'dos' screen at boot up

[Giles Moriarty]

Since i examined the MSCONFIG I I know get a DOS screen on
boot up asking which OS to use XP or safe mode. It
dissapears after a second but why is it appearing?

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Start/run C:\boot.ini

Click edit/select all/edit/copy

Open a reply to this post, click in the message text area, hit ctrl+v to
paste the contents for examination.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Giles Moriarty" > wrote in message
...
> Since i examined the MSCONFIG I I know get a DOS screen on
> boot up asking which OS to use XP or safe mode. It
> dissapears after a second but why is it appearing?

[Giles Moriarty]

Many thanks, I am away from my home PC at the moment, it
will be some hours 'till I can try this.....

regards and thanks...

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>
>Start/run C:\boot.ini
>
>Click edit/select all/edit/copy
>
>Open a reply to this post, click in the message text
area, hit ctrl+v to
>paste the contents for examination.
>
>--
>Best of Luck,
>
>Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
>www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>
>"Giles Moriarty" > wrote in
message
...
>> Since i examined the MSCONFIG I I know get a DOS screen
on
>> boot up asking which OS to use XP or safe mode. It
>> dissapears after a second but why is it appearing?
>
>
>.
>

[Giles Moriarty]

hello Rick,

Here is the boot.ini result

[boot loader]
timeout=3
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft
Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect
C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery
Console" /cmdcons

Is it something to do running the bootsec.dat?

regards and thanks

Giles

>-----Original Message-----
>Many thanks, I am away from my home PC at the moment, it
>will be some hours 'till I can try this.....
>
>regards and thanks...
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hi,
>>
>>Start/run C:\boot.ini
>>
>>Click edit/select all/edit/copy
>>
>>Open a reply to this post, click in the message text
>area, hit ctrl+v to
>>paste the contents for examination.
>>
>>--
>>Best of Luck,
>>
>>Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
>>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
>>www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>>"Giles Moriarty" > wrote
in
>message
...
>>> Since i examined the MSCONFIG I I know get a DOS
screen
>on
>>> boot up asking which OS to use XP or safe mode. It
>>> dissapears after a second but why is it appearing?
>>
>>
>>.
>>
>.
>

[R. C. White]

Hi, Giles.

Run msconfig again. Be sure to check the top button on the General tab -
Normal startup - before you click OK to close msconfig. Msconfig
automatically checks the Selective startup box for you, so that you can do
further troubleshooting.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP

"Giles Moriarty" > wrote in message
...
> Since i examined the MSCONFIG I I know get a DOS screen on
> boot up asking which OS to use XP or safe mode. It
> dissapears after a second but why is it appearing?

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Sure is, it's set to to load the Recovery Console as a secondary option. You
can either remove the entry by editing it out and setting the timeout to 0,
or leave it in place as a precautionary move for use in troubleshooting
future problems.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Giles Moriarty" > wrote in message
...
> hello Rick,
>
> Here is the boot.ini result
>
> [boot loader]
> timeout=3
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOW S
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft
> Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect
> C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery
> Console" /cmdcons
>
> Is it something to do running the bootsec.dat?
>
> regards and thanks
>
> Giles
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Many thanks, I am away from my home PC at the moment, it
> >will be some hours 'till I can try this.....
> >
> >regards and thanks...
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>Hi,
> >>
> >>Start/run C:\boot.ini
> >>
> >>Click edit/select all/edit/copy
> >>
> >>Open a reply to this post, click in the message text
> >area, hit ctrl+v to
> >>paste the contents for examination.
> >>
> >>--
> >>Best of Luck,
> >>
> >>Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
> >>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> >>Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> >>www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >>Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
> >>
> >>"Giles Moriarty" > wrote
> in
> >message
> ...
> >>> Since i examined the MSCONFIG I I know get a DOS
> screen
> >on
> >>> boot up asking which OS to use XP or safe mode. It
> >>> dissapears after a second but why is it appearing?
> >>
> >>
> >>.
> >>
> >.
> >

[Giles Moriarty]

Thanks Rick, I guess it does no harm to have it there,
just a bit annoying to see a dos type screen at boot up.
As long as it's not doing any harm I will leave this as it
is.

Thanks again. You guys are better support than some help
desks I know...


>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>
>Sure is, it's set to to load the Recovery Console as a
secondary option. You
>can either remove the entry by editing it out and setting
the timeout to 0,
>or leave it in place as a precautionary move for use in
troubleshooting
>future problems.
>
>--
>Best of Luck,
>
>Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
>www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>
>"Giles Moriarty" > wrote in
message
...
>> hello Rick,
>>
>> Here is the boot.ini result
>>
>> [boot loader]
>> timeout=3
>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOW S
>> [operating systems]
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft
>> Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect
>> C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery
>> Console" /cmdcons
>>
>> Is it something to do running the bootsec.dat?
>>
>> regards and thanks
>>
>> Giles
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Many thanks, I am away from my home PC at the moment,
it
>> >will be some hours 'till I can try this.....
>> >
>> >regards and thanks...
>> >
>> >>-----Original Message-----
>> >>Hi,
>> >>
>> >>Start/run C:\boot.ini
>> >>
>> >>Click edit/select all/edit/copy
>> >>
>> >>Open a reply to this post, click in the message text
>> >area, hit ctrl+v to
>> >>paste the contents for examination.
>> >>
>> >>--
>> >>Best of Luck,
>> >>
>> >>Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
>> >>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> >>Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
>> >>www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> >>Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>> >>
>> >>"Giles Moriarty" > wrote
>> in
>> >message
>> ...
>> >>> Since i examined the MSCONFIG I I know get a DOS
>> screen
>> >on
>> >>> boot up asking which OS to use XP or safe mode. It
>> >>> dissapears after a second but why is it appearing?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>.
>> >>
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>