Strange boot screen

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Billy

When I reboot my XP Home Edit Serv P2, (2 weeks old). I get a black and
white screen during the boot up that says:

Please select an operating system.........*

1. MSFT XP

2. MSFT XP(recover)

While trying to write down all the information, it continued to boot to a
normal startup.

Since I haven't ever seen this msg before, was wondering how to rid it from
my bootup process.

Tks all


PS I did try to install, prior to this problem, software that allowed
different images to be shown during the bootup process and came from PC
Computing Magazine so they should be legit.

*couldn't write down all the info, screen vanished!
 
Billy wrote:
> When I reboot my XP Home Edit Serv P2, (2 weeks old). I get a
> black and white screen during the boot up that says:
>
> Please select an operating system.........*
>
> 1. MSFT XP
>
> 2. MSFT XP(recover)
>
> While trying to write down all the information, it continued to
> boot to a normal startup.
>
> Since I haven't ever seen this msg before, was wondering how to rid
> it from my bootup process.
>
> Tks all
>
>
> PS I did try to install, prior to this problem, software that
> allowed different images to be shown during the bootup process and
> came from PC Computing Magazine so they should be legit.
>
> *couldn't write down all the info, screen vanished!

Google for "Edit the BOOT.INI in Windows XP"...

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
 
"Billy" wrote:

> When I reboot my XP Home Edit Serv P2, (2 weeks old). I get a black and
> white screen during the boot up that says:
>
> Please select an operating system.........*
>
> 1. MSFT XP
>
> 2. MSFT XP(recover)
>
> While trying to write down all the information, it continued to boot to a
> normal startup.
>
> Since I haven't ever seen this msg before, was wondering how to rid it from
> my bootup process.
>
> Tks all
>
>
> PS I did try to install, prior to this problem, software that allowed
> different images to be shown during the bootup process and came from PC
> Computing Magazine so they should be legit.
>
> *couldn't write down all the info, screen vanished!

There is nothing wrong on this Boot up option /Screen.
You have the bootloader for the Operating system and the recovery Console
which I believe installed by the PC Mag or your PC Vendor.
Any way which you should be concern about is do you have trouble other than
this normal issue?.
Boot is okay and when on the desktop all functioning all right?
HTH.
nass
-------
www.nasstec.co.uk
 
"nass" <nass@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Billy" wrote:
>
>> When I reboot my XP Home Edit Serv P2, (2 weeks old). I get a black and
>> white screen during the boot up that says:
>>
>> Please select an operating system.........*
>>
>> 1. MSFT XP
>>
>> 2. MSFT XP(recover)
>>
>> While trying to write down all the information, it continued to boot to a
>> normal startup.
>>
>> Since I haven't ever seen this msg before, was wondering how to rid it
>> from
>> my bootup process.
>>
>> Tks all
>>
>>
>> PS I did try to install, prior to this problem, software that allowed
>> different images to be shown during the bootup process and came from PC
>> Computing Magazine so they should be legit.
>>
>> *couldn't write down all the info, screen vanished!
>
> There is nothing wrong on this Boot up option /Screen.
> You have the bootloader for the Operating system and the recovery Console
> which I believe installed by the PC Mag or your PC Vendor.
> Any way which you should be concern about is do you have trouble other
> than
> this normal issue?.
> Boot is okay and when on the desktop all functioning all right?
> HTH.
> nass
> -------
> www.nasstec.co.uk

No other evident problems so far. I was concerned since it never showed up
before. Tks for informationl.

billy
 
"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Billy wrote:
>> When I reboot my XP Home Edit Serv P2, (2 weeks old). I get a
>> black and white screen during the boot up that says:
>>
>> Please select an operating system.........*
>>
>> 1. MSFT XP
>>
>> 2. MSFT XP(recover)
>>
>> While trying to write down all the information, it continued to
>> boot to a normal startup.
>>
>> Since I haven't ever seen this msg before, was wondering how to rid
>> it from my bootup process.
>>
>> Tks all
>>
>>
>> PS I did try to install, prior to this problem, software that
>> allowed different images to be shown during the bootup process and
>> came from PC Computing Magazine so they should be legit.
>>
>> *couldn't write down all the info, screen vanished!
>
> Google for "Edit the BOOT.INI in Windows XP"...
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Far too advanced/complicated for me to remove via the info. on Google but
tks.

bw
>
 
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