Two Boot Up Options

[Winglets747]

Yesterday, when I went to start my computer (Dell Latitude D400 Laptop) I got a screen that gave me two boot up options. It said:

Please select the operating system to start
Microsoft Windows XP Professional (Boot Screen)
Microsoft Windows XP Professional

I have since been getting it every time I started up my computer. I have selected both options and do not notice a difference in the performance, etc.

The only thing that I can think might have caused this is that I recently changed the text on my "Start" button and left the old file (explorer.exe) and maybe that would cause problems? Here is the site that gives the instructions for it: http://theeldergeek.com/change_text_...art_button.htm

-Will

[good-deed]

This is my first post so beware for any newbie mistakes...

I'm not sure what caused it, but I had the same issue before, and successfully fixed it.

1) right click my computer

2) click properties

3) click advanced tab

4) click startup & recovery

5) ...here you'll have a choice to choose your default OS. you said they're the same, which they were also in mine as well, so just leave the default one selected. I'm not sure what the difference was between the two OS's you were given a choice of. that may be another question worth posting...

6) most likely, the "time to display list of OS's" will be checked with a timeout equal to the time your computer waits until it boots without user intervention

7) UNCHECK that box, and OK out of everything.

your problem should be solved. let me know if it is.

-Kevin

[Winglets747]

Hmm...
Here is what I saw. I had two options to select:
"Microsoft Windows XP Professional (bootscreen)" /fastdetect/KERNE
and "Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect

When I went to view the option to manually change the start up log, here is what it said:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional (bootscreen)" /fastdetect /KERNEL=kernel1.exe
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect


-Will

[o0krylon0o]

Originally posted by Winglets747


[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional (bootscreen)" /fastdetect /KERNEL=kernel1.exe
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect

edit this file which is called boot.ini
delete the line:
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect

my guess is that you installed style xp which edits your boot.ini file to point to a different bootup screen installed on your kernel

[Winglets747]

my guess is that you installed style xp which edits your boot.ini file to point to a different bootup screen installed on your kernel

Yes, I did install Style XP.

Thanks for your help.

-Will

[kal]

from the looks of it I'd say you installed it twice, on the same partion. which is why you got the duel boot option. likeif you wanted to duel boot with a 9X flavor or linux. boot 2k and XP will duel boot with any 9X OS

double XP install
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional (bootscreen)" /fastdetect /KERNEL=kernel1.exe
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect

heres when I duel booted with ME
[boot loader]
timeout=30
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
C:\="Microsoft Windows ME" - added the ME

or when I triple booted XP and XP media center
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(2)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(2)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Media Center" /fastdetect
C:\="Microsoft Windows"

you can also adjust the time where defaukt boots up

but like o0krylon0o said edit out the multi options should make it single boot no options again. just remember to save a copy of Boot ini before editing just in case something goes wrong and it doesn't boot go into safe mode past back in the original and try again