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Thread ID: 44579	2004-04-23 09:50:00	Windows XP bootup menu	kisan (2584)	Press F1

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231559	2004-04-23 09:50:00	I just formatted and did a clean install (of Windows XP Professional) on a friend's computer which was previously running Windows XP Home Edition. I formatted the harddisk and even had to get rid of the partition as there was 4GB in another partition that Windows could not previously see. Now everytime I boot up the system, I get a menu that asks me whether I want to boot up Windows XP Professional or Windows XP Personal Edition (Whistler). This bootup menu stays on the screen for 30 seconds unless someone presses enter. Any ideas as to how to get rid of this menu?	kisan (2584)
231560	2004-04-23 11:09:00	From memory go to the boot.ini file in the root directory and edit it there.	mikebartnz (21)
231561	2004-04-23 12:02:00	Mike you are right but if you dont feel comfortable editing the ini file try this > you can do the same thing without any editing of file by going to >mycomputer.....properties ( right click) advanced tab.....startup and >recovery(click on settings) you should be able to change the boot partition in >there copied from this thread (pressf1.pcworld.co.nz)	beama (111)
231562	2004-04-24 06:52:00	You are right but I don't think you can eliminate the redundant entry that way just change the default and time to boot. If someone can't edit the boot.ini file I somehow don't think they will have much joy with a PC.	mikebartnz (21)
231563	2004-04-24 08:18:00	Hey kisan, To me, you did not do a clean install, if you did then WinXP Pro should not have picked up any previously installed Operating System or added to the boot.ini file another entry, it should have been a new boot.ini with only the one entry. Have you tried clicking on WinXP Personal Edition and finding out where it takes you? Either way, you can remove the entry from the boot.ini file, or select the default OS and set the timeout to zero seconds. Noel Nosivad	Noel Nosivad (389)
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