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Answer» I have two OS options when I start my computer, and the default one is not the one I want. Anyway to delete that one from showing up and just having the system boot into the OS I want without giving my the choice?Please copy and paste your Boot.ini file.how do i do that? Where do i get that from?Quote from: tylermiller88 on July 20, 2009, 09:13:07 PM how do i do that? Where do i get that from? Start --> Right click My Computer --> Properties --> Click on the Advanced tab --> Under the heading "Startup and Recovery" click on Settings --> Click on edit --> Copy and paste what every is shown in that notepad file.[boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS /usepmtimer [OPERATING systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Professional X64 Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /usepmtimer There is is. I assume I can remove the default one as this is the one i want to get rid of and then copy and past the correct one up there?Quote from: tylermiller88 on July 21, 2009, 03:05:45 PM [boot loader]Your assumption is incorrect. If you remove any line shown, it will fail to boot at all. What you have cut and PASTED only shows 1 boot option. What are the 2 options you refer to in your first post?That is weird, because the default one just says "Windows" when it boots up and i have to manually choose the 64bit. If i don't and it choose the "Windows" default then it just hangs and reboots itself.there is only one option... but: Code: [Select][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 Professional x64 Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /usepmtimer the "Default" option should not have any parameters specified. It is used to refer to an item in the [Operating Systems] section. What I believe MAY be happening is that the boot loader is adding two items because you have two distinct entries here, the default is being set to "default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS /usepmtimer", but since the boot loader cannot find an entry for that in the Operating Systems section, it creates a new "ghost" entry for it, labelled, as you've seen, "windows". This also explains the hang you experience, while the boot loader has difficulties finding the "multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS /usepmtimer" partition. the above modification should remove this "phantom" option. perfect, I will try that and report back.Hey guys, thanks so much. this worked and we are all set.excellent! glad to be of help! |
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