Re: 2 WinXP on one computer
- From: "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 11:26:29 -0500
Handyman wrote:
I bought my HP Pavillion 533W - WinXP 1.2GHz system used and
inherited the previous owners registration info on it.
In my ignorance, I felt a need to remove his info and replace it
with mine. As such, after discovering no way to modify the existing
system info, I attempted to reload WinXP from a system disk over
the existing version.
The result was:
1) a second boot OS choice at startup,
[boot loader]
timeout =30
default = multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS = "Microsoft Windows XP
Home Edition"/Fastdetect/No-Execute=OptIn
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS = "Microsoft Windows XP
Home Edition"/Fastdetect
2) a frag of my email POP address's on all my personal address's
that requires me to remove them and re enter them again any time
the system shuts off, and
3) the system locks up and freezes on the WINDOWS IS SHUTTING
DOWN screen after requesting "reboot" and won't respond without a
power down.
...................QUESTION.....................
Any idea how I remove the first listed boot option and partition???
SYSTEM RESTORE is not an option.
Search using Google!
http://www.google.com/
(How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )
You can change the "registered owner" information fairly easily.
Change the Registered Owner and Organization in the registry - Windows XP
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/owner.htm
Changes the Register Owner/Organization in Windows XP
(An actual utility to help you do this..)
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_change_owner.htm
As for (1) - you can see and obviously know about the BOOT.INI file. Edit
it and remove the appropriate entry.
How to edit the Boot.ini file in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289022
As for (2) - admittedly - I have never heard of this. Also - you left out
any hint of what clietn you are using. Assuming Outlook Express - I would
export all of your contacts/emails and then delete all accounts in Outlook
Express.. Reboot and create the accounts and import the information. Reboot
and see if the information stuck. If it did not - sounds like you may have
a bum profile (from your earlier attempt to fix the registered owner info,
no doubt) and your best course of action would be to create a new user
profile and see if the settings stick for that account and migrate them
there.
As for (3) - there are places out there that have compiled such issues and
their solutions:
Resources to help troubleshoot shutdown problems in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308029
Windows XP Shutdown & Restart Troubleshooting
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm
You should consider a clean install - you would bet better off in many ways.
For one - you have no idea what neat scripts and things may be lurking on
there from the previous owner still - not to mention what was done with the
system as it stands. When buying a used computer - the nest course of
action is to first install the OS from scratch.
--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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