Thread: DisabLe a Wayward Boot Menu

The Hassle: I reinstalled Windows XP, Now when I boot the system, it shows a menu asking me to select the operating sys¬tem I want to start, I get two identical choices, and the first works fine (it's the one that's automatically chosen after 30 seconds), How do I get rid of the second choice and the annoying screen on boot-up?



The Fix: It sounds as if a second boot entry worked its way into your boot.ini file when you did the reinstall, The fix is easy, but play it safe and make a copy of the ,ini file first. Go to the root of C: and make a copy of the boot.ini file, renaming the copy boot,saf, Next, click Start, select Run, type msconfig, and click OK to open the System Configuration Utility, Choose the Boot.ini tab and then click the check all boot paths button, You'll be asked which one to delete by way of a message window that reads: 'It appears that line: a number will appear here] in BOOTINI does not refer to a valid operating system, Would you like to remove it from the BOOT IN!?' Click Yes, OK, and Restart. When your system reboots, the System Configuration Utility box will appear, and you'll need to click Don't show message on start up box,