Select operating system screen

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I recently reinstalled Windows XP. Clean install with partitioning and
formatting. Now I get a screen prior to boot that asks "Select Operating
System" and there are 2 lines of Windows XP to select from. What did I do
wrong? How do I rectify this? The system will boot normally from the first
selection of Windows XP however it will not boot properly from the second
selection of Windows XP. Any help to rectify this would be appreciated.

Ron
 
Try this.

Check All Boot Paths

Start | Run | Type: msconfig | Click OK |
Boot.ini tab | Check All Boot Paths button |
A dialog box will open detailing the location of any invalid operating
system locations | Confirm you want to remove the entry and reboot

[[Check All Boot Paths - This button will check the boot paths for all
operating systems listed in the BOOT.INI to ensure they point to a valid
operating system. ]]

Msconfig image
http://www.winnetmag.com/Files/16/20784/msconfig.gif

If there is only one you will get:
It appears that all BOOT.INI lines for Microsoft operating systems are OK.

A dialog box will open detailing the location of any invalid operating
system locations.

Similar to this...
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It appears that the following line in the BOOT.INI file does not refer to a
valid operating system:

"multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional " /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn"

Would you like to remove it from the BOOT.INI file?
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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
 
I think I have it figured out... checked msconfig for boot.ini. I was unable
to remove
the un-needed boot version of Windows XP from there.
 
Glad to hear it. That is a whole lot easier than manually editing the
boot.ini.

Keep having fun. ;-)

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
 
Wesley, that did the trick. Will now know in the future it this ever happens
again. Your help much appreciated.

Ron
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If it works, "water go, spagetti stay"


Wesley Vogel said:
Try this.

Check All Boot Paths

Start | Run | Type: msconfig | Click OK |
Boot.ini tab | Check All Boot Paths button |
A dialog box will open detailing the location of any invalid operating
system locations | Confirm you want to remove the entry and reboot

[[Check All Boot Paths - This button will check the boot paths for all
operating systems listed in the BOOT.INI to ensure they point to a valid
operating system. ]]

Msconfig image
http://www.winnetmag.com/Files/16/20784/msconfig.gif

If there is only one you will get:
It appears that all BOOT.INI lines for Microsoft operating systems are OK.

A dialog box will open detailing the location of any invalid operating
system locations.

Similar to this...
-------------------
It appears that the following line in the BOOT.INI file does not refer to a
valid operating system:

"multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional " /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn"

Would you like to remove it from the BOOT.INI file?
-------------------

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
Ron said:
I recently reinstalled Windows XP. Clean install with partitioning and
formatting. Now I get a screen prior to boot that asks "Select Operating
System" and there are 2 lines of Windows XP to select from. What did I do
wrong? How do I rectify this? The system will boot normally from the first
selection of Windows XP however it will not boot properly from the second
selection of Windows XP. Any help to rectify this would be appreciated.

Ron
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