RE: black screen on startup that says "select Microsoft XP Home Editio
- From: "Ali-Imam-26" <AliImam26@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 10:00:05 -0700
Looks like you have not installed windows properly and you have installed the
service pack without formatting existing windows.
I am sorry sir, but you have to install widows again, this time do a fresh
installation and when prompted format you hard disk and install again.
(Format on NTFS)
"AlaWis" wrote:
> I just purchased and installed Windows XP Home Edition with SP2 included on
> my son’s computer, a Compaq Presario 4000NX. It was a smooth installation
> with no problems. However, when I turn the computer on it boots up to a
> black screen that says this (or very close to this remark):
> Please select Microsoft XP Home Edition
> Please select Microsoft XP Home Edition
>
> Use up and down arrows to move to highlight choice and then hit enter
>
> Underneath that, a comment appears that says the highlighted selection will
> automatically be started in 30 seconds
>
> At the bottom of the screen it says: For troubleshooting and advanced
> startup options for Windows, press F8
>
> I would very much appreciate preventing this screen to appear, going
> directly to the familiar “Welcome” screen. I checked the knowledge base and
> couldn’t find any references to this. I saw one comment that "appeared" to
> apply to this on the newsgroup and it was because there are now so many
> different versions. I would still like for it to just load Windows without
> any input from me.
>
> His computer ONLY has the new copy of Windows XP, just installed on a clean,
> formatted hard drive
> It is an Intel Celeron 2.40 GHz/400 MHz with 1 Gig PC2100 Ram, 2- 512 MB
> chips (DDR-SDRAM)
> 128 MB Cache Ram
>
> Thank you in advance for your help.
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