Re: select os on startup of computer

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From: Kelly (kelly_at_mvps.org)
Date: 06/14/04 

Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 02:30:56 -0500

Go to Start/Run and type in: msconfig
Then go to the Boot.ini Tab and click on Check All Boot Paths. If you
receive a warning about a duplicate path: Do you want to remove, choose
yes.

Or...

Right click the My Computer icon/Properties/Advanced/Startup and
Recovery/Settings/System Startup/Edit.

How to Edit the BOOT.INI File in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q289/0/22.asp 

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"christopher" <chris.w@codeskillz.com> wrote in message 
news:1b99001c45189$07eda240$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> Hello
> i have recently installed xp on my second computer's
> harddrive.
> To do so i put the 2nd computers' harddrive in my first
> computer as a slave and installed it... then uninstalled
> the hardrive and put it back in my second computer
>
> But unfortunately now when i start up my computer it asks
> me which OS i want to start the computer with... even
> though i only have one OS on the computer...
>
> What do i have to do so i can get rid of that "startup
> question" and make the computer understand there is only
> one OS on the computer... ( is it something in the bios
> setup??)
>
> Thanks for your help
> Christopher
> chris.w@codeskillz.com

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