Alter bootloader to leave only XP

[bertie11]

I may have done the wrong thing. I was running XP Home and the Evaluation version of Windows 7 and I read that I could delete the Win 7 partition and then do bootsect.exe /nt52 ALL /force from C:\boot folder but that doesn't work as I cannot see a bootsect.exe in C:\boot.
So although I am left with my XP Home working I need to remove the Win 7 reference in the boot options (7 or XP).
How can I do this please, is there another way?
Thanks.

 

[mckillwashere]

Run a repair install,
Or,
BCDedit

 

[wallyinnc]

bertie, take a look at this post / thread, that might help

 

[bertie11]

Run a repair install,
Or,
BCDedit

Could you please walk me through BCDEdit? does it work with XP? I have deletd my Windows 7 partition already.
Thanks

OK, panic over.EasyBCD did the trick for me! When I said BCDEdit above, I meant EasyBCD, sorry, my brain hurts.

 

[bertie11]

bertie, take a look at this post / thread, that might help

Thank you Wallyinnc

EasyBCD did it for me. thank you.

 

[wallyinnc]

Thanks for the update Bertie. I am glad it worked. Also because I have no experience with EasyBCD...

 

[bertie11]

Thanks for the update Bertie. I am glad it worked. Also because I have no experience with EasyBCD...

Blimey, the blind leading the blind!

I'd never used it before either so it was heart in mouth time, it's my wife's machine!

 

[wallyinnc]

Oh, you were really taking big risks...

I never needed it and never had the time to explore the program. I am glad it worked fine for you!

 

[bertie11]

Who dares wins, I suppose. I got away with it this time, next time...

Actually, it was easy as the name suggests. I didn't like the look of the other one- BCDEdit, a command line job, I much preferred the UI of EasyBCD.
Regards