Extra choice on boot up

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  1. SimonCleaver

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    Hi all

    I have pc running xp x64 edition with 2 sata drives installed.
    1st drive holds os, 2nd drive holds My Docs.

    Originally, the drives were in 2 pc's with xp installed on both.
    I have reformatted both and re-installed in a single pc.
    I installed xp on 1st drive, and 2nd drive has My Docs.

    Everything was working fine until I installed asrock cool n quiet.

    Now, when I boot up, I get an os choice menu:
    Windows XP x64 edition OR
    Windows XP (Default).

    If I select Windows XP x64 edition, all is ok.
    If I select Windows (default), then the boot fails with error "missing file ntldr"


    The file boot.ini does not list a second os and is as follows:
    [Boot Loader]
    timeout=30
    Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS /usepmtimer
    [Operating Systems]
    multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Professional x64 Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /usepmtimer


    This is not a major problem, as I can always select the correct os. But annoyingly, if I forget and walk away from the pc whilst booting, then it auto selects the incorrect os.

    any ideas? many thanks
     

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