I've installed my XPpro on my second (slave) HD as an independent second OS.
Then i changed my mind, deleted installation and formatted that HD, to use it as a common storage place.
But the dual boot screen keeps appearing:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
with removed OS highlighted!
So, i went to boot.ini and removed additional line (for the second (deleted) XP OS).
Boot.ini now contains:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
That didn't solve the problem, because now i have the following dual boot screen:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Windows(default)
with Windows(default) highlighted.
This (second) OS simply doesn't exist, so (of course) boot fails, with the message:
hal.dll is misssing or corrupt.
I also went to the System Startup and Recovery, where I have 'Microsoft Windows XP Professional' as the default (and only) OS.
I did "Check All Boot Paths" too (msconfig/boot.ini), and system responded 'boot paths are correct' (something like that).
Well, i tried all i knew.
It's now up to you guys.
How to get rid of that dual boot screen ?
Thanks