Removing Windows 7 from boot menu

Post #10 people! The same method used when deleting Vista from an XP/Vista dual boot is used for an XP/7 dual once 7 is removed. (gosh the thought of removing 7 for XP is unbearable here! )

Simply boot up from the XP install cd, press R on the second screen for the repair option to arrive at the recovery console, log onto the detected XP installation as admin, and type Fixboot and Fixmbr at the command prompt followed by typing "exit" to watch the system restart and XP startup as it should! Quick solution!

With 7 removed you simply see the XP mbr rewritten. It's that simple! You boot upto the recovery console, log in as admin, type 2 commands, and call it a day.

The alternate method not even necessary but in case someone is worried would be performing a repair install on the present XP installation http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
which would automatically rewrite all that as part of the process.

That would be a large waste of time however since typing in two basic commands is all that's needed.

markland All you need is seen at one MS page.

FIXBOOT

fixboot drive name:
Use this command to write the new Windows boot sector code on the system partition. In the command syntax, drive name is the drive letter where the boot sector will be written. This command fixes damage in the Windows boot sector. This command overrides the default setting, which writes to the system boot partition. The fixboot command is supported only on x86-based computers.
FIXMBR

fixmbr device name
Use this command to repair the MBR of the boot partition. In the command syntax, device name is an optional device name that specifies the device that requires a new MBR. Use this command if a virus has damaged the MBR and Windows cannot start.

Warning This command can damage your partition tables if a virus is present or if a hardware problem exists. If you use this command, you may create inaccessible partitions. We recommend that you run antivirus software before you use this command.

You can obtain the device name from the output of the map command. If you do not specify a device name, the MBR of the boot device is repaired, for example:
fixmbr \device\harddisk2
If the fixmbr command detects an invalid or non-standard partition table signature, fixmbr command prompts you for permission before it rewrites the MBR. The fixmbr command is supported only on x86-based computers.
Description of the Windows XP Recovery Console for advanced users