Computer Ask me to pick Windows XP OR Windows XP at start up

[Scottie]

Computer Ask me to pick Windows XP OR Windows XP at start up and then gives me 30 second to choose, how can I make it so it just starts up ?

[sartynhc]

i ran into this problem a couple weeks ago, you need to edit your boot.ini

right click my computer than select the advanced tab, next there should be a startup and recovery section click settings


Than you should see:

To edit the startup options file manually, click edit.

you would see something like this:

[boot loader]
timeout=15
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect


Make sure you have an erd.....in case you mess it up and have to fix it.

I believe the rdisk is for which hardrive if its on first leave it alone, than partion is which partion of the hardisk is the boot files on. If you only have 1 partion leave as 1.

edit so it looks something like this:

[boot loader]
timeout=15
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect

google for more info on boot.ini or you could always reformat your drive and reinstall

[Scottie]

Thanks alot

[808smokey]

or.........




Right click my computer
properties
advanced
startup and recover
uncheck "time to display OS
and select the one that you want
then click OK