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my boot ini

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect



see the part under operating systems delete it. and the default part delete it ( Iwouldnt do it because its not good idea to edit the boot ini.)

BUT be warned. you delete it you have to reinstall windows because it won't know its there(i dont think)

but your better of just installing it over the top and once the new version is installed edit the boot.ini delte the old one.

your gonna end up with your windows partition on drive E or something anyway because during the install of windows C:\ drive will be formatted with files all ready.

Most of the programs you have in stalled at the min wont work anyway. because new version of windows  equals new registery and new dll's.

So files you currently have will point to wrong place and new windows in stall wont have the registery keys.

BEST back up your downloaded files, music etc. make sure you back up your browser favourites. and just restarting O/S install from scratch.

because either way your system will be unstable at the end of it.

the free hard drive space you have copy all ur files there. because currently installed program might work and if they do they'll be buggy and leave you with unstable PC




also if you done it before this is probably why you end up back at same spot.

I'm ICT technician never had to reformat my pc in bout 1yr(i do it usually every six months because it speed up pc )(3.2GHZ H/
T P4)

the other machine i have has had windows XP pro on it for like 3yrs now with out problem ( amd 1GHz 256mb ram lol it owns )