Regarding your post:
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| From: "=?Utf-8?B?VHdpbGlnaHQgWm9uZQ==?="
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| Subject: Boot Problem
| Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 13:51:24 -0800
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| I was having problems after I installed a new application. I tried to
removed app but there were still problems. My next mistake was to
re-install XP. As I was setting it up, the setup program warned that it
would over-right the old OS. Upon installing the new OS, it warned the old
OS would be overwritten and it gave me the option to create a new directory
to install the OS. I did. I renamed the old windows directory windows1
and the new directory windows. Now when I bootup the PC it asks which OS
to start. Now I have two choices. Both say XP, but the new one starts in
the new installation while the second starts in the old one which I named
windows1. Both work but I don't want it go give me the option anymore,
just START! How do I change it so it won't give me an option to select
which directory to start up in. [It now starts up in the old windows fine,
I just don't want to have to select which one to startup in. I want to use
the old windows directory]
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Dear poster,
To resolve this you need to do two things. The first is to modify your
boot.ini file. After you have done this and test it thoroughly to confrm
that the system is starting as you would like, you can later remove the
redundant Windows folder.
Modifying your boot.ini file:
314081 The Purpose of the Boot.ini File in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=314081
1. Right-click on your My Computer icon - select Properties
2. On the System Properties screen, select the Advanced tab/sheet
3. On the Advanced Sheet click "Settings" btton under Startup and Recovery
4. Notice that you have Duplicate listings for Windows XP under "Default
Opertating System"
5. You will also see the item "time-to-display list os Operating Systems".
Your goal is to select the appropriate one of the duplicate Windows XP
items under the "Default OS" list and then <later on> set the timeout valut
to 0. NOTE: for testing, set the timeout value to 3 just to be safe. Once
it is booting to the OS you desire with no need to select (no up/down
arrow, etc) you can later set the timeout value to 0.
6. If it is currently set so that you do not need to use up or down arrow
on startup to select to t old OS, leave the default OS alone. If you
currently do need to use up/down arrow on startup, then select the other
OS in the list.
7. Set the "Time to Display List" to 3
8. Choose OK, then OK again to close System Properties.
9. Resart Windows to test. You will notice that the menu should only
display the list for 3 seconds on startup.
10. If the default os that boots without using up/down arrow is the correct
one, you're nearly finished.
11. If so, at the desktop Right-click on your My Computer icon - select
Properties
12. On the System Properties screen, select the Advanced tab/sheet
13. On the Advanced Sheet click "Settings" button under Startup and Recovery
14, Make a change to "Default Opertating System" only if the wron OS booted
by default.
15. Set the "time-to-display os list" to 0 <zero> only if the correct OS
booted by default.
16. Select OK twice to dismiss these dialogs.
17 Reboot one more time to test.
Removing the redundant OS install folder:
- Do this only after you have thoroughly tested the boot functionality to
confirm it works as you want it.
- I recommend keeping this around for a week just to be safe.
- Only after you remove the unwanted OS folder, edit the c:\boot.ini to
remove the associated arc path.
More Information:
314081 The Purpose of the Boot.ini File in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=314081
289022 HOW TO: Edit the Boot.ini File in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=289022
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Paul Hayes, MCSE
Product Support Services
Microsoft Corporation
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