Re: Remove dual boot up screen

From: AliceW (alice-wurpel_at_comcast.net)
Date: 06/25/04 

Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 00:08:36 -0400

Thanks! I told you it was probably an easy answer - but not for me!
Appreciate the quick response! 

-- 
Alice in NJ
"Time is that quality of nature which keeps events from happening all at
once.
Lately it doesn't seem to be working."
Anonymous
"xe77" <xe77@yahooooo.com> wrote in message
news:20da701c45a68$caa0f020$a601280a@phx.gbl...
: The correct key is F8 not F2.
: Press F8 immediately after selecting Windows from the GRUB
: bootloader (linux).  F8 needs to be pressed while NTDETECT
: is running and displaying the text mode progress bar.
:
: >-----Original Message-----
: >The son of a friend installed Mandrake Linux on her
: machine in addition to
: >Windows XP home addition.  When the PC boots up, a screen
: appears that give
: >you a few seconds to choose Linux, Windows, failsafe, or
: floppy.  I have no
: >idea what the failsafe option does.  If you do nothing,
: Linux boots up.
: >When I choose Windows, it boots up ok but I do not get
: the option of using
: >F2 to get to the set up option.  How can I get rid of
: this dual boot up
: >screen and make Windows boot up normally?   I know it's
: probably a very
: >simple operation, but I must be having a brain freeze
: right now since I just
: >can't figure out where this first screen is coming from.
: Thanks!
: >
: >-- 
: >Alice in NJ,
: >"Time is that quality of nature which keeps events from
: happening all at
: >once.
: >Lately it doesn't seem to be working."
: >Anonymous
: >
: >
: >
: >
: >
: >.
: >

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