Removing Dual Boot

Ok a little background. My problem started with spyware issue( I know wrong part of forum, but bear with me). Upon a run of my superantispyware, when it prompted for restart to remove infections, I couldn't log back in to windows. It would go to welcome screen, I would type in password, it would say logging in, but then go right to logging off and back to welcome screen. I tried to boot in safe mode, which did not work. Now panicked as I still had files to finish backing up, I ( don't know what I was thinking), got out an xp setup disc. Problem was my system had home and this disc was pro. But I really wanted to get my files. I installed xp pro on the same drive, just renamed it something other than the default windows file folder. So I was able to get my files I wanted off. But now I have two xps to choose from at boot. I subsequently fixed the login loop problem of my xp home start up, though safe mode still doesn't boot. I would like to go about removing the xp pro from my computer leaving my original home. How would I go about that? Can I just delete the file folder with the xp pro stuff? I really should have come to this forum originally, as I still have spyware issues and once I resolve my issue with my dual boot, plan to head over to that part of the forum.

Off to bed, hopefully someone can understand my ramblings, and yes I see I did idiotic things. Please help. Thanks.

You quite possibly can remove the XP Pro boot sequence by clicking Start > Run > type "msconfig" without the quotes > Enter....Open the Boot.INI tab and remove the one labled "Microsofr XP Professional"...Care should be taken to make sure that you remove the correct one!!!

Edited by OldGrumpyBastard, 10 January 2010 - 08:11 AM.

Oh really, so it isn't some complicated thing? Wonderful. I'll let you know if this doesn't go as plan. Then I can head over to the malware removal section and post there to really get this straightened out. Thanks.

Delete the unwanted partition, using Disk Management...and then correct the boot.ini entries by Removing the invalid entries from Boot.ini - http://windowsxp.mvps.org/bootopt.htm.

Louis

Ok, I went to msconfig, and got rid of the pro files and that works. Only now don't know if this was malware related or me messing with the os, but I can't get any internet related functions to work. Not IE/Firefox, or outlook express. It just can't connect. But I can use the LAN to connect to my home network shared files fine, so I don't know if that means the drivers are still ok. Any ideas here?

Ok, I went to msconfig, and got rid of the pro files and that works. Only now don't know if this was malware related or me messing with the os, but I can't get any internet related functions to work. Not IE/Firefox, or outlook express. It just can't connect. But I can use the LAN to connect to my home network shared files fine, so I don't know if that means the drivers are still ok. Any ideas here?

Could very well be malware related....Might try to re-start...boot into safe mode with networking or even try Last known good configuration...

Edited by OldGrumpyBastard, 10 January 2010 - 12:01 PM.

Well I still get error screen at any attempt to boot to safe modes. I went to go check the driver of the LAN hardware, and at the device manager, I get an error mmc.exe entry point not found. Don't know what that is.