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    nhoop Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    Mar 10, 2007, 11:12 AM
    Bootup nuisance message
    1.Installed a new (bigger) hard drive on my XP home computer as the secondary HD.
    2. Cloned it from the original C drive.
    3. Removed the original drive.
    4. re-connected the new drive as primary.

    Most every thing works OK EXCEPT that on bootup, a command 'window' shows, "Please select the operating system" and shows 2 options. Selecting either one and it boots up windows OK.

    It also noted that pressing F-8 and I could adjust the bios. Did that and selected "normal bootup", but no change.

    How do I get rid of this nuisance?

    nhoop
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    Mar 10, 2007, 11:23 AM
    You could go into MSCONFIG and remove the other OS entry in Boot.ini:
    How to Use and Edit Boot.ini in Windows XP
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    Mar 10, 2007, 12:19 PM
    I found this line in Boot.ini:

    "default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\windo ws"

    That's OK isn't it?

    Nat
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    Mar 12, 2007, 06:44 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by nhoop
    I found this line in Boot.ini:

    "default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\windo ws"

    That's OK isn't it?

    Nat
    Don't delete this line. There should be 1 or more lines at the end under the heading [operating systems]. The first line should be the same as the "default=" line.

    There may be a second line similar to the first, Delete this line.
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