Mike Powell -> All wrote:
 MP> I was attempting to install ubuntu on an XP machine.  I misunderstood and
 MP> thought there was a way to install ubuntu in such a way that the user would
 MP> not have to restart the machine to get into ubuntu (i.e. they'd be able to
 MP> start ubuntu from within windows).

 MP> However, this was not the case.  The user still had to reboot, and was
 MP> presented with the Windows boot menu, asking if they wanted XP or ubuntu.

 MP> Since there was ample extra disk space anyway, I decided to install ubuntu
 MP> in its own partition (the correct way).  So, this added grub to the mbr,
 MP> and it has the options of booting into ubuntu or XP.

 MP> However, uninstalling
 MP> the original ubuntu install did not remove the Windows boot menu entry.
 MP> So now, when the user chooses XP from grub, the are again presented with
 MP> another menu (the Windows one) asking again which OS they want.  Since the
 MP> ubuntu install it is pointed to doesn't reside there anymore anyway, this
 MP> is more than redundant.  

 MP> So, how does one remove the Windows boot menu?  I knew how on the 9x
 MP> versions, but can't find the darn thing anywhere (or any documentation of
 MP> its existence in XP help).  Thanks!

Right-click on My Computer (on the Desktop or in the Start Menu), choose
Properties from the context menu, go to the Advanced tab... you should see
a button for Startup options. From there, you can edit the boot menu.

Alternatively- the XP (and Windows NT and 2000) boot menus are controlled
by the contents of a text-based system file: C:\boot.ini; you can edit it
in Notepad, though you may have to turn off a read-only attribute first.
(It may also be hidden).

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