For some reason, whenever my computer starts, the Operating System select screen comes up. The options available are called 1 and Windows XP Home Operating System. Whenever I choose 1, XP boots as normal. Whenever I choose Windows XP Home Operating System, the screen goes black and does nothing. Is there any way that I can get the computer to boot XP on its own without this annoying screen coming up?

You need to delete one of them in Start->right-click My Computer->Properties->Advanced tab->under Startup and Recovery, click Settings->under System Startup, click Edit. Now, yours should look similar like this. [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 Professional" /fastdetect If you have two lines in the [operating systems] section, you need to delete one of them. Hope this helps. Bye

right click on my computer icon choose properties this take you to system properties go to advanced tab go startup and recovery click settings change your default os to 1 now click edit and remove the line with "Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" in it under [operating systems] line save and click exit , don't click X on the right corner reboot you might have to find a file call "boot.ini" in the c: drive or whichever directory you intall it on take out the read-only in the files properties. It also hidden.

Reboot the Computer and start the OS by selecting 1 and log in.. Open the “My DOCUMENT FOLDER” Click Tool and Folder Option Go to View TAB Under Advanced setting Click on “show hidden files and folder” Check off “Hide protected system files (recommended) A message will POP UP..Just Click YES Click OK to the folder Option Go to C:\ drive and Click the FILE NAME “BOOT” (FULL NAME IS BOOT.INI)) OPEN THIS FILE “BE VERY CAREFULL WHAT YOU DO AFTER THIS ” YOU WILL SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN YOUR BOOT.INI FILE [boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="1 " /fastdetect multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT=" Microsoft Windows 2000 Home 1 " /fastdetect or Something Like That…depend on your default boot OS Delete the one say multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT=" Microsoft Windows 2000 Home " /fastdetect After Deleting you will have Boot.ini file looks like OR Almost look like this ONE.. [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" /fastdetect And Rename “1” to “Windows XP” or what ever name you want it, Save this file and Reboot the Computer..It’ll boot normally without selecting anything…The Setting that you made in the starting in the View TAB..Make sure you Make it the way it was before…