windows xp start up problem

[Guest dwjones45]

hi, i am getting the following message when i start up windows xp

professional: "please select the operating system to start." after about a

couple of seconds this message disappears and my computer starts up. my

question is what can i do to eliminate this message from appearing every

time i start my computer? thanks dave

[Guest Bob I]

Re: windows xp start up problem

 

Do you actually have two operating systems installed? And when did this

behavior start (what did you do to the system just prior)?

 

dwjones45 wrote:

> hi, i am getting the following message when i start up windows xp

> professional: "please select the operating system to start." after about a

> couple of seconds this message disappears and my computer starts up. my

> question is what can i do to eliminate this message from appearing every

> time i start my computer? thanks dave

>

>

>

[Guest John Barnett MVP]

Re: windows xp start up problem

 

Have you, at some stage, had two operating systems installed on your PC? It

looks like a dual boot menu has appeared. The easiest way is to edit the

boot.ini file and remove the operating system you don't want. What ever you

do make sure you delete the correct entry or you won't be able to boot into

windows at all.

 

1/ Go to Control Panel and Click on the System Icon

2/ When the System Properties window opens, Click the Advanced Tab

3/ In the Advanced Tab, Click the 'settings' button in the section marked

'Startup and Recovery'

4/ In the Startup and Recovery window under the section marked 'System

Startup' click the Edit button

5/ Notepad will open with the boot details displayed. Now remove the

operating system you don't want.

6/ Now click File on the main toolbar, select Save and then Exit notepad

7/ Finally close Startup and Recovery and then control panel

8/ When you reboot you should, assuming you have removed the correct entry,

boot straight into XP

 

See also this link from my website:

http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org/how_do_i_edit_my_boot.htm

 

Make sure that your boot.ini file looks like step 11 in the instructions on

the link provided above.

 

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"dwjones45" <dwjones45@comcast.net> wrote in message

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> hi, i am getting the following message when i start up windows xp

> professional: "please select the operating system to start." after about a

> couple of seconds this message disappears and my computer starts up. my

> question is what can i do to eliminate this message from appearing every

> time i start my computer? thanks dave

>

>

>

[Guest dwjones45]

Re: windows xp start up problem

 

John Barnett MVP wrote:

> Have you, at some stage, had two operating systems installed on your

> PC? It looks like a dual boot menu has appeared. The easiest way is

> to edit the boot.ini file and remove the operating system you don't

> want. What ever you do make sure you delete the correct entry or you

> won't be able to boot into windows at all.

>

> 1/ Go to Control Panel and Click on the System Icon

> 2/ When the System Properties window opens, Click the Advanced Tab

> 3/ In the Advanced Tab, Click the 'settings' button in the section

> marked 'Startup and Recovery'

> 4/ In the Startup and Recovery window under the section marked 'System

> Startup' click the Edit button

> 5/ Notepad will open with the boot details displayed. Now remove the

> operating system you don't want.

> 6/ Now click File on the main toolbar, select Save and then Exit

> notepad 7/ Finally close Startup and Recovery and then control panel

> 8/ When you reboot you should, assuming you have removed the correct

> entry, boot straight into XP

>

> See also this link from my website:

> http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org/how_do_i_edit_my_boot.htm

>

> Make sure that your boot.ini file looks like step 11 in the

> instructions on the link provided above.

>

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>

>

> "dwjones45" <dwjones45@comcast.net> wrote in message

> news:CrCdnVvkafGvaTPVnZ2dnUVZ_oPinZ2d@comcast.com...

>> hi, i am getting the following message when i start up windows xp

>> professional: "please select the operating system to start." after

>> about a couple of seconds this message disappears and my computer

>> starts up. my question is what can i do to eliminate this message

>> from appearing every time i start my computer? thanks dave

what i ended up doing was going into the control panel then i clicked on

systems icon then advanced tab. then i clicked on the settings tab next to

start up and recovery i then unchecked the box next to the time to display

the list of operating systems and that resolved my problem.

[Guest John Barnett MVP]

Re: windows xp start up problem

 

Well that will achieve the same aim because it will automatically boot to

the first available boot option. Still it's solved your problem. I would,

however, take a look at the boot.ini file just to see what has been

previously added to bring this dual boot menu up. There is no need to make

any alterations, not now you have the system working as you want it.

 

 

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Windows Desktop Experience

 

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Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org

 

The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any

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reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable for

any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the

use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this

mail/post..

 

 

"dwjones45" <dwjones45@comcast.net> wrote in message

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> John Barnett MVP wrote:

>> Have you, at some stage, had two operating systems installed on your

>> PC? It looks like a dual boot menu has appeared. The easiest way is

>> to edit the boot.ini file and remove the operating system you don't

>> want. What ever you do make sure you delete the correct entry or you

>> won't be able to boot into windows at all.

>>

>> 1/ Go to Control Panel and Click on the System Icon

>> 2/ When the System Properties window opens, Click the Advanced Tab

>> 3/ In the Advanced Tab, Click the 'settings' button in the section

>> marked 'Startup and Recovery'

>> 4/ In the Startup and Recovery window under the section marked 'System

>> Startup' click the Edit button

>> 5/ Notepad will open with the boot details displayed. Now remove the

>> operating system you don't want.

>> 6/ Now click File on the main toolbar, select Save and then Exit

>> notepad 7/ Finally close Startup and Recovery and then control panel

>> 8/ When you reboot you should, assuming you have removed the correct

>> entry, boot straight into XP

>>

>> See also this link from my website:

>> http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org/how_do_i_edit_my_boot.htm

>>

>> Make sure that your boot.ini file looks like step 11 in the

>> instructions on the link provided above.

>>

>> --

>>

>>

>> "dwjones45" <dwjones45@comcast.net> wrote in message

>> news:CrCdnVvkafGvaTPVnZ2dnUVZ_oPinZ2d@comcast.com...

>>> hi, i am getting the following message when i start up windows xp

>>> professional: "please select the operating system to start." after

>>> about a couple of seconds this message disappears and my computer

>>> starts up. my question is what can i do to eliminate this message

>>> from appearing every time i start my computer? thanks dave

> what i ended up doing was going into the control panel then i clicked on

> systems icon then advanced tab. then i clicked on the settings tab next to

> start up and recovery i then unchecked the box next to the time to display

> the list of operating systems and that resolved my problem.

>

>

[Guest Muzafar Ganie]

Re: windows xp start up problem

 

 

 

HI,

if u doesnot want the operating system option to be provided

 

remove the check mark from the following check box(no need to make any

chnages in boot.ini)

 

right click on "mycomputer" click on the properties->advance tab->startup

and recovery->settings->remove the check mark "time to display the operatinf

system option" and then click on ok

 

restart the computer

 

Muzafar

[Guest Bob I]

Re: windows xp start up problem

 

 

 

dwjones45 wrote:

> John Barnett MVP wrote:

>

>>Have you, at some stage, had two operating systems installed on your

>>PC? It looks like a dual boot menu has appeared. The easiest way is

>>to edit the boot.ini file and remove the operating system you don't

>>want. What ever you do make sure you delete the correct entry or you

>>won't be able to boot into windows at all.

>>

>>1/ Go to Control Panel and Click on the System Icon

>>2/ When the System Properties window opens, Click the Advanced Tab

>>3/ In the Advanced Tab, Click the 'settings' button in the section

>>marked 'Startup and Recovery'

>>4/ In the Startup and Recovery window under the section marked 'System

>>Startup' click the Edit button

>>5/ Notepad will open with the boot details displayed. Now remove the

>>operating system you don't want.

>>6/ Now click File on the main toolbar, select Save and then Exit

>>notepad 7/ Finally close Startup and Recovery and then control panel

>>8/ When you reboot you should, assuming you have removed the correct

>>entry, boot straight into XP

>>

>>See also this link from my website:

>>http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org/how_do_i_edit_my_boot.htm

>>

>>Make sure that your boot.ini file looks like step 11 in the

>>instructions on the link provided above.

>>

>>--

>>

>>

>>"dwjones45" <dwjones45@comcast.net> wrote in message

>>news:CrCdnVvkafGvaTPVnZ2dnUVZ_oPinZ2d@comcast.com...

>>

>>>hi, i am getting the following message when i start up windows xp

>>>professional: "please select the operating system to start." after

>>>about a couple of seconds this message disappears and my computer

>>>starts up. my question is what can i do to eliminate this message

>>>from appearing every time i start my computer? thanks dave

>

> what i ended up doing was going into the control panel then i clicked on

> systems icon then advanced tab. then i clicked on the settings tab next to

> start up and recovery i then unchecked the box next to the time to display

> the list of operating systems and that resolved my problem.

>

 

The question remains do you actually have two installations, or one

installation and a botched install, with a bogus entry in the BOOT.INI

file. All you have "corrected" is the indication of the real problem.