST

Do what John says, VistaBootPro is free.

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Maybe, maybe not

by Dango517 Jan 12, 2008 6:26AM PST

depend on how long the new install has been in place. A few days, yes, a few weeks, no. If nothing else if this page is book marked or printed the next time a clean start can be created.

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Problem Solved

by Skwint Jan 12, 2008 12:24PM PST

Thanks for the input from everyone.

VistaBootPro had the problem fixed in seconds with no need for a cleen installation. A clean install would have been a real pain for me as I live on a small island in the Gulf of Thailand where phone lines are limited and I have to rely on a mobile phone as a modem and GPRS Edge for my internet connection.

Yes it was a minor problem, thanks to you I now have a nice clean, and faster boot up.

Cheers, Skwint

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Good job :)

by glenn30 Jan 12, 2008 10:14PM PST

Sometimes things can be so easy! Welcome aboard... glad to have a member with such dedication. Stay active on CNet.

All the best.

Glenn

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