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to: Geo.
from: Chris Robinson
date: 2002-12-04 16:26:50
subject: Re: XP Boot/ System Partitions

From: Chris Robinson 

I don't get an OS choice screen like in NT - the system just boots straight into
Windows.

Chris.

"Geo." wrote:

> I'm not sure what's changed. Can you describe the boot process (what you see
> on the screen) before and now?
>
> Geo.
>
> "Chris Robinson" 
wrote in message
> news:3DECE7C0.B0D69037{at}NOSPAMtotalise.co.uk...
> > Actually that's a good point - I think I may have done a system repair a
> while
> > back - that could've caused it?
> >
> > Is it possible to put it back though?
> >
> > Chris.
> >
> > "Geo." wrote:
> >
> > > When you boot, has the boot menu changed at all or is it the same as
> always?
> > > Did you do a system repair and is that what caused this? Typically a
> > > computer will always boot from the first partition on the
first drive so
> > > unless you rearranged hardware I don't see how that could have changed
> > > unless you set it from SCSI to IDE (or visa versa) in bios
and you have
> NT
> > > installed on a scsi drive or something like that.
> > >
> > > Geo.
> > >
> > > "Chris Robinson" 
wrote in message
> > > news:3debbf4e$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > My XP install went a bit odd a while back and some of the drive
> > > > letters changed without me telling it to (I think it
had something to
> > > > do with the built-in cd buringing feature).  Anyway,
that's not too
> > > > important as my system works fine atm.  The problem is
that I used to
> > > > have (or at least I thought I had) one Windows
partition that acted as
> > > > my boot and system partition.  The partition in
question is now my
> > > > boot partition only (i.e. contains windows directory
etc) and now my
> > > > Unreal Tournament partition has become my system partition (i.e.
> > > > contains ntldr etc).
> > > >
> > > > This could have something to do with my UT partition
being C: drive?
> > > > Anyway, I was wondering if there was a way to switch
this back so that
> > > > I had one partition that was the boot and system
partition?  I have no
> > > > data at all apart from the OS on my windows drive so a format and
> > > > reinstall isn't out of the question (as a last resort)....
> > > >
> > > > I've been looking around for a while and the closest
thing I've found
> > > > is how to change the drive letter of the system partition....
> > > >
> > > > Any suggestions?
> > > >
> > > > Cheers,
> > > > Chris.
> >

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