Try: start/run msconfig boot.ini

What is listed under Operating Systems?

You can also see this via:

right click My Computer then click Properties > Advanced > Startup and Recovery

If you see a second OS other than XP you can remove it. Perhaps the '98 will be there.

Ok gere goes:

[boot loader]
timeout=3
default=C:\
[operatinng systems]
C:\"MS-DOS"
multi(0)disk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition"/fast detect

What do you think ???

Thanks again

OK ... you get the C: DOS prompt because your default operating system is C:\ (C:\"MS-DOS")

You need to change your default to: multi(0)disk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition"/fast detect

You can do this by right clicking My Computer then click Properties then Advanced > Startup and Recovery | Settings

Chose Edit under System startup. Remove C:\"MS-DOS"

You should see:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Home Edition"/fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn

What does the /NoExecut=Optin bit mean on the end of fastdetect.

Could I also change the "default" operating system by using the "right click My Computer then click Properties > Advanced > Startup and Recovery" option and then clicking on change default.

Apologies for more questions !!!!

No problem

I am using XP Pro. Perhaps that is the difference.

I do not have a Change Default button but yes that is what you want to do.

As to /NoExecute=OptIn that is how my Pro appears. I just changed Pro to Home in my post as you have Home. Perhaps it is a Pro thing; do not know for sure.

This is how my boot loader looks:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn

It works. I now have XP booted up with a 5 second delay (and a second option to boot into MS-DOS - if for some reason I wanted to)

Thank you jephree.

Thanks for the update and the thanks!

Let us know if we can help further in the future!




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