Startup Operating Systems

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Gail Gurman

When I first got my laptop about two months ago, there was only one
startup operating system. I'm not sure what I did to change it, but at
some point another one was added to the list. As a result, when I reboot,
startup pauses to let me choose which one to use.

The thing is that they are almost identical and I don't know what, if
anything, is the advantage of using one over the other. I'd like to get
rid of one so that booting is faster, but which one?

Here are the descriptions of the two systems (from the System startup
section of the Startup and Recovery settings under System Properties):

o Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (bootscreen)" /fastdetect
/KERNEL=kernel1.exe
o Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect

So what does /KERNAL do for me?

Thanks.

Gail
 
open > run>msconfig> boot.ini check all boot paths, the one which i not good read it, go to c:\boot.ini delete the file save it
 
open > run>msconfig> boot.ini check all boot paths, the one which i
not good read it, go to c:\boot.ini delete the file save it
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I don't understand. I already read the file before I posted. Are you saying
to delete the file? Why? I can easily delete one line or the other. I just
want to know what the difference is between them so I can decide which one
to delete.
 
Post the contents of your BOOT.INI file and a description of your system (how many hard drives, partitions and where XP is installed).
 
Post the contents of your BOOT.INI file and a description of your
system (how many hard drives, partitions and where XP is installed).
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Here's my BOOT.INI file:
[boot loader]
timeout=1
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition (bootscreen)" /fastdetect /KERNEL=kernel1.exe
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /fastdetect

I have only one hard drive with only one partition.
 
Gail,

Unless you know of a specific reason that Kernel1.exe is specified as the Kernel for the operating system, your BOOT.INI should look like this:

[boot loader]
timeout=1
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect


Watch to make sure that the last line does not wrap. And you should make a backup of BOOT.INI, just in case.

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Gail Gurman said:
Post the contents of your BOOT.INI file and a description of your
system (how many hard drives, partitions and where XP is installed).
Click to expand...

Here's my BOOT.INI file:
[boot loader]
timeout=1
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition (bootscreen)" /fastdetect /KERNEL=kernel1.exe
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /fastdetect

I have only one hard drive with only one partition.
Click to expand...
 
Gail,

Unless you know of a specific reason that Kernel1.exe is specified as
the Kernel for the operating system, your BOOT.INI should look like
this:
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Well, my whole point was that I don't know what adding the KERNEL switch
does for me, so I know of no reason that it's specified for the operating
system.
[boot loader]
timeout=1
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /fastdetect


Watch to make sure that the last line does not wrap. And you should
make a backup of BOOT.INI, just in case.
Click to expand...

Okay, I'll try this. Thanks.
 
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