Win XP Pro startup options

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Due to a corrupt file I had to re-install Windows XP Pro. Now when I start
the computer, I get the following message:

"Please select the Operating Sustem to start:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows"

How can I bypass this question and automatically go diectly to Win XP Pro?

Thanks
 
Hi,

Go to the Control Panel/System applet/Advanced tab, click on the Startup and
Recovery settings. Click the "edit" button to open boot.ini in notepad.
Remove the unwanted reference from the [operating systems] section. Close
saving changes.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
Rick,

Tried your suggestion, and came up with the following in notepad:

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

I was expecting to see a clear reference to the options I have to choose
from, but don't see it here, since both of the references to operating
systems are almost identical. Should I delete the second reference, since it
ends with "NoExecute=OptIn"? (If I don't select Win XP Pro within ~30
seconds, it automatically bypasses Win XP Pro.)

Thanks,

Bob


Rick "Nutcase" Rogers said:
Hi,

Go to the Control Panel/System applet/Advanced tab, click on the Startup and
Recovery settings. Click the "edit" button to open boot.ini in notepad.
Remove the unwanted reference from the [operating systems] section. Close
saving changes.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

Bob said:
Due to a corrupt file I had to re-install Windows XP Pro. Now when I
start
the computer, I get the following message:

"Please select the Operating Sustem to start:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows"

How can I bypass this question and automatically go diectly to Win XP Pro?

Thanks
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Hi Bob,

Alter it to read:

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

It is the = reference in the default line that is causing the extra entry.
The /NoExecute=OptIn is a reference to the software DEP that is included in
SP2.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

Bob said:
Rick,

Tried your suggestion, and came up with the following in notepad:

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

I was expecting to see a clear reference to the options I have to choose
from, but don't see it here, since both of the references to operating
systems are almost identical. Should I delete the second reference, since
it
ends with "NoExecute=OptIn"? (If I don't select Win XP Pro within ~30
seconds, it automatically bypasses Win XP Pro.)

Thanks,

Bob


Rick "Nutcase" Rogers said:
Hi,

Go to the Control Panel/System applet/Advanced tab, click on the Startup
and
Recovery settings. Click the "edit" button to open boot.ini in notepad.
Remove the unwanted reference from the [operating systems] section. Close
saving changes.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

Bob said:
Due to a corrupt file I had to re-install Windows XP Pro. Now when I
start
the computer, I get the following message:

"Please select the Operating Sustem to start:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows"

How can I bypass this question and automatically go diectly to Win XP
Pro?

Thanks
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Rick--Thanks--that took care of the problem. Your suggestion is greaty
appreciated.

Bob

Rick "Nutcase" Rogers said:
Hi Bob,

Alter it to read:

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

It is the = reference in the default line that is causing the extra entry.
The /NoExecute=OptIn is a reference to the software DEP that is included in
SP2.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

Bob said:
Rick,

Tried your suggestion, and came up with the following in notepad:

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

I was expecting to see a clear reference to the options I have to choose
from, but don't see it here, since both of the references to operating
systems are almost identical. Should I delete the second reference, since
it
ends with "NoExecute=OptIn"? (If I don't select Win XP Pro within ~30
seconds, it automatically bypasses Win XP Pro.)

Thanks,

Bob


Rick "Nutcase" Rogers said:
Hi,

Go to the Control Panel/System applet/Advanced tab, click on the Startup
and
Recovery settings. Click the "edit" button to open boot.ini in notepad.
Remove the unwanted reference from the [operating systems] section. Close
saving changes.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

Due to a corrupt file I had to re-install Windows XP Pro. Now when I
start
the computer, I get the following message:

"Please select the Operating Sustem to start:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows"

How can I bypass this question and automatically go diectly to Win XP
Pro?

Thanks
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
No problem Bob, glad to have been of assistance.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

Bob said:
Rick--Thanks--that took care of the problem. Your suggestion is greaty
appreciated.

Bob

Rick "Nutcase" Rogers said:
Hi Bob,

Alter it to read:

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

It is the = reference in the default line that is causing the extra
entry.
The /NoExecute=OptIn is a reference to the software DEP that is included
in
SP2.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

Bob said:
Rick,

Tried your suggestion, and came up with the following in notepad:

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

I was expecting to see a clear reference to the options I have to
choose
from, but don't see it here, since both of the references to operating
systems are almost identical. Should I delete the second reference,
since
it
ends with "NoExecute=OptIn"? (If I don't select Win XP Pro within ~30
seconds, it automatically bypasses Win XP Pro.)

Thanks,

Bob


:

Hi,

Go to the Control Panel/System applet/Advanced tab, click on the
Startup
and
Recovery settings. Click the "edit" button to open boot.ini in
notepad.
Remove the unwanted reference from the [operating systems] section.
Close
saving changes.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

Due to a corrupt file I had to re-install Windows XP Pro. Now when
I
start
the computer, I get the following message:

"Please select the Operating Sustem to start:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows"

How can I bypass this question and automatically go diectly to Win
XP
Pro?

Thanks
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Bob said:
Due to a corrupt file I had to re-install Windows XP Pro. Now when I start
the computer, I get the following message:

"Please select the Operating Sustem to start:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows"

How can I bypass this question and automatically go diectly to Win XP Pro?

Thanks
Click to expand...
You probably have two installations of Windows, and you need to delete
the version you dont want.
 
No, Bob just had some extra data in the boot.ini file that had to be
removed. Read the rest of the thread.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
Hi Rick ,

Im having a boot issue too . I have xp Pro .

I had the hard drive freeze on me and crash . When I restarted the comp ,the
boot up failed . So I restarted , used F8 then ran CHkDSK at the c:>and it
finally booted up after it ran the check disk .

Since then thought , on a startup , it boots very very slowly and I cant
figure out why as It never was before that hard drive. On the boot cycle it
turns the montior on twice .....it never did that before either . After that
inital CHKDKS, I acutally did another check disk by going to my computer >
properties>tools>check now . Under check disk options I checked both boxes .
Then I Restarted the comp and on the reboot it ran the check disk which took
hours and did it said it repaired some errors . But not the boot up issue .

Is this a boot ini issue ? Or another issue ? any solution suggestions ?

thanks
Joe

Rick "Nutcase" Rogers said:
No problem Bob, glad to have been of assistance.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

Bob said:
Rick--Thanks--that took care of the problem. Your suggestion is greaty
appreciated.

Bob

Rick "Nutcase" Rogers said:
Hi Bob,

Alter it to read:

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

It is the = reference in the default line that is causing the extra
entry.
The /NoExecute=OptIn is a reference to the software DEP that is included
in
SP2.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

Rick,

Tried your suggestion, and came up with the following in notepad:

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

I was expecting to see a clear reference to the options I have to
choose
from, but don't see it here, since both of the references to operating
systems are almost identical. Should I delete the second reference,
since
it
ends with "NoExecute=OptIn"? (If I don't select Win XP Pro within ~30
seconds, it automatically bypasses Win XP Pro.)

Thanks,

Bob


:

Hi,

Go to the Control Panel/System applet/Advanced tab, click on the
Startup
and
Recovery settings. Click the "edit" button to open boot.ini in
notepad.
Remove the unwanted reference from the [operating systems] section.
Close
saving changes.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

Due to a corrupt file I had to re-install Windows XP Pro. Now when
I
start
the computer, I get the following message:

"Please select the Operating Sustem to start:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows"

How can I bypass this question and automatically go diectly to Win
XP
Pro?

Thanks
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
hi Rick

I had the hard drive freeze on me and crash . When I restarted the comp ,the
boot up failed . So I restarted , used F8 then ran CHkDSK at the c:>and it
finally booted up after it ran the check disk .

Since then though , on a startup , it boots very very slowly and I cant
figure out why as It never was before that hard drive. On the boot cycle it
turns the montior on twice .....it never did that before either . After that
inital CHKDKS, I acutally did another check disk by going to my computer >
properties>tools>check now . Under check disk options I checked both boxes .
Then I Restarted the comp and on the reboot it ran the check disk which took
hours and did it said it repaired some errors . But not the boot up issue .

Is this a boot ini issue ? Or another issue ? any solution suggestions ?
 
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