Modify/Edit Windows Boot Menu

Modify/Edit Windows Boot MenuSome time when we start computer, that has more then one entry(of operating system) on the boot screen. then you are forced to wait for 30 seconds or hit a key.
Here is some easy way to Remove Unwanted Entey(of operating system) from Boot Menu...

 BY DOING THIS YOU ARE MODIFYING VERY IMPORTANT CONFIGURATION FILE. BACKUP ALL YOU IMPORTANT DOCUMENT BEFORE TRY THIS.

Windows XP 
 
1 ) Type "attrib -r -h -s boot.ini" in Open CMD WindowTo know how to open CDM Click here
2 ) Press Enter, you will see something like this
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C:\> attrib -r boot.ini
C:\> attrib boot.ini
A C:\boot.ini
C:\> _
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3 ) You can find your "Boot.ini" Path in thred line(i.e. here its "C:\boot.ini")
4 ) Open Run window again by following staps 1 and 2
5 ) Type "notepad c:\boot.ini" and press Enter
6) "Boot.ini" file will be open in Notepad, Here you will see some setting what you see normally in your Boot Menu
7 ) First set default operating system, Delete everything after "=" in default line, and set your choice option
(Everything after the “=” in the default line, should match everything before the “=” in the operating systems line)
8 ) You can delete and choice option here by deleting all line of that option
(If you want to remove the second item in the list then the first one is set to the default or vice-versa)
or if you just want to change your list priority option, The default = item will set as default and normally the top one in boot Menu
 
Windows 7


1 ) Type in "bcdedit" in "command prompt" window and press enter
2 ) A list of the boot menu entries will appear
3 ) Find the entry that you would like to delete
(You can check "description" of all entries, you will see similar name of operating system as your boot menu)
4 ) to delete selected entry, type "bcdedit /delete " and "Identifier" of entry you want to delete
5 ) hit "Enter" to delete unwanted Boot Menu option
(Type "bcdedit" again to confirm that unwanted entry is now deleted)
Now reboot/restart your computer and the Boot Menu should be gone.

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