Dual Boot Screen Options on T42

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gg3761 · #1 Post by **gg3761** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 1:18 am

I'm running XP Pro on my T-42. All the latest updates. At some point i have picked up 2 different booting options. One says XP Pro. The other says XP Pro (bootscreen). They both boot the computer fine. Two Questions.
First. Where did the one that says XP Pro (bootscreen) come from? Second. How do i get rid of it? This thing may have popped up at around the last bios install.
Thanks

ibm_phil · #2 Post by **ibm_phil** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 1:33 am

Im not sure where it came from, sorry cant help you there, but i do know how to get rid of it.

Open the Boot.ini file in Notepad. This file is located in C:\ and is hidden and a operating system file, so you need to show them to find it by adjusting the Tools->Folder Options->View settings.

You should see two lines in this file starting with "multi....", with the names as you mentioned below, just delete the line with (bootscreen) in it. When there is just one option in this file the computer will boot without asking which system.

Phil.

#3 Post by **RonS** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 3:50 am

ControlPanel -> System -> Advanced -> Startup and Recovery -> System Startup groupbox -> Edit button.

padpad · #4 Post by **padpad** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 10:55 am

I think it comes from "styleXP", a software that tweaks XP visual style.

gg3761 · #5 Post by **gg3761** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 2:06 pm

Thanks guys. Good info. It was StyleXP. I forgot i was using it and had messed with the boot.inf settings.
I love this place!

kyrotech · #6 Post by **kyrotech** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 9:14 pm

gg3761 wrote:I love this place!

ditto

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