how to get rid of the "select the operating system to boot" error message

[blueindian]

so i'm setting up a new dell lappy for my neighbor. i blew away the image and reinstalled windows. deleted all the partitions, set up new ones. installed xp.

now when it boots i get that message. lists win xp media center edition twice. no matter which i pick, it boots. how do i get rid of that message?

[mechmike0034]

Edit the boot.ini file...
Windows Key+Break, Advanced tab, Settings button under Startup and Recovery, Edit button

Mine looks like this, and is as factory-installed:


[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" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=289022
http://vlaurie.com/computers2/Articles/bootini.htm

[rajatQ2]

in boot.ini, you should remove the extraneous lines under [operating systems] and set timeout=0. That way it will boot right into XP without prompting you.