Multiple OS selection during boot.

[Smidley]

I formatted a friend's HP Pavilion ze4125 laptop which was running XP Home. Then I installed XP Pro, but when I boot, there's a screen to select an OS. My choices are either XP Home or XP Pro.

Is there a file I can edit to remove this option and avoid the screen?

Why would the option be there in the first place? Doesn't everything get wiped by a format?

[doddsy]

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


edit the boot ini.

[Smidley]

Thanks much, doddsy.

The question remains:

Why would the option be there in the first place? Doesn't everything get wiped by a format?

[doddsy]

i think formatting does not format the MBR, (master boot record) on a hdd.

since bootloaders reside in the mbr (i think.......again) they may get left behind after a format.