Boot Problem

[Artreid]

When I boot windows I goto a screen that ask me to choose one of the
following, that are identical.

Please select an operating system to start:
(Windows Default)
(Windows Default)

What makes this odder is that I only have WinXP installed on the system in
the one and only C:\ drive disk with one partition? I'm thinking the
Boot.ini or something like that got corrupted.

How do I correct it without a complete new install? Any help appreciated...

 

[Guest]

I have the same problem. PLEASE HELP.

Mine started like this:
-> Built new system. Took Maxtor HDD from "Old System" put into "New System".
---> No problems

-> Put a new Western Digital HDD into "Old System".
---> WindowsXP Setup got to the "Press 'Enter' to Install, 'R' to Repair,
'F3' to Quit" and it would freeze.

-> Put the WD HDD into the "New System".
---> XP installed with NO Problems.

-> Put Maxtor HDD into the "Old System".
---> It gives me the problem problem that "Artreid" posted about.

PLEASE HELP.

Thanks.
******************

 

[thecreator]

Hi Arteid,

It should not say Windows Default, but Windows XP Home Edition or
Windows XP Professional Edition spelt out.

You don't need to do a complete format and reinstall of Windows XP, just
do a Windows XP Repair using the second repair option, but before you begin,
right-click My Computer and click Properties. Click Advanced. Under Startup
and Recovery, click Settings. Under System Startup, click Edit. Now delete
everything in there and save Boot.ini as an empty Notepad File.

Reboot the computer and follow the following:
Procedure to Reinstall Windows XP!

If you want to save any files, make a backup of those files off the Hard
Drive and proceed.

00. - Turn off the printer.
01. - Go into Computer Bios and Set Defaults and Exit, if you know how.
Make sure the Boot Order is set to Boot to CD-Rom Drive First.
02. - Insert Windows XP CD into CD-Rom Drive.
03. - Reboot the computer.
04. - Press any key to begin to boot from the Windows XP CD.
05. - Welcome to Setup.
06. - Reinstall XP - Press Enter
07. - F8 - I Agree
08. - Esc: Don't Repair
09. - Select Windows XP Highlighted Partition to repair Windows XP on.
10. - Press Enter.
11. - Follow on screen prompts to allow the Deletion and reinstallation of
the Windows XP System Files.
12. - Then Copies files to partition.
13. - Now it Reboots to Windows XP. Don't press a key to boot to CD.
14. - And now it installs Windows XP.
15. - You need to be here now.
16. - Starts at 39 Minutes to Complete.
17. - At 33 minutes, you need to set Time and Time Zone, if need to.
18. - And Enter The Product Key.
19. - At 29 minutes, you need to pick the Network, if needed to.
20. - Now wait for Reboot and you are done.
21. - Go online and go to Windows Update and download and reinstall all the
patches.

Note: - If you have the original Windows XP CD, not Service Pack 2 CD, you
will need to have already downloaded to Your Briefcase Folder,
WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU from this link:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...be-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&DisplayLang=en

You must install Windows XP Service Pack 2 before you can use Windows
Update. Also you must install the tool to validate your copy of Windows
after upgrading to Windows XP Service Pack 2, before you can begin to
reinstall all the Windows XP Patches.

 

[ikaphoover]

or you could try running msconfig and editing the boot.ini