ARC error "Too many configuration entries"

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  1. welshpaul
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    ARC error "Too many configuration entries"


    Hi folks, first post here!

    I have had Windows 7 Pro x64 installed for a while and have recently tried reinstalling XP Pro on a seperate hard drive to dual-boot in order to test out some older software/hardware compatibility.
    Windows 7 boots up just fine but when I try to select Windows XP, I get the error ARC error "Too many configuration entries".

    I have used EasyBCD to add the Windows XP entry to the boot menu and my boot.ini file is listed below (oddly, Windows 7 is still my default OS at startup but it is not mentioned in it!):

    [boot loader]
    timeout=15
    default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS
    [operating systems]
    multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows XP on G:\" /fastdetect

    I have specifically installed them on two physically seperate drives: is this the problem? I did try to to install them on different partitions on the same drive in the past but this caused other problems to Windows 7's startup.
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  3. theog
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    Try deleting all entrys of Win Xp with EasyBCD, & reboot start afresh with EasyBCD.
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  4. welshpaul
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    Forgive my ignorance here, but do you mean format the XP partition and then add an entry for Windows XP before reinstalling it?
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  6. theog
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    NO,just delete all entrys of Win Xp with EasyBCD.

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  7. welshpaul
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    Thanks. I tried that but still got the same error when I rebooted and tried to launch XP.
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  8. theog
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    May be worth doing a Repair install of Win XP.

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  10. welshpaul
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    Thanks. I'll give it a go but since this is the second time in a couple of days that I've installed XP onto this partition I'm not sure if that's going to have much effect.
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  11. theog
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    I would delete all the Win XP boot file from Disk0 first.
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  12. welshpaul
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    theog said:
    I would delete all the Win XP boot file from Disk0 first.
    Sorry to sound a bit thick, but I'm not exactly sure which are the XP boot files and which belong to Windows 7 now. I've included a screenshot of my C drive which is on disk0, with hidden and system files visible. The XP partition on disk1 has been formatted.
    I am not sure which ones to remove and am not too confident about removing any unknown files.

    http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/d...aul/cdrive.jpg
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  13. theog
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    Screenshot of Windows 7 only.

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