Unwanted multiple boot screen

[Guest]

After 4 years of usage adding/removing programs, my Win XP had slowed down to
a crawl on startup, so I bit the bullet and did a fresh Win XP installation
from my original system disks, and performed all updates including sp-2. The
system works fine, but on boot-up, it takes me to a selection page to choose
the installation of "Windows XP Home edition" I want to start with. Now, I
only have one operating system installed on my C drive (not partitioned), and
D drive is all data storage. If I don't make a choice, it counts down for 30
seconds and then chooses the first choice, and I boot into Windows. If I
click the second choice, which also says "windows xp home edition", I get an
error message saying problem finding the operating system on the hard drive.
I tried deleting the second example of "windows" from the boot.ini file. That
stopped the multiple boot screen from appearing, but it takes a long time for
windows to then startup. Is it waiting 30 seconds behind the scene? Here is
my original boot.ini file that I had with the problem (before I edited it)
Thanks for any help:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
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 /noexecute=optin
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /fastdetect

 

[George Hester]

Set the timeout to 0 and/or remove

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /fastdetect

Why are you using the switch /noexecute=optin?

This probably won't help your boot time. For that is it holding up at
Preparing Network Connections?

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi,

Change timeout=30 to timeout=0

Timeout= seconds
Specifies the number of seconds that the startup menu is displayed
before the operating system specified in the default= line is loaded.

* If you set this value to 0, Ntldr immediately starts the default
operating system without displaying the bootstrap loader screen.
* If you set this value to -1, Ntldr displays the menu
indefinitely unless you make a choice.

Microsoft Windows XP - Reviewing and Correcting Boot.ini Settings on
x86-based Systems
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...all/reskit/en-us/prmc_str_masc.asp?frame=true

 

[Wesley Vogel]

XP SP2 adds it.

/noexecute=OptIn

OptIn
This setting is the default configuration. On systems with processors that
can implement hardware-enforced DEP, DEP is enabled by default for limited
system binaries and programs that "opt-in." With this option, only Windows
system binaries are covered by DEP by default.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875352

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Set the timeout to 0 and/or remove

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /fastdetect

Why are you using the switch /noexecute=optin?

This probably won't help your boot time. For that is it holding up at
Preparing Network Connections?

--
George Hester
_______________________________

After 4 years of usage adding/removing programs, my Win XP had slowed
down to a crawl on startup, so I bit the bullet and did a fresh Win XP
installation from my original system disks, and performed all updates
including sp-2. The system works fine, but on boot-up, it takes me to a
selection page to choose the installation of "Windows XP Home edition" I
want to start with. Now, I only have one operating system installed on
my C drive (not partitioned), and D drive is all data storage. If I
don't make a choice, it counts down for 30 seconds and then chooses the
first choice, and I boot into Windows. If I click the second choice,
which also says "windows xp home edition", I get an error message saying
problem finding the operating system on the hard drive. I tried deleting
the second example of "windows" from the boot.ini file. That stopped the
multiple boot screen from appearing, but it takes a long time for
windows to then startup. Is it waiting 30 seconds behind the scene? Here
is my original boot.ini file that I had with the problem (before I
edited it) Thanks for any help:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
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 /noexecute=optin
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /fastdetect

 

[George Hester]

Bert you can set the timout to anything you want if there is no more than
one entry under [operating systems]. It is ignored if that is the case.

--
George Hester
_______________________________

Hi,

Change timeout=30 to timeout=0

Timeout= seconds
Specifies the number of seconds that the startup menu is displayed
before the operating system specified in the default= line is loaded.

* If you set this value to 0, Ntldr immediately starts the default
operating system without displaying the bootstrap loader screen.
* If you set this value to -1, Ntldr displays the menu
indefinitely unless you make a choice.

Microsoft Windows XP - Reviewing and Correcting Boot.ini Settings on
x86-based Systems
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us
/prmc_str_masc.asp?frame=true

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://dts-l.org/

After 4 years of usage adding/removing programs, my Win
XP had slowed down to a crawl on startup, so I bit the
bullet and did a fresh Win XP installation from my
original system disks, and performed all updates
including sp-2. The system works fine, but on boot-up, it
takes me to a selection page to choose the installation
of "Windows XP Home edition" I want to start with. Now, I
only have one operating system installed on my C drive
(not partitioned), and D drive is all data storage. If I
don't make a choice, it counts down for 30 seconds and
then chooses the first choice, and I boot into Windows.
If I click the second choice, which also says "windows xp
home edition", I get an error message saying problem
finding the operating system on the hard drive. I tried
deleting the second example of "windows" from the
boot.ini file. That stopped the multiple boot screen from
appearing, but it takes a long time for windows to then
startup. Is it waiting 30 seconds behind the scene? Here
is my original boot.ini file that I had with the problem
(before I edited it) Thanks for any help:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
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 /noexecute=optin
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft
Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect

 

[Guest]

I had the exact same problem, but all I needed to do was run msconfig.exe and
clicked the 'check all boot paths' under boot.ini - the system automatically
removed the obsolete references.

For other novices (like me) you need to follow the following processes:-

start menu; run; type: msconfig.exe; select booti.ini; click 'check boot
paths'... and the program should find and remove all obsolete boot paths.
Failing this you would need to follow the previous suggestions and manually
edit the boot.ini file.

Apologies to the previous respondants if this sounds a bit contradictory,
but I, being a novice, had no idea how to edit the boot.ini and this post may
now help other people like me understand exactly what they need to do.

Kind regards,

Dan

Bert you can set the timout to anything you want if there is no more than
one entry under [operating systems]. It is ignored if that is the case.

--
George Hester
_______________________________

Hi,

Change timeout=30 to timeout=0

Timeout= seconds
Specifies the number of seconds that the startup menu is displayed
before the operating system specified in the default= line is loaded.

* If you set this value to 0, Ntldr immediately starts the default
operating system without displaying the bootstrap loader screen.
* If you set this value to -1, Ntldr displays the menu
indefinitely unless you make a choice.

Microsoft Windows XP - Reviewing and Correcting Boot.ini Settings on
x86-based Systems
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us
/prmc_str_masc.asp?frame=true

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://dts-l.org/

After 4 years of usage adding/removing programs, my Win
XP had slowed down to a crawl on startup, so I bit the
bullet and did a fresh Win XP installation from my
original system disks, and performed all updates
including sp-2. The system works fine, but on boot-up, it
takes me to a selection page to choose the installation
of "Windows XP Home edition" I want to start with. Now, I
only have one operating system installed on my C drive
(not partitioned), and D drive is all data storage. If I
don't make a choice, it counts down for 30 seconds and
then chooses the first choice, and I boot into Windows.
If I click the second choice, which also says "windows xp
home edition", I get an error message saying problem
finding the operating system on the hard drive. I tried
deleting the second example of "windows" from the
boot.ini file. That stopped the multiple boot screen from
appearing, but it takes a long time for windows to then
startup. Is it waiting 30 seconds behind the scene? Here
is my original boot.ini file that I had with the problem
(before I edited it) Thanks for any help:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
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 /noexecute=optin
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft
Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect

 

[Guest]

In addition, if you are not happy about running the config program in
'selective mode', you may wish to consider editing the boot.ini file
manually, but I wouldn't recommend making manual changes unless you are
confident enough to ensure that you do not make any mistakes!!

During boot process (immediately after bios load) - press the F8 key on
keyboard and select 'safe mode with command prompt'

when command prompt loads you need to type: CD\ in order to retreat from
the current directories.

Type: edit boot.ini and press enter

Delete all, but one, duplicated lines refering to the same operating system
and then click file and save.

Press Ctl, Alt & Del and restart system normally.

I had the exact same problem, but all I needed to do was run msconfig.exe and
clicked the 'check all boot paths' under boot.ini - the system automatically
removed the obsolete references.

For other novices (like me) you need to follow the following processes:-

start menu; run; type: msconfig.exe; select booti.ini; click 'check boot
paths'... and the program should find and remove all obsolete boot paths.
Failing this you would need to follow the previous suggestions and manually
edit the boot.ini file.

Apologies to the previous respondants if this sounds a bit contradictory,
but I, being a novice, had no idea how to edit the boot.ini and this post may
now help other people like me understand exactly what they need to do.

Kind regards,

Dan

Bert you can set the timout to anything you want if there is no more than
one entry under [operating systems]. It is ignored if that is the case.

--
George Hester
_______________________________

Hi,

Change timeout=30 to timeout=0

Timeout= seconds
Specifies the number of seconds that the startup menu is displayed
before the operating system specified in the default= line is loaded.

* If you set this value to 0, Ntldr immediately starts the default
operating system without displaying the bootstrap loader screen.
* If you set this value to -1, Ntldr displays the menu
indefinitely unless you make a choice.

Microsoft Windows XP - Reviewing and Correcting Boot.ini Settings on
x86-based Systems
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us
/prmc_str_masc.asp?frame=true

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://dts-l.org/

wedodesign wrote:
After 4 years of usage adding/removing programs, my Win
XP had slowed down to a crawl on startup, so I bit the
bullet and did a fresh Win XP installation from my
original system disks, and performed all updates
including sp-2. The system works fine, but on boot-up, it
takes me to a selection page to choose the installation
of "Windows XP Home edition" I want to start with. Now, I
only have one operating system installed on my C drive
(not partitioned), and D drive is all data storage. If I
don't make a choice, it counts down for 30 seconds and
then chooses the first choice, and I boot into Windows.
If I click the second choice, which also says "windows xp
home edition", I get an error message saying problem
finding the operating system on the hard drive. I tried
deleting the second example of "windows" from the
boot.ini file. That stopped the multiple boot screen from
appearing, but it takes a long time for windows to then
startup. Is it waiting 30 seconds behind the scene? Here
is my original boot.ini file that I had with the problem
(before I edited it) Thanks for any help:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
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 /noexecute=optin
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft
Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect