Option given to boot to either XP Home Edition or XP Setup

[Guest]

I am a computer novice, but I just built a computer from scratch. It appears
to be successful, however, when I boot up a screen eventually comes up which
gives the option to go to either Windows XP Home Edition or to Windows XP
Setup. If you choose the XP Home Edition option, it appears to boot up
correctly with no issues. If you choose the Windows XP Set option, it comes
up with an error message something to the effect a filed called <windows
root> system32\hll.dll is either missing or corrupt. I tried identifying
this file on my Windows XP CD, and found something that resembled this file,
and copied this file to the system 32 file, but nothing changed. What do I
need to do to correct this situation and fix it where the computer boots up
correctly without having to choose either option? Thanks.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

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 work for you, then:

Right-click 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 Home Edition" /fastdetect

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

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

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| I am a computer novice, but I just built a computer from scratch. It appears
| to be successful, however, when I boot up a screen eventually comes up which
| gives the option to go to either Windows XP Home Edition or to Windows XP
| Setup. If you choose the XP Home Edition option, it appears to boot up
| correctly with no issues. If you choose the Windows XP Set option, it comes
| up with an error message something to the effect a filed called <windows
| root> system32\hll.dll is either missing or corrupt. I tried identifying
| this file on my Windows XP CD, and found something that resembled this file,
| and copied this file to the system 32 file, but nothing changed. What do I
| need to do to correct this situation and fix it where the computer boots up
| correctly without having to choose either option? Thanks.