A few days ago, we reinstalled XP Pro on a system, but
through a bad course of events, the PC owner put the
installation CD back in the CD-ROM drive and now when the
system boots it gives 2 choices:

"Microsoft Windows XP Professional"
"Microsoft Windows XP Professional Setup"

Is there a way to change this file so that only the first
one shows up?

Go to Start > Run and type: MSCONFIG , and hit enter.
Click on the BOOT.INI tab and then click on "Check All Boot Paths"
to delete incorrect boot paths.

If the above does not correct the issue, then:

Right-click on MY COMPUTER and select:

Properties > Advanced > Startup and Recovery Settings > Edit

CAREFULLY edit your boot.ini file to remove the SECOND entry.
Your boot.ini file should then look similar to this:

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


--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
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|A few days ago, we reinstalled XP Pro on a system, but
| through a bad course of events, the PC owner put the
| installation CD back in the CD-ROM drive and now when the
| system boots it gives 2 choices:
|
| "Microsoft Windows XP Professional"
| "Microsoft Windows XP Professional Setup"
|
| Is there a way to change this file so that only the first
| one shows up?