windows xp home sp3

[nanouk]

hi-am going to try to explain my current setup and outline what I would like to do.
I have a dell 8250 loaded with windows xp home sp3.
sometime ago I had a problem and the tech that fixed it partioned my drive I had(C) into 2 parts.On the smaller one he installed another copy of windows xp and put my original windows xp onto another HD(E).I have the original disk for this one but not for the one he installed.What I would like to do is get rid of his copy and use (boot) from my copy from drive E.Is that possible?does this make sense or is there another solutionI could use.I am a beginner so whatevert i've got to do should be simple if possible.Any help would be appreciated.Thanks

[SuperSparks]

Go to the My Computer>Folder Options>View tab, and select "Show hidden files and folders", and then uncheck "Hide protected operating system files". Then go to the root folder of the C: drive and find the boot.ini file there. Open it in Notepad and post the contents here, and we'll tell you what to modify.

[nanouk]

tx how do i get to root folder in C

[nanouk]

[boot loader]
timeout=20
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS=""
sorry finally managed to find everything

[SuperSparks]

Change it to this:

[boot loader]
timeout=20
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP (C)" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows XP (E)" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn

You can change the text between the quotation marks to anything you like. If it does not boot, you can choose the current C: partition, just in case the Windows intallation on E: is not functional.

[nanouk]

assuming i'll be able to boot from E,is there anything else will change such as my internet.and what about windows,I guess it will have to be updated

[SuperSparks]

Yes, run Windows Update ASAP. Other than that, everything ought to be the same as you left it. See if it will boot, and then we can help with any other problems you have with it. I'm off to bed now, but the others will be along to assist

[nanouk]

thanks for your help.

[nanouk]

hi-i know I have to edit the boot.ini but I dont know where to do that.
I assume it has to be in the root c but I cant find that boot.ini.could i do that by using the msconfig.i can access that boot.ini there

[Train]

How To Show Hidden Files and Folders in Windows XP
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/window...iddenfiles.htm


How to Edit Boot.ini Files
http://vlaurie.com/computers2/Articles/bootini.htm

http://www.thpc.info/how/editbootini.html

[nanouk]

tx fellows but this is all too complicated for me.just cant do it.i'll just have to
stay where I was at the outset.so sorry I cant bring this to a satisfactory conclusion.Again tx for your help.

[Train]

Show the hidden files then open boot.ini in notepad.
Copy and paste it into your next post so we can see what is there please.

[nanouk]

tx but I already did this before. see above