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I've just created a dual boot system, W98SE and XP-Pro, and switch between
them using BootMagic. However when switching into XP that system's Boot
Manager then springs into life and also asks which OS I'd prefer. Googling
nor RTFMing tells me how to disable XP's dual-boot manager but I know how it
can be done; the question is how?

Grateful for somebody to tell me where the elusive switch is.

John (put CAT out to reply)

JWL posted ...

> I've just created a dual boot system, W98SE and XP-Pro, and switch
> between them using BootMagic. However when switching into XP that
> system's Boot Manager then springs into life and also asks which OS
> I'd prefer. Googling nor RTFMing tells me how to disable XP's
> dual-boot manager but I know how it can be done; the question is how?
>
> Grateful for somebody to tell me where the elusive switch is.
>
> John (put CAT out to reply)

Right click 'My Computer' - properties - Advanced - 'Startup and Recovery' -
Settings ...

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Paul

On Thu, 01 Jan 2004 16:06:43 GMT, "JWL"
<> wrote:

|> I've just created a dual boot system, W98SE and XP-Pro, and switch between
|> them using BootMagic. However when switching into XP that system's Boot
|> Manager then springs into life and also asks which OS I'd prefer. Googling
|> nor RTFMing tells me how to disable XP's dual-boot manager but I know how it
|> can be done; the question is how?
|>
|> Grateful for somebody to tell me where the elusive switch is.
|>
|> John (put CAT out to reply)
|>
You can edit the boot.ini to read timeout=0 with XP being your default OS
(round about way)

or:
http://www.le.ac.uk/cc/dsss/docs/pm4-boot.shtml
says to reinstall BM.

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"Trax" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Thu, 01 Jan 2004 16:06:43 GMT, "JWL"
> <> wrote:
>
> |> I've just created a dual boot system, W98SE and XP-Pro, and switch
between
> |> them using BootMagic. However when switching into XP that system's
Boot
> |> Manager then springs into life and also asks which OS I'd prefer.
Googling
> |> nor RTFMing tells me how to disable XP's dual-boot manager but I know
how it
> |> can be done; the question is how?
> |>
> |> Grateful for somebody to tell me where the elusive switch is.
> |>
> |> John (put CAT out to reply)
> |>
> You can edit the boot.ini to read timeout=0 with XP being your default OS
> (round about way)
>
> or:
> http://www.le.ac.uk/cc/dsss/docs/pm4-boot.shtml
> says to reinstall BM.
>
> --
> ,,
> ( "> w Erotic: Using a goose feather.
> ,(> )>| Kinky: Using the whole goose.
> ( ^^ '

Thanks both Paul and Trax

I'm getting all sorts of weird things happening now, time to stop for the
night and carry on tomorrow.

Rgds

John