Two XPs at start up

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I goofed somehow when I loaded XP on my system over six
months ago. When I reboot my computer it says:
"Please Select operating system to start."
Then below that:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Professional

The second (lower) one is the correct one where all my
files etc. are. If I do nothing or the computer rebooted
without me it goes to the first option which has a password
so I have to reboot.
This is what my startup options looks like:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\C
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\C="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft
Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect

Can someone tell me how to edit this so the computer
defaults to the second XP option? I'm afraid to delete one
and loose access to my files.
Thanks,
Bert
 
Simply change the "default=" line to:

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS



[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\C="Microsoft Windows XP Professional"
/fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
 
Hi,

And
I would setup:
timeout=3
or timeout=0
( rather than
timeout=30 )

Change the String for your taste:
I would suggest:
="MS Win XP Pro for xxx anystring you want xxx"
( rather than ="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" )



Good Luck!


Doug Knox MS-MVP said:
Simply change the "default=" line to:

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\C="Microsoft Windows XP Professional"
/fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect


Bert said:
I goofed somehow when I loaded XP on my system over six
months ago. When I reboot my computer it says:
"Please Select operating system to start."
Then below that:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Professional

The second (lower) one is the correct one where all my
files etc. are. If I do nothing or the computer rebooted
without me it goes to the first option which has a password
so I have to reboot.
This is what my startup options looks like:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\C
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\C="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft
Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect

Can someone tell me how to edit this so the computer
defaults to the second XP option? I'm afraid to delete one
and loose access to my files.
Thanks,
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