Windows Wants To Load Nothing...

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02-26-2004, 09:15 PM
Peerzy
basicly i added a hard drive to a mates pc and it was partioned into 2 partions so i popd in win xp home disc and unpartioned it but it started installing windows untill it had installed devices then i turned the pc off and on again and just formatted the hard drive again through windows the only problem is that every time we turn on the pc it has like choose an option for ur pc to load:
- Windows Xp Home edition
- Windows Xp Home edition
now one of them is the non install which iv now wiped and one is my real install the problem being is the pc after about 2 seconds auctomaticly pickts the crappyed up one.

If i push down and enter quick;ly i can boot up windows fine, but how do i select it to automaticaly seclect the good one MUST BE FROM WINDOWS because it doesnt give me time to push anything because it chooses it to quickly.

Peerzyboy ;)
02-26-2004, 09:19 PM
Triadcool

Right click mycomputer - properties - advanced - startup and recovery settings - at the top select wich one you want to be your default. ;)
02-26-2004, 10:52 PM
firefox

yes and from there you could delete the one that does not work. be care to make sure you delete the right one or you will be hosed.
02-26-2004, 11:44 PM
shn

You need to edit your boot.ini file. And besure to make a backup of it.

Quote:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /SOS"
02-27-2004, 12:37 AM
Triadcool

Quote:

You need to edit your boot.ini file. And besure to make a backup of it.

QUOTE
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /SOS"

Or you could do what I said. HAHA ;)
02-27-2004, 12:41 AM
shn

Quote:

Originally posted by Triadcool@26 February 2004 - 18:37

Quote:

You need to edit your boot.ini file. And besure to make a backup of it.

QUOTE 
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /SOS"

Or you could do what I said. HAHA ;)

Well I guess they have a choice then dont they :)
02-27-2004, 12:48 AM
Triadcool

Quote:

Well I guess they have a choice then dont they 

Guess so, and you made that possible. ;)
02-27-2004, 01:21 AM
Evil Gemini

lol
02-27-2004, 05:33 AM
supersonic

Quote:

Originally posted by shn@27 February 2004 - 05:14
You need to edit your boot.ini file. And besure to make a backup of it.

Quote:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /SOS"

hmm interesting...why is your timeout set to 30 :huh: anyways
whay is that SOS after fast detect? I dun have it. plzz Save Our Ship/Souls
02-27-2004, 05:43 AM
shn

Quote:

Originally posted by supersonic+26 February 2004 - 23:33--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (supersonic @ 26 February 2004 - 23:33)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin-shn@27 February 2004 - 05:14
You need to edit your boot.ini file.  And besure to make a backup of it.

Quote:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /SOS"

hmm interesting...why is your timeout set to 30 :huh: anyways
whay is that SOS after fast detect? I dun have it. plzz Save Our Ship/Souls[/b][/quote]
Yes my boot.ini is rather interesting. B)

That is why I posted it.

Anyway, the /SOS disables the windose splash screen. It actually boots up faster because of that, plus I get to see all the things that windows does while it boots up.

:)