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    i6000 reformating issue

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by SG007, Jul 26, 2005.

  1. SG007

    SG007 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi, I reformatted my new i6000 without a problem, everything is working fine except when I start up, before windows boots up it gives me a choice of loading windows xp or windows xp. I take this to mean that I have 2 copies to potentially load, but I don't know how this can be as I think I deleted all partitions and did a full format before re-installation, any thoughts?
     
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    LuckMC11 Computer Extraoirdinaire NBR Reviewer

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    yea...it happened 2 a lotta ppl also..if u search on this forum sumwhere...they'll tell u wat 2 type in to fix it
     
    LuckMC11, Jul 26, 2005
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    it's not two copies of the OS... it's merely your boot.ini file that needs to be modified.

    right click my computer > advanced > 'startup and recovery' settings > edit > remove one of the lines that starts with 'multi'
     
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    there ya go...i dont know about this issue on my laptop cuz i didnt feel like reformating it
     
    LuckMC11, Jul 26, 2005
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    When I right click on my computer I don't see an advanced option, where exactly is it located?
    Does anyone know the original post that discussed this problem?
     
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    SG007 Notebook Enthusiast

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    when reinstalling win xp I deleted all the partitions and created a single partition. Was this wrong? should I not have deletd the 2 small partitions, I just figured that it was crap dell had hidden on the drive. The computer is running just fine, except for the startup problem.

    thanks,

    Sean
     
    SG007, Jul 26, 2005
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    no, you are okay. right click on my computer-->properties-->then you should see an advance tab and follow drumfu instructions. Whenever you reformatted, it wrote an extra line your boot file, but its an easy fix.
     
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    yea...drumfu forgot 2 rite 2 go to properties and then advanced...but it's allright
     
    LuckMC11, Jul 26, 2005
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    Thanks for the help, everything worked great!
     
    SG007, Jul 27, 2005
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    my bad, i actually have 'my computer > properties' as a clickable link, so i don't rightclick on 'my computer', i just single click and it goes right to the properties window.

    sorry for the confusion
     
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  11. LuckMC11

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    ooo..that's cool...how do u set it like that???
     
    LuckMC11, Jul 27, 2005
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    well, i have it linked in a samurize object, but if you want to create a shortcut, the path is "control.exe sysdm.cpl"
     
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    kk..i'll get that samurizr program and try it out...thanks :D
     
    LuckMC11, Jul 27, 2005
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