Removing dual boot option.

[mac124]

As i can't remember the last time i booted from my XP drive i have decided to do away with it altogether.

Question is how?

It wont let me format from within Vista, I think its because it is listed as a system drive under disk management?

I have deleted most of the stuff off of it and moved the stuff i want to keep and it still wont let me format it.

Main thing i want to do is remove the option screen when booting.

Any ideas?

TIA.

[jonwoad]

win key + break, advanced system settings, start up options etc etc

[Aaron]

or in vista,

Start>Search>msconfig

Go to the boot tab. Delete the line(s) which refer to the OS you dont want to boot. Restart, and format XP disk. :)

[jonwoad]

still works in vista :P

[Aaron]

Is that the same thing?! Apologies, that sounded really bad then! :lol:

I just tried it on my laptop, and it didn't work, so I just thought i'd post how I'd do it :) But that could well be because its a laptop and requires the press of a function key!

[jonwoad]

ok maybe your way is a bit easier ;)

[mac124]

Cheers for the suggestions so far guys, one minor problem though, it doen't show XP as an option?

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y1/mac124/screenies/SYSCONFIG.jpg

[Biodoid]

bcdedit

[Lynx]

delete partition in drive management, admin tools.

[mac124]

delete partition in drive management, admin tools.

First thing i tried, wont let me, like i said think its because it lists it as i system drive.

[wonderlust]

Have you tried using Diskpart from an admin CMD prompt?


Open a command prompt as Administrator
Run Diskpart application by typing Diskpart in the command prompt.
In the “Diskpart” prompt, enter rescan command and press Enter key to re-scan all partitions, volumes and drives available.
Then type in list disk and press Enter key to show all hard disk drive available.
Select the disk that contains the partition you want to remove. Normally, with just 1 hard disk, it will be disk 0. So the command will be: select disk 0
Finish by Enter key.
Type list partition and press Enter key to show all available and created partition in the disk selected.
Select the partition that wanted to be deleted by using the following command, followed by Enter key: select partition X
where x is the number of the partition to be removed and unlocked its space. Be careful with the number of this partition, as wrong number may get data wipes off.
Finally, type in delete partition override and press Enter key.

[mac124]

Moot point now, seem to have broke it good and proper wont boot at all, damn dos prompt stuff hate it as i don't know what im doing with it (think it was the bcdedit, just flashed a dos window up then disappeard?) ah well ces't la vie, reinstalling vista as i type, well obviously not on this pc but the other one, glad i have my important stuff on a second drive.

Cheers anyway guys.

[wonderlust]

On a similar note... any one managed to get a working Vista SP1 disk?

I have tried numerous times with V-Lite but have always found that the install fails. :(

Any hints as to what I am doing wrong?

[Lynx]

I downloaded an untouched iso :)

[wonderlust]

I don't trust downloading one, you dont know what else has been slipstreamed into it

[Lynx]

I virus scanned it, and it was from a private tracker so i wasnt worrying.

[alexnifty]

EasyBCD might have been able to help? (seem to have been recommending this a lot lately - commission plz)