Solve : Three bootup options in XP?

1.	Solve : Three bootup options in XP?
Answer» I recently tried a repair of XP on my C drive. There was no 'R' option as per the instructions, so I ended up doing a full install...or so I thought. This is what I ended up with: When I boot up after the XP install following the mb screen I get 3 (count 'em) THREE options under Select Operating System. All 3 say MS Windows Professional If I pick Door Nr. 1 I get the blue sky/grass scene reminiscent of when one does a complete install of XP - which I did. If I pick Door Nr. 2 I GO back to the install procedure where I'm waiting with 39 minutes to go. If I pick Door Nr. 3 I go back to my original screen with all of my old icons. I want Door Nr. 3. But how do I get rid of the other two options?Have a look here.....http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_remove_boot_choices_that_i_no_longer_want.html Quote from: KARNAC on June 02, 2009, 07:51:06 PM Have a look here.....http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_remove_boot_choices_that_i_no_longer_want.html Karnac, when I boot up I get the choices of XP or Recovery console, should I get rid of the recovery console? I got it with one of the programs evil told me to download.Recovery Console is GOOD...everyone should have it installed. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307654 Quote from: Karnac on June 02, 2009, 08:08:35 PM Recovery Console is GOOD...everyone should have it installed. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307654 I have less than one second to choose it btw... Quote from: Helpmeh on June 02, 2009, 08:15:07 PM I have less than one second to choose it btw... This option is adjustable... Quote from: patio on June 02, 2009, 08:36:48 PM This option is adjustable... WISE and Kind sirs! Please tell me how to adjust. Quote from: Helpmeh on June 02, 2009, 08:46:41 PM Wise and Kind sirs! Please tell me how to adjust. Go to system properties>advanced>startup and recovery settings>adjust time to display list....5 seconds works well. Quote from: Karnac on June 02, 2009, 08:50:01 PM Go to system properties>advanced>startup and recovery settings>adjust time to display list....5 seconds works well. Done and Done!Just one of the many Services we offer...Well, that was interesting. So I followed the above instructions - even loaded Recovery Console. Now when I boot up I have 3 choices: MS XP Professional Recovery Console Windows (default) Taking the XP option gives me the screen I want 50% of the time - the other 50% it hangs at the black Windows screen Using Windows default puts me back in the field with the grass & sky - in other words, a full reinstall. I don't want to be in the fields. Is there any way to stabilize the first option? I do have another HD available.What I basically want to know is this... Is there a way to format a HD to clean it, load XP, and then transfer the settings of my 2nd HD to that one? I'm trying to get a RELIABLE bootup HD that has my old installations without having to reinstall all of them (and there are many - some of which I don't have passwords to reinstall) Can that be done?Have a look here...... http://support.microsoft.com/kb/293118Thanks for this link. I have a ? Can I not do a direct transfer of data? Do I really need a DVD or some such thing to make the transfer? It would seem that if both HDs were in the same system the data should be able to be transferred directly.

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I recently tried a repair of XP on my C drive. There was no 'R' option as per the instructions, so I ended up doing a full install...or so I thought.

This is what I ended up with:

When I boot up after the XP install following the mb screen I get 3 (count 'em) THREE options under Select Operating System.

All 3 say MS Windows Professional

If I pick Door Nr. 1 I get the blue sky/grass scene reminiscent of when one does a complete install of XP - which I did.

If I pick Door Nr. 2 I GO back to the install procedure where I'm waiting with 39 minutes to go.

If I pick Door Nr. 3 I go back to my original screen with all of my old icons.

I want Door Nr. 3. But how do I get rid of the other two options?Have a look here.....http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_remove_boot_choices_that_i_no_longer_want.html Quote from: KARNAC on June 02, 2009, 07:51:06 PM

Have a look here.....http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_remove_boot_choices_that_i_no_longer_want.html

Karnac, when I boot up I get the choices of XP or Recovery console, should I get rid of the recovery console? I got it with one of the programs evil told me to download.Recovery Console is GOOD...everyone should have it installed.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307654 Quote from: Karnac on June 02, 2009, 08:08:35 PM

Recovery Console is GOOD...everyone should have it installed.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307654

I have less than one second to choose it btw... Quote from: Helpmeh on June 02, 2009, 08:15:07 PM

I have less than one second to choose it btw...

This option is adjustable... Quote from: patio on June 02, 2009, 08:36:48 PM

This option is adjustable...

WISE and Kind sirs! Please tell me how to adjust. Quote from: Helpmeh on June 02, 2009, 08:46:41 PM

Wise and Kind sirs! Please tell me how to adjust.

Go to system properties>advanced>startup and recovery settings>adjust time to display list....5 seconds works well. Quote from: Karnac on June 02, 2009, 08:50:01 PM

Go to system properties>advanced>startup and recovery settings>adjust time to display list....5 seconds works well.

Done and Done!Just one of the many Services we offer...Well, that was interesting.

So I followed the above instructions - even loaded Recovery Console.

Now when I boot up I have 3 choices:

MS XP Professional
Recovery Console
Windows (default)

Taking the XP option gives me the screen I want 50% of the time - the other 50% it hangs at the black Windows screen

Using Windows default puts me back in the field with the grass & sky - in other words, a full reinstall. I don't want to be in the fields.

Is there any way to stabilize the first option? I do have another HD available.What I basically want to know is this...

Is there a way to format a HD to clean it, load XP, and then transfer the settings of my 2nd HD to that one?

I'm trying to get a RELIABLE bootup HD that has my old installations without having to reinstall all of them (and there are many - some of which I don't have passwords to reinstall)

Can that be done?Have a look here......

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/293118Thanks for this link.

I have a ?

Can I not do a direct transfer of data? Do I really need a DVD or some such thing to make the transfer? It would seem that if both HDs were in the same system the data should be able to be transferred directly.

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