Must Select Operating System

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Hi

Please see if the following article by Michael Stevens helps:

"I have two installations of XP on the same partition, how do I remove the
one I don't need?"
http://michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#two

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"smtjs" <smtjs1remove@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:%23DwZgCo8EHA.3820@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>I had to re-install XP Pro. I did a full disc format. Now, whenever I boot
> up XP, I get the message:
>
> Please select the Operating System to start.
> Microsoft Windows XP Professional
> Microsoft Windows XP Professional
>
> When I select the first occurrence, XP will boot up fine. Selecting the
> second occurrence results in an error message stating that the OS is
> invalid.
>
> Would anyone know why it shows XP Pro twice? Is there any way I can get
> rid
> of this message? I have formatted and r-einstalled XP twice and after
> each
> install this message shows. Thanks for any advice.
>
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.configuration_manage (More info?)

smtjs wrote:
> I had to re-install XP Pro. I did a full disc format. Now, whenever I boot
> up XP, I get the message:
>
> Please select the Operating System to start.
> Microsoft Windows XP Professional
> Microsoft Windows XP Professional
>
> When I select the first occurrence, XP will boot up fine. Selecting the
> second occurrence results in an error message stating that the OS is
> invalid.
>
> Would anyone know why it shows XP Pro twice? Is there any way I can get rid
> of this message? I have formatted and r-einstalled XP twice and after each
> install this message shows. Thanks for any advice.
>
>

Graphically:

From within WinXP, Start > Run > Msconfig, Boot.ini Tab > "Check all
Boot Paths."

Manually:

1) Click Start > Run, Type "Cmd" and then press <Enter>.

2) Type "Cd\" and then press <Enter>

3) Type "Attrib C:\Boot.ini -h -r -s" and then press <Enter>

4) Click Start > Run, Type "Notepad c:\boot.ini" and then press <Enter>

5) Edit the file to removed the extraneous line, save it, and then exit
Notepad.

6) Type "Attrib C:\Boot.ini +h +r +s" and then press <Enter>

7) Close the command console.




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