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Hi,

I have two things I can't solve and I am not sure if they are related.
First when I start my PC I am asked to choose an operating system (Windows
2000 or Windows XP Pro). I upgraded to XP, when I installed windows 2000 I
must not have been paying attention and hit the button when prompted to hit
any key to boot from the CD. Since that point on I have always been asked
to choose an operating system. Could someone help me those choices?

Second on a random basis my PC will boot and when it gets to the desktop it
hangs. The mouse does not respond, Ctrl + Alt + Delete does not respond,
hard drive light stops flickering, I am at a loss does any one have a
suggestion?

Thanks
Kevin

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I go the dual OS problem solved. It seems to hang I think when it gets to
the point to start ms messenger. Hope that helps.

Kevin


"Mary Lewis" <marathoncapital@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:5bCdnWaD9dzradvfRVn-sg@adelphia.com...
> Hi,
>
> I have two things I can't solve and I am not sure if they are related.
> First when I start my PC I am asked to choose an operating system (Windows
> 2000 or Windows XP Pro). I upgraded to XP, when I installed windows 2000
> I must not have been paying attention and hit the button when prompted to
> hit any key to boot from the CD. Since that point on I have always been
> asked to choose an operating system. Could someone help me those choices?
>
> Second on a random basis my PC will boot and when it gets to the desktop
> it hangs. The mouse does not respond, Ctrl + Alt + Delete does not
> respond, hard drive light stops flickering, I am at a loss does any one
> have a suggestion?
>
> Thanks
> Kevin
>

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