Reinstall Help

[Bob Bush]

I reinstalled XP. I've got a Gateway Laptop. Now each time I turn on my
laptop I get a black screen, and I'm given the choice of 2 XP's to start.

What do I do?

Bob

 

[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 read 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" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

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Microsoft MVP
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| I reinstalled XP. I've got a Gateway Laptop. Now each time I turn on my
| laptop I get a black screen, and I'm given the choice of 2 XP's to start.
|
| What do I do?
|
| Bob

 

[Bob Bush]

Thanks! That did the trick!!