Re: how do I change boot order?

It looks like you have used a software product called Tune Up Utilities. There are a lot of users who seem to be having a problem with this software installing a new log-on screen and slowing down the boot process. When you first boot the computer do you see a screen that gives you several boot options?

You can edit the boot.ini file and manually set it back to the default.

Go to Start/Run and type: sysdm.cpl and press OK.

Click on Advanced tab and in the Start Up and Recovery section, click the Settings button. On the following screen, click the Edit button. This will open the Boot.ini file in Notepad.

Remove all of the following text from the end of the file.

/TUTag=3DGZ2O /Kernel=TUKernel.exe
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Media Center Edition
(TuneUp Backup)" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /TUTag=3DGZ2O-BAK

Now the boot.ini file should look like this:

[boot loader]
timeout=0
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Media Center
Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

Click on File/Save and close Notepad.

Reboot the system to see the changes.

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"MelissaJ" <MelissaJ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:0EAAA2EC-2E65-42AD-8A17-6FD7EE17B992@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Can someone take a look at my boot.ini file. I have some things in there that
I don't think were there last week. Might be causing me to have a 5min. delay
in starting my computer.
Thanks in Advance. Melissa
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[boot loader]
timeout=0
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Media Center
Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /TUTag=3DGZ2O /Kernel=TUKernel.exe
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Media Center Edition
(TuneUp Backup)" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /TUTag=3DGZ2O-BAK

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"Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:

Go to Start/Run and type: msconfig and press OK.
Click the Boot.ini Tab.
Click the Check All Boot Paths Button.

This will check the bootini file for any entries that do not belong there and offer to remove them. After you finish, reboot the computer to see the results. If the system does not boot directly to XP, perform the following.

Go to Start/Run and type: sysdm.cpl and press OK.
Click the Advanced Tab and in the Start Up and Recovery section, click the Settings Button.
In the System Startup section, click the Edit Button.

This will open the Boot.ini file.
Click Edit/Select All and then Edit/Copy.
Close the boot.ini file.

Paste the results in a reply to this message so we can take a look.



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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"T5" <noanswer@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:OiKDO3w7GHA.1256@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have 3 boot options that appear when I boot

1 default >>>>> that if left goes to a blank screen nothing
2. xp pro tuneup utilities backup >>>>>> I dont use that
3. xp pro >>>> thats the on I want, how do I delete all the other guff and
allow the machine to boot with the correct settings?



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