# Booting up from different folders

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/booting-up-from-different-folders/204659>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [October 22, 2006, 4:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/booting-up-from-different-folders/204659 "2006-10-22T04:11:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![m\_andrews808](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c67d28/32.png) [@m\_andrews808](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/m_andrews808)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2006, 4:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/booting-up-from-different-folders/204659/1 "2006-10-22T04:11:52Z")

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I’ve had to do a parallel install of XP (installs XP into a new folder without removing original install) to fix one or two corrupted dll’s so now my computer boots from this new folder/install. How do I change this back to boot from the original installation?

cheers =)