How to remove a stop at the 'Select operating system' bootup promp

I run Win XP Home Edition SP3. A PC shop recently installed a new C: drive
on my computer. Apparently, he first installed Win XP Pro on the new drive,
then re-installed my old C: drive info on that drive. Now when I boot up, I
get a message saying:

===
Please select the operating system to start:

MS Win XP Pro
Win XP/2003
===

I'd rather not have to make this pitstop! Can you tell me how to blow past
this bootup step?

"TonyCzar" <TonyCzar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6C31FF20-73F6-4057-93A9-DEB5901CD540@microsoft.com...
>I run Win XP Home Edition SP3. A PC shop recently installed a new C: drive
> on my computer. Apparently, he first installed Win XP Pro on the new drive,
> then re-installed my old C: drive info on that drive. Now when I boot up, I
> get a message saying:
>
> ===
> Please select the operating system to start:
>
> MS Win XP Pro
> Win XP/2003
> ===
>
> I'd rather not have to make this pitstop! Can you tell me how to blow past
> this bootup step?
>
>

Try this procedure first.

Go to Start -> Run and enter msconfig in the Open box.
Click OK.
In the System Configuration Utility, click on the BOOT.INI tab.
On the BOOT.INI page, click on the Check all boot paths button.
See if you're asked to remove an entry for XP Pro.

If that doesn't fix the problem, go to Control Panel and double click on the
System icon.
In System Properties, click on the Advanced page.
On the Advanced page, click on the Settings button in the Startup and Recovery
section.
In Startup and Recovery, click on the Edit button.
This should open up your boot.ini file in Notepad.

You can manually edit boot.ini to remove the entry pointing to XP Pro. It should
end up looking similar to 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 Home Edition"
/NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT

Here is an article on this topic that you may find helpful.

How to edit the Boot.ini file in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289022/

If your not sure what to do, copy the contents of your boot.ini file and paste
it into a response to this message.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

Let the PC shop fix it.
"TonyCzar" <TonyCzar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6C31FF20-73F6-4057-93A9-DEB5901CD540@microsoft.com...
>I run Win XP Home Edition SP3. A PC shop recently installed a new C: drive
> on my computer. Apparently, he first installed Win XP Pro on the new
> drive,
> then re-installed my old C: drive info on that drive. Now when I boot up,
> I
> get a message saying:
>
> ===
> Please select the operating system to start:
>
> MS Win XP Pro
> Win XP/2003
> ===
>
> I'd rather not have to make this pitstop! Can you tell me how to blow
> past
> this bootup step?
>
>

TonyCzar wrote on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:27:01 -0700:

> ===
> Please select the operating system to start:

> MS Win XP Pro
> Win XP/2003
> ===

>I'd rather not have to make this pitstop! Can you tell me how
> to blow past this bootup step?

Control Panel.>System>Advanced>Startup and Recovery Settings

You have a choice of using the menu options or editing the startup file.
Both work and you could make the wait time very short. I would leave a
short time just in case you change your mind. The default is 30 seconds
so, if you are doing something else, your favorite system will be
selected without much delay.


--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

Solved my problem perfectly. Thank you.

"Nepatsfan" wrote:

> "TonyCzar" <TonyCzar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6C31FF20-73F6-4057-93A9-DEB5901CD540@microsoft.com...
> >I run Win XP Home Edition SP3. A PC shop recently installed a new C: drive
> > on my computer. Apparently, he first installed Win XP Pro on the new drive,
> > then re-installed my old C: drive info on that drive. Now when I boot up, I
> > get a message saying:
> >
> > ===
> > Please select the operating system to start:
> >
> > MS Win XP Pro
> > Win XP/2003
> > ===
> >
> > I'd rather not have to make this pitstop! Can you tell me how to blow past
> > this bootup step?
> >
> >
>
> Try this procedure first.
>
> Go to Start -> Run and enter msconfig in the Open box.
> Click OK.
> In the System Configuration Utility, click on the BOOT.INI tab.
> On the BOOT.INI page, click on the Check all boot paths button.
> See if you're asked to remove an entry for XP Pro.
>
> If that doesn't fix the problem, go to Control Panel and double click on the
> System icon.
> In System Properties, click on the Advanced page.
> On the Advanced page, click on the Settings button in the Startup and Recovery
> section.
> In Startup and Recovery, click on the Edit button.
> This should open up your boot.ini file in Notepad.
>
> You can manually edit boot.ini to remove the entry pointing to XP Pro. It should
> end up looking similar to 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 Home Edition"
> /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT
>
> Here is an article on this topic that you may find helpful.
>
> How to edit the Boot.ini file in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289022/
>
> If your not sure what to do, copy the contents of your boot.ini file and paste
> it into a response to this message.
>
> Good luck
>
> Nepatsfan
>
>
>

You're welcome. Thanks for letting us know you were able to fix the problem.

Nepatsfan

"TonyCzar" <TonyCzar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EF83BAC7-3BFE-4156-94EF-C45DB04725B6@microsoft.com...
> Solved my problem perfectly. Thank you.
>
> "Nepatsfan" wrote:
>
>> "TonyCzar" <TonyCzar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:6C31FF20-73F6-4057-93A9-DEB5901CD540@microsoft.com...
>> >I run Win XP Home Edition SP3. A PC shop recently installed a new C: drive
>> > on my computer. Apparently, he first installed Win XP Pro on the new
>> > drive,
>> > then re-installed my old C: drive info on that drive. Now when I boot up,
>> > I
>> > get a message saying:
>> >
>> > ===
>> > Please select the operating system to start:
>> >
>> > MS Win XP Pro
>> > Win XP/2003
>> > ===
>> >
>> > I'd rather not have to make this pitstop! Can you tell me how to blow past
>> > this bootup step?
>> >
>> >
>>
>> Try this procedure first.
>>
>> Go to Start -> Run and enter msconfig in the Open box.
>> Click OK.
>> In the System Configuration Utility, click on the BOOT.INI tab.
>> On the BOOT.INI page, click on the Check all boot paths button.
>> See if you're asked to remove an entry for XP Pro.
>>
>> If that doesn't fix the problem, go to Control Panel and double click on the
>> System icon.
>> In System Properties, click on the Advanced page.
>> On the Advanced page, click on the Settings button in the Startup and
>> Recovery
>> section.
>> In Startup and Recovery, click on the Edit button.
>> This should open up your boot.ini file in Notepad.
>>
>> You can manually edit boot.ini to remove the entry pointing to XP Pro. It
>> should
>> end up looking similar to 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 Home
>> Edition"
>> /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT
>>
>> Here is an article on this topic that you may find helpful.
>>
>> How to edit the Boot.ini file in Windows XP
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289022/
>>
>> If your not sure what to do, copy the contents of your boot.ini file and
>> paste
>> it into a response to this message.
>>
>> Good luck
>>
>> Nepatsfan
>>
>>
>>

[sultan52]

Thanks it's so helpful