i had winxp home edition in my computer. after i do a clean install and update to winxp pro, i still get winxp home as an option to to choose when boot up the computer. however, if i choose the winxp home, i get an error saying that it can't boot from it or something like that. winxp pro boot just fine though. thanks
#1. "RE: both xphome and xppro to choose?" In response to 1l (Reply # 0)
It is time to open the boot.ini and see what that says. Post a copy here, it needs editing. You will have to unhide files and folders in Folder Options. The boot.ini is normally in the C drive.
#4. "RE: both xphome and xppro to choose?" In response to Maggie (Reply # 1)
i did another clean reinstall and it cleaned out everything this time. i start straight into winxp pro now instead of choosing between winxp home and winxp bro. you respond so fast. thanks maggie
#6. "RE: both xphome and xppro to choose?" In response to DJC (Reply # 3)
i poped in the cd and let it boot from there. i even deleted the partition. it gave me the option of format in quick mode or normal mode. i chose quick mode. would that have made the difference? i thought both mode are almost the same. i had installed operating system for friends before, and i always use the ntfs quick format, and it installed just fine. i'm not sure why this computer needs a second clean boot to get everything out of the system.
#7. "RE: both xphome and xppro to choose?" In response to 1l (Reply # 6)
I always do the normal mode..But the difference between the regular format versus the quick format is whether or not the volume is scanned for bad sectors using the chkdsk command. Both methods remove the files from the volume.
Dell Dimension 4550,Win XP Home SP2, 2.4 GHZ P4, 512MB DDR PC2700 Ram, ATI Rage 128(32MB)
#8. "RE: both xphome and xppro to choose?" In response to uffbros (Reply # 7)
Quick format does not remove any files, all it does is overwrite the FAT or NTFS file, which makes all space on the disk available to be overwritten by new data. A full format actually writes to each sector on the disk erasing any files in the process, that is why it takes so long. Only a disk that has been previously formatted can be quick formatted.