Windows Xp start up

[Guest]

I have a problem when I tried to download sp2 my system had crashed and I had
reinstall windows with the SP2 technical support, when we had finished I had
noticed that when I start up windows right before the start up screen when I
can pick my user account I have a black screen that tells me

Please select the operating system to Start

Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows Xp Professional

Use the up and down arrows to highlight to your choice Press Enter to choose.

I would like to know if it is possible for me to get rid of that I want to
delete it, it's taking up too much memorie on my computer and it's slowing it
down.

Please Help me

 

[Grimmer87]

Hi,
in the root of c: there is a hidden file called BOOT.INI, edit this using
notepad or something....
BACK UP THIS FILE BEFORE YOU CONTINUE!
......delete the last entry in the file should look like this

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

save and exit then reboot.

should go strait into windows.

Alternatively,

right click "my computer" and select "Properties"
click the Advanced tab
Startup and recovery button
untick the first checkbox, "time to display list of operating systems"
click OK
Reboot

Hope this helps,
Grimmer

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Did you install Windows XP in a different partition when you reinstalled the
second time? If you're unsure, post the contents of your Boot.ini file.

Click Start, Run and type c:\boot.ini
Copy and paste the contents here.

To remove invalid entries from the Boot.ini, you can use MSConfig utility.

Click Start, Run and type MSCONFIG
Select the Boot.ini tab
Click Check All Boot Paths button
MSConfig will now quickly verify each line mentioned in the Boot.ini to
check if they are valid. If orphaned entries are detected, you'll be
prompted with this dialog:

- - -
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="Windows XP Professional "
/fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn"

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

Choose Yes when the dialog box appears. This will remove the incorrect entry
from Boot.ini file.

See also:

How to edit the Boot.ini file in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=289022

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

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
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