Aardvar11

i installed windows xp on top of windows home from cd and now i want to get rid of home from atleast the boot screen so i dont have to select pro every time i log in... or is there a way to move xp pro to auto load instead of home

thanks

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mechmike0034

Edit the boot.ini file:

http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q289022

http://www.geocities.com/thestarman3...br/bootini.htm

You can probably Google more information besides these two links...

This is not for the timid - screwing up the boot.ini file can render your system unbootable. Read the links carefully, and don't fat-finger anything while typing your edits.

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caribiner23

Start --> Control Panel --> System --> Advanced --> Startup and Recovery --> Settings

Change the Default Operating System to the OS you want to run, and change the "time to display list of operating systems" value to 0.

Aardvar11

what about if i have the two os's on one partition will this work for me too

thanks a bunch btw

fyi this is what my bootini looks like with one partition and both pro and home

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS2
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS2="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

Aardvar11

nevermind i figured it out thanks again guys

mechmike0034

I learn something new every day - Thanks!

Here's one for you (which you may already know...)

To open the System Properties window rapidly, press <Windows Key> + <Break> from any screen.

Aardvar11

god darn i love this forum

caribiner23

Thanks for that one! It's going to be a frequently-used command from now on...