Booting not going straight to windows, I have options?

[Guest]

Did a upgrade from Windows ME to XP, when I boot up I get ..

Startup select system start

Microsoft windows xp home edition
Microsoft windows xp setup

Up and down to choose
Troubleshoot advanced startup options F8

The default is Microsoft windows xp setup and will auto load that in 4
seconds when you dont change it.
I checked..... Start>Run type: msconfig click
Ok select Boot.ini tab and then Check all boot paths and it said everything
was ok.

Any ideas on getting this thing to boot normally would be greatly
apprecaited!!

Thanks!!

 

[thecreator]

Hi renaldo,

Make a backup of the files you want and then Reinstall Windows XP Home Edition. You need to use the Windows XP Home Edition CD to format and then install the operating system.

Procedure to Reinstall Windows XP!

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

0. - Turn off the printer.
1. - 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.
2. - Insert Windows XP CD into CD-Rom Drive.
3. - Reboot the computer.

Note: If Windows XP is installed, working okay, you will need to Press a key to boot from the Windows XP CD.
If you are using an Upgrade CD, and the computer boots directly from the CD, you will need to furnish a qualifying previous version of a Windows operating system's Installation CD, in order to install Windows XP from an Upgrade CD.

4. - Welcome to Setup.
5. - Reinstall XP - Press Enter
6. - F8 - I Agree
7. - Esc: Don't Repair
8. - Select Partition to Install Windows XP on.
Use UP and DOWN ARROW Keys to Highlight Partition.
9. - Press Enter.
10. - Press C to Continue.
11. - Highlight the Action You Want To Take.
Type of Format you want to perform.
12. - I selected Format The Partition using the Fat File System.
13. - Then Press Enter to Continue
14. - Warning Message
15. - Press F
16. - To Continue To Format Partition with the FAT32 File System.
17. - Press Enter.
18. - Now it formats.
19. - After Formatting It Checks The Drive.
20. - Then Copies files to partition.
21. - Now it Reboots to Windows XP. Don't press a key to boot to CD.
22. - And now it installs Windows XP.
23. - You need to be here now.
24. - Starts at 39 Minutes to Complete.
25. - At 33 minutes, you need to set Time and Time Zone.
26. - And Enter The Product Key.
27. - At 29 minutes, you need to pick the Network.
28. - Now wait for Reboot and you are done.

 

[Richard in AZ]

Before you do the Reinstall, check your Boot.ini file. There is a line there that gives you the
choice.
You will have to remove the read only and system file designation on the Boot.ini to edit it.

Post a text copy of the file and someone will guide you.

Hi renaldo,

Make a backup of the files you want and then Reinstall Windows XP Home Edition. You need to use
the Windows XP Home Edition CD to format and then install the operating system.

Procedure to Reinstall Windows XP!

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

0. - Turn off the printer.
1. - 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.
2. - Insert Windows XP CD into CD-Rom Drive.
3. - Reboot the computer.

Note: If Windows XP is installed, working okay, you will need to Press a key to boot from the
Windows XP CD.
If you are using an Upgrade CD, and the computer boots directly from the CD, you will need to
furnish a qualifying previous version of a Windows operating system's Installation CD, in order to
install Windows XP from an Upgrade CD.

4. - Welcome to Setup.
5. - Reinstall XP - Press Enter
6. - F8 - I Agree
7. - Esc: Don't Repair
8. - Select Partition to Install Windows XP on.
Use UP and DOWN ARROW Keys to Highlight Partition.
9. - Press Enter.
10. - Press C to Continue.
11. - Highlight the Action You Want To Take.
Type of Format you want to perform.
12. - I selected Format The Partition using the Fat File System.
13. - Then Press Enter to Continue
14. - Warning Message
15. - Press F
16. - To Continue To Format Partition with the FAT32 File System.
17. - Press Enter.
18. - Now it formats.
19. - After Formatting It Checks The Drive.
20. - Then Copies files to partition.
21. - Now it Reboots to Windows XP. Don't press a key to boot to CD.
22. - And now it installs Windows XP.
23. - You need to be here now.
24. - Starts at 39 Minutes to Complete.
25. - At 33 minutes, you need to set Time and Time Zone.
26. - And Enter The Product Key.
27. - At 29 minutes, you need to pick the Network.
28. - Now wait for Reboot and you are done.

 

[Conor]

Did a upgrade from Windows ME to XP,

O~H DEARY DEARY ME. This is ALWAYS a bad thing. You get loads of grief
and any registry errors are brought to the new OS.

when I boot up I get ..

Startup select system start

Microsoft windows xp home edition
Microsoft windows xp setup

Any ideas on getting this thing to boot normally would be greatly
apprecaited!!

Start, Control Panel, System/. Click on Advanced Tab. In the Startup
and Recovery Section click on Settings.

Make sure "Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect
/NoExecute=OptIn (or similar) is set as the default option. Untick the
"Time to display list of operating systems". Then click OK.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

O~H DEARY DEARY ME. This is ALWAYS a bad thing. You get loads of grief
and any registry errors are brought to the new OS.

Not at all true. Unlike with previous versions of Windows, an upgrade to XP
replaces almost everything, and usually works very well.

My recommendation is to at least try the upgrade, since it's much easier
than a clean installation. You can always change your mind and reinstall
cleanly if problems develop.

However, don't assume that doing an upgrade relieves you of the need to
backup your data, etc. before beginning. Before starting to upgrade, it's
always prudent to recognize that things like a sudden power loss can occur
in the middle of it and cause the loss of everything. For that reason you
should make sure you have backups and anything else you need to reinstall if
the worst happens.

The only time I would agree with you is you are currently experiencing
problems. Looking at an upgrade with the expectation of its fixing problems
is not wise.