have vista dual booting with xp. satisfied that visa is okay, so how do i set it up now with just vista on the pc? this was an xp pc that i split the partition then added vista

To remove the XP, just reformat that partition after you've retrieved anything you want to keep.
To remove the multi-boot option, the easiest way is to use Visabootpro. vistabootpro.org/
"icoczar"

In article , Dave says...

That's the wong way. The bootpartition is the XP partition so if you format it, booting is impossible.
The best way: backup all of the important files, photos, docs, and remove all partitions. Setup Vista and make the partitions you wish and install.
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I agree. Your boot files are on the XP partition in all probability. Check in Administrative tools/Computer management/Disk management. The partition labeled system is where your boot files are and they must be copied to the other partition with Vista on it before even attempting to get rid of XP. You can play with it without cutting off your options if you are comfortable with the command level operations of Command Prompt. You also could leave the XP partition, delete the XP files leaving the boot files for Vista, then with Vista compatible partitioning software shrink the XP partition and add the freespace to the Vista partition then use VistaBootPro or EasyBCD to eliminate the XP boot entry. Your cleanest, safest way is as Jawade says, reinstall, and you can use Windows Easy Transfer to make it easier. I would have backups of everything you value, as WET hasn't been the most reliable product and I would not depend on that as the only place my valuable data is.

"Jawade"

Jawade wrote:

A repair install of Vista fixes the boot partition.

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