I formatted my C: and reinstalled XP (nothing fancy, single boot,
single partition) and everyting worked fine.

But........... now when I start my computer it asks me if I want to
boot Windows XP or PREVIOUS OPERATING SYSTEM on C:

When I pick Windows XP it boots fine. If I pick the other mysterious
operating system, it goes to a blank screen and nothing happens.

I've reformatted and reinstalled windows several times, and this
previous operating system keeps coming up. What could the problem be?

Thanks

[P.S. - I didn't play around with any operating systems or dual boot
systems, only had Windows XP on this computer]

<gaya.patel@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1136654217.366383.165280@g14g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>I formatted my C: and reinstalled XP (nothing fancy, single boot,
> single partition) and everyting worked fine.
>
> But........... now when I start my computer it asks me if I want to
> boot Windows XP or PREVIOUS OPERATING SYSTEM on C:
>
> When I pick Windows XP it boots fine. If I pick the other mysterious
> operating system, it goes to a blank screen and nothing happens.
>
> I've reformatted and reinstalled windows several times, and this
> previous operating system keeps coming up. What could the problem be?
>
> Thanks
>
> [P.S. - I didn't play around with any operating systems or dual boot
> systems, only had Windows XP on this computer]
>

Hi
Well, you did not Format it correctly
Go Here

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

Best of Luck
Chas

If the system you are installing XP on has a hidden partition for recovery
purposes, you may want to delete it as well. If that’s not the case I would
try killdisk or a low-level format utility that will completely wipe the
drive. Then re-install XP.

Good luck

"gaya.patel@gmail.com" wrote:

> I formatted my C: and reinstalled XP (nothing fancy, single boot,
> single partition) and everyting worked fine.
>
> But........... now when I start my computer it asks me if I want to
> boot Windows XP or PREVIOUS OPERATING SYSTEM on C:
>
> When I pick Windows XP it boots fine. If I pick the other mysterious
> operating system, it goes to a blank screen and nothing happens.
>
> I've reformatted and reinstalled windows several times, and this
> previous operating system keeps coming up. What could the problem be?
>
> Thanks
>
> [P.S. - I didn't play around with any operating systems or dual boot
> systems, only had Windows XP on this computer]
>
>

Hello,

You might not have performed a clean isntallation of Windows XP. You might want to boot from the
Windows XP disc and perform a clean installation. More detailed steps are outlined here:

How to install or upgrade to Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;316941

Clean Install Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
[MVP-Michael Stevens]

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<gaya.patel@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1136654217.366383.165280@g14g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>I formatted my C: and reinstalled XP (nothing fancy, single boot,
> single partition) and everyting worked fine.
>
> But........... now when I start my computer it asks me if I want to
> boot Windows XP or PREVIOUS OPERATING SYSTEM on C:
>
> When I pick Windows XP it boots fine. If I pick the other mysterious
> operating system, it goes to a blank screen and nothing happens.
>
> I've reformatted and reinstalled windows several times, and this
> previous operating system keeps coming up. What could the problem be?
>
> Thanks
>
> [P.S. - I didn't play around with any operating systems or dual boot
> systems, only had Windows XP on this computer]
>

click start go to run type "cmd" (w/o the quotes) press enter. now type this
"edit c:\boot.ini" under "[operating systems]" delete all mysterious
operating that you see. save it and reboot.

cephei wrote:
> click start go to run type "cmd" (w/o the quotes) press enter. now type this
> "edit c:\boot.ini" under "[operating systems]" delete all mysterious
> operating that you see. save it and reboot.

Thanks to everyone for the suggestions.