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Os selection problem
Name: jkflp Date: December 30, 2003 at 13:06:23 Pacific OS: XP Pro CPU/Ram: 2800+
Comment:
I used the xp cd for the recovery console. I have the upgrade version so I had to select "New XP installation" to get into the recovery console. I am done with the console now and now, whenever i boot, the OS selection screen shows up asking me if i want to enter the XP setup. I tried going in the setup and selecting exti setup, but the problem is still there. Does anyone know how to get rid of the XP instalation selection on the OS select list?
Name: MAW Date: December 30, 2003 at 13:19:43 Pacific
Reply:
Right click, My Computer > Properties > Advanced > Settings (In Startup & recovery) and in 'System Startup' click Edit and when notepad appears Delete the 'New XP Installation' line and on next reset it will have dissapeard.
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Response Number 2
Name: jkflp Date: December 30, 2003 at 13:37:03 Pacific
Reply:
ok it looks like this [Boot Loader] Timeout=5 Default=C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT [Operating Systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows XP Professional Setup"
should i just get rid of the line in the ""?
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Response Number 3
Name: MAW Date: December 30, 2003 at 13:46:48 Pacific
Reply:
It should be safe to remove 'C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows XP Professional Setup"'
and were default is put 'multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS'
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Response Number 4
Name: Alan56 Date: December 30, 2003 at 13:50:25 Pacific
Reply:
This is a sample of a default Boot.ini file from a Windows XP Professional computer.
[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
HTH Alan56
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Response Number 5
Name: jkflp Date: December 30, 2003 at 14:18:51 Pacific
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