ok i installed bootxp so i could change my boot screen, but after using it i decided i didn't like how it did it. So i uninstalled it. Restarted and it still does the same thing. Before it gets to the boot screen, it makes me select which OS I want to use. (Note: i only have xp installed). It gives me two options of xp to start with.

I tried just editing out the second option in boot.ini file, but after i restarted and looked at it again, it still shows the line in there.

How do i get this thing back to booting normally without having to press any key to continue or wait on the dang thing to start?

thanks.

hit windows key and pause/break keys together > advanced tab > start up and recovery settings button > select O sec display and edit out this line
SET A RESTORE point first

my boot.ini looks like this:
[boot loader]
timeout=7
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

that is the default execpt for the 7 seconds. Default it is Zero second detect actually an unchecked box, it is only when you have multi-os that you would see more than one or when you have changed you boot screen and the program adds the second so that you can still boot if anything goes bad. The default setting is Zero for solo OS.

here's what mine looks like:

(1) now do i edit out this one:
(2) or this one:

This one


multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /KERNEL=LOGOOS.EXE

and then un-select time to display list of operating systems

I would first make backup copies with with the various choice. My first try would be to delete #1 AND remove the words [/b]
(Backup Line) [/b]

Phogphire is correct about the delay - I usually run a dual boot and have kept the daly for person reasons. I thik the default is 30 seconds, though.

Here is a default regular boot.ini just change the .bak to .ini. It is a untouched boot.ini. This is what is there at install. This is just to simply the whole procees.

Just set the delay to 0 seconds and remove this line :

From this line:

remove this part:

save and reboot, you will see it works like a charm again :D

thanks guys, everything is back to normal now.