Re: computer startup options

From: John Barnett MVP (freelanceit_at_mvps.org.nospam)
Date: 06/29/04 

Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 01:39:20 +0100

The boot.ini file must still have the path to your second hard drive.
For simplicity what you can do is as follows:
1/ Go to control panel
2/ click thje System icon
3/ In the system properties window click the Advanced Tab
4/ Look near the bottom of the window and you will see a section marked
Startup and recovery. Click the Settings button in this section.
5/ When the setup and recovery window opens change the 'time to display list
of operating systems to 0 (zero) rather than 30 seconds
6/ Make sure the operating system you want to boot from is displayed in the
default operating system box
7/ click OK
8/ in th enext window click ok to exit
9/ when you next reboot your pc the pc should boot sraight to the windows xo
desktop and you shouldn't see the menu.
10/ Alternatively you could edit the boot ini file to remove the second
operating system. But unless you know what you are doing the instructions
above are probably the safest. 

-- 
John Barnett MVP
Associate Expert
www.freelanceit.glowinternet.net
"Brandon" <Brandon_lee@earthlink.net> wrote in message 
news:2223801c45d6c$6d67b220$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> when i turn on my computer or restart it its asks my what
> version of windows i want to use. i only have one on my
> computer. i did at one time have two hard drives with two
> versions of windows, one on each. my question is how do
> you make it where id starts up on its own with out asking
> my what to do.
>
> thank you
>
> Brandon