Guest Alex Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 I just installed a new hard drive and did a complete file transfer from the old one to the new one. Everything works fine except when Windows starts up I get this screen: Please Select Operating System To Start: Windows (Default) Windows (Default) Showing the same option twice, 30 second timer, etc. I don't know where it came from, I only have Windows XP home. It doesn't matter which option I select or wait for the timer, it still boots to my desktop just fine, but it is annoying. I know it's a line in the msdos.sys file but I don't know which one to edit and correct to get rid of it. Thanks for anyone that can help. A.
Guest John John Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: Annoying start up screen Alex wrote: > I just installed a new hard drive and did a complete file transfer from the > old one to the new one. Everything works fine except when Windows starts up I > get this screen: > > Please Select Operating System To Start: > > Windows (Default) > Windows (Default) > > Showing the same option twice, 30 second timer, etc. I don't know where it > came from, I only have Windows XP home. It doesn't matter which option I > select or wait for the timer, it still boots to my desktop just fine, but it > is annoying. I know it's a line in the msdos.sys file but I don't know which > one to edit and correct to get rid of it. It's in the Boot.ini file. John
Guest Patrick Keenan Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: Annoying start up screen "Alex" <a.e.l.u.s.2.@zerivon.dot.net> wrote in message news:Xns998092A1F639Faelus2@130.81.64.196... >I just installed a new hard drive and did a complete file transfer from the > old one to the new one. Everything works fine except when Windows starts > up I > get this screen: > > Please Select Operating System To Start: > > Windows (Default) > Windows (Default) > > Showing the same option twice, 30 second timer, etc. I don't know where it > came from, I only have Windows XP home. It doesn't matter which option I > select or wait for the timer, it still boots to my desktop just fine, but > it > is annoying. I know it's a line in the msdos.sys file but I don't know > which > one to edit and correct to get rid of it. > > Thanks for anyone that can help. > > A. There is no msdos or msdos.sys in XP. The file you're looking for is the boot.ini, and you can access this via Control Panel, System, Advanced. In the Startup and Recovery section click on Settings, then the Edit button. HTH -pk
Guest Ron Badour Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: Annoying start up screen Open your boot.ini file and post the contents to this thread. It appears you have a problem in it and someone can tell you what changes are needed. -- Regards Ron Badour MS MVP 1997 - 2007 "Alex" <a.e.l.u.s.2.@zerivon.dot.net> wrote in message news:Xns998092A1F639Faelus2@130.81.64.196... >I just installed a new hard drive and did a complete file transfer from the > old one to the new one. Everything works fine except when Windows starts > up I > get this screen: > > Please Select Operating System To Start: > > Windows (Default) > Windows (Default) > > Showing the same option twice, 30 second timer, etc. I don't know where it > came from, I only have Windows XP home. It doesn't matter which option I > select or wait for the timer, it still boots to my desktop just fine, but > it > is annoying. I know it's a line in the msdos.sys file but I don't know > which > one to edit and correct to get rid of it. > > Thanks for anyone that can help. > > A.
Guest David Webb Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: Annoying start up screen Use the msconfig.exe utility. Select the BOOT.INI tab then click on the "Check All Boot Paths" Button. To start the msconfig.exe utility, click Start, click Run, type msconfig in the Open box, and then click OK. More info on this utility: How to troubleshoot by using the System Configuration utility in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310560 "Alex" <a.e.l.u.s.2.@zerivon.dot.net> wrote in message news:Xns998092A1F639Faelus2@130.81.64.196... > I just installed a new hard drive and did a complete file transfer from the > old one to the new one. Everything works fine except when Windows starts up I > get this screen: > > Please Select Operating System To Start: > > Windows (Default) > Windows (Default) > > Showing the same option twice, 30 second timer, etc. I don't know where it > came from, I only have Windows XP home. It doesn't matter which option I > select or wait for the timer, it still boots to my desktop just fine, but it > is annoying. I know it's a line in the msdos.sys file but I don't know which > one to edit and correct to get rid of it. > > Thanks for anyone that can help. > > A.
Guest Alex Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: Annoying start up screen "Ron Badour" <Sorry@NoAddress.com> wrote in news:OCWr2WT1HHA.1100 @TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl: > Open your boot.ini file and post the contents to this thread. It appears > you have a problem in it and someone can tell you what changes are needed. > Here it is.... [boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\windows [operating systems] A.
Guest Opinicus Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: Annoying start up screen "Alex" <a.e.l.u.s.2.@zerivon.dot.net> wrote >> Open your boot.ini file and post the contents to this thread. It appears >> you have a problem in it and someone can tell you what changes are >> needed. > Here it is.... > [boot loader] > timeout=30 > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\windows > [operating systems] Anybody have an idea as to how those entries might have been added to the boot.ini file? -- Bob http://www.kanyak.com
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: Annoying start up screen Those entries ARE the boot.ini file at it's most minimal. Anything less and the system wouldn't boot. In fact, there should be at least one line following the ones posted. Mine is: [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" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com "Opinicus" <gezgin@spamcop.net> wrote in message news:13b4b6v1es7rube@news.supernews.com... > "Alex" <a.e.l.u.s.2.@zerivon.dot.net> wrote > >>> Open your boot.ini file and post the contents to this thread. It >>> appears >>> you have a problem in it and someone can tell you what changes are >>> needed. > >> Here it is.... >> [boot loader] >> timeout=30 >> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\windows >> [operating systems] > > Anybody have an idea as to how those entries might have been added to the > boot.ini file? > > -- > Bob > http://www.kanyak.com >
Guest John John Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: Annoying start up screen Opinicus wrote: > "Alex" <a.e.l.u.s.2.@zerivon.dot.net> wrote > > >>>Open your boot.ini file and post the contents to this thread. It appears >>>you have a problem in it and someone can tell you what changes are >>>needed. > > >>Here it is.... >>[boot loader] >>timeout=30 >>default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\windows >>[operating systems] > > > Anybody have an idea as to how those entries might have been added to the > boot.ini file? ??? Which entries? The file is incomplete! If that is all that there is in the boot.ini file then the OP has more than one file on more than one partition or the one that he has copied is not in the root folder of the system drive. The boot.ini file is a hidden system file usually found at C:\. For XP It typically looks like so: [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" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect The OP said that he has two choices when he boots and that both start Windows properly, so he most likely has two line under the Operating Systems section, as so: [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" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect He should be able to delete one of the lines without problems, but he may want to post the *complete* boot.ini file here so that someone may confirm the entry to delete. John
Guest Ron Badour Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: Annoying start up screen Did you copy all of the text in the file? As noted by Gary and John, your boot.ini is incomplete and like John, I expected to see a duplicate line that needed to be deleted. -- Regards Ron Badour MS MVP 1997 - 2007 "Alex" <a.e.l.u.s.2.@zerivon.dot.net> wrote in message news:Xns998099116D90Eaelus2@130.81.64.196... > "Ron Badour" <Sorry@NoAddress.com> wrote in news:OCWr2WT1HHA.1100 > @TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl: > >> Open your boot.ini file and post the contents to this thread. It appears >> you have a problem in it and someone can tell you what changes are >> needed. >> > > > Here it is.... > > [boot loader] > timeout=30 > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\windows > [operating systems] > > > > A.
Guest Alex Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: Annoying start up screen John John <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in news:#lcfN0T1HHA.5772 @TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl: > Opinicus wrote: > >> "Alex" <a.e.l.u.s.2.@zerivon.dot.net> wrote >> >> >>>>Open your boot.ini file and post the contents to this thread. It appears >>>>you have a problem in it and someone can tell you what changes are >>>>needed. >> >> >>>Here it is.... >>>[boot loader] >>>timeout=30 >>>default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\windows >>>[operating systems] >> >> >> Anybody have an idea as to how those entries might have been added to the >> boot.ini file? > > ??? Which entries? The file is incomplete! If that is all that there > is in the boot.ini file then the OP has more than one file on more than > one partition or the one that he has copied is not in the root folder of > the system drive. The boot.ini file is a hidden system file usually > found at C:\. For XP It typically looks like so: > > [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" > /noexecute=optin /fastdetect > > > The OP said that he has two choices when he boots and that both start > Windows properly, so he most likely has two line under the Operating > Systems section, as so: > > [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" > /noexecute=optin /fastdetect > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP" > /noexecute=optin /fastdetect > > > He should be able to delete one of the lines without problems, but he > may want to post the *complete* boot.ini file here so that someone may > confirm the entry to delete. > > John > > The contents of my boot.ini file is exactly as I posted it. I didn't leave anything out. One partition, one file, and it is in the root directory. But that last line under [operating system]: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition (1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect Now what would happen if I were to just add that line in? Let's find out.....
Guest Alex Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: Annoying start up screen "Ron Badour" <Sorry@NoAddress.com> wrote in news:ezIf75T1HHA.4816@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl: > Did you copy all of the text in the file? As noted by Gary and John, > your boot.ini is incomplete and like John, I expected to see a duplicate > line that needed to be deleted. > That's it exactly. Nothing missed. Though when I added the "multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect" line under the [operating system] section it produced this result: Please select operating system to start: Microsoft Windows XP Optin / fastdetect Usual stuff below that - "up/down arrow to highlight choice, enter..... troubleshoot or advanced options press F8" A.
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: Annoying start up screen Note that the command you added should all be on one line. Is it all on one line in your Boot.ini file? Are you certain of the spaces and quotation marks? I'd rename Boot.ini to Boot.old and then create a new Boot.ini file, or use the attached copy. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com "Alex" <a.e.l.u.s.2.@zerivon.dot.net> wrote in message news:Xns9980A5965772aelus2@130.81.64.196... > "Ron Badour" <Sorry@NoAddress.com> wrote in > news:ezIf75T1HHA.4816@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl: > >> Did you copy all of the text in the file? As noted by Gary and John, >> your boot.ini is incomplete and like John, I expected to see a duplicate >> line that needed to be deleted. >> > > > That's it exactly. Nothing missed. > Though when I added the > "multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP" > /noexecute=optin /fastdetect" line under the [operating system] section it > produced this result: > > Please select operating system to start: > > Microsoft Windows XP > Optin / fastdetect > > Usual stuff below that - "up/down arrow to highlight choice, enter..... > troubleshoot or advanced options press F8" > > A. > >
Guest Ron Badour Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: Annoying start up screen Alex, It is acting like you have too many " marks. Try renaming boot.ini to boot.bak and then create a text file and name it: boot.ini To this new file, copy and paste 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="Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptOut Save the file and reboot. In case you don't want to do that, here is an article on editing the boot.ini that basically says what we have been saying: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=289022 -- Regards Ron Badour MS MVP 1997 - 2007 "Alex" <a.e.l.u.s.2.@zerivon.dot.net> wrote in message news:Xns9980A5965772aelus2@130.81.64.196... > "Ron Badour" <Sorry@NoAddress.com> wrote in > news:ezIf75T1HHA.4816@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl: > >> Did you copy all of the text in the file? As noted by Gary and John, >> your boot.ini is incomplete and like John, I expected to see a duplicate >> line that needed to be deleted. >> > > > That's it exactly. Nothing missed. > Though when I added the > "multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP" > /noexecute=optin /fastdetect" line under the [operating system] section it > produced this result: > > Please select operating system to start: > > Microsoft Windows XP > Optin / fastdetect > > Usual stuff below that - "up/down arrow to highlight choice, enter..... > troubleshoot or advanced options press F8" > > A. > >
Guest Alex Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: Annoying start up screen "Ron Badour" <Sorry@NoAddress.com> wrote in news:On5p2XU1HHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl: > Alex, > > It is acting like you have too many " marks. Try renaming boot.ini to > boot.bak and then create a text file and name it: boot.ini To this > new file, copy and paste 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="Windows XP Home Edition" > /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptOut > > Save the file and reboot. > > In case you don't want to do that, here is an article on editing the > boot.ini that basically says what we have been saying: > > http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=289022 > That still came up with the startup options, but I decided to try editing the last line to read: [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home" /fastdetect And that did it. There's no more startup options screen. Just goes from POST to Windows now. I don't suppose the old "logo=0" trick would work to get rid of the windows startup screen? :-) Thanks to everyone for their help. Alex
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: Annoying start up screen Note that those last two lines should be one long line. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com "Ron Badour" <Sorry@NoAddress.com> wrote in message news:On5p2XU1HHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Alex, > > It is acting like you have too many " marks. Try renaming boot.ini to > boot.bak and then create a text file and name it: boot.ini To this > new file, copy and paste 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="Windows XP Home Edition" > /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptOut > > Save the file and reboot. > > In case you don't want to do that, here is an article on editing the > boot.ini that basically says what we have been saying: > > http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=289022 > > -- > Regards > > Ron Badour > MS MVP 1997 - 2007 > > > "Alex" <a.e.l.u.s.2.@zerivon.dot.net> wrote in message > news:Xns9980A5965772aelus2@130.81.64.196... >> "Ron Badour" <Sorry@NoAddress.com> wrote in >> news:ezIf75T1HHA.4816@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl: >> >>> Did you copy all of the text in the file? As noted by Gary and John, >>> your boot.ini is incomplete and like John, I expected to see a duplicate >>> line that needed to be deleted. >>> >> >> >> That's it exactly. Nothing missed. >> Though when I added the >> "multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP" >> /noexecute=optin /fastdetect" line under the [operating system] section >> it >> produced this result: >> >> Please select operating system to start: >> >> Microsoft Windows XP >> Optin / fastdetect >> >> Usual stuff below that - "up/down arrow to highlight choice, enter..... >> troubleshoot or advanced options press F8" >> >> A. >> >> > >
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