re: windows doesnt automatically start Monday, October 6, 2008 at 2:15 pm Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Ricer46 (20199 messages posted) Alex's answer is incomplete as there is little reason to keep a version that doesn't work. You can remove the line that refers to the "bad" install. And delete the files from the bad install. But you must take care to delete the right one. IMO, you would be better off doing a full clean re-install. On Monday, October 6, 2008 at 10:32 am, jason wrote: >having had a recent problem with my laptop i have re installed windows and it works >ok but when i first turn the dell laptop on i get a black screen and a message " >please select the operating system to start" and gives me 2 choices which are the >same "windows xp home edition" and it counts down from 30 and then it starts automatically...how >can i get it to just automatically start without this screen coming up like it used >to do? Written in response to: windows doesnt automatically start (jason: Monday, October 6, 2008 at 10:32 am) Responses to this message: re: windows doesnt automatically start (appleoddity: Monday, October 6, 2008 at 7:47 pm) All messages in this thread [show all] windows doesnt automatically start (jason: Mon, Oct 6, 2008, 10:32 am) re: windows doesnt automatically start (alex: Mon, Oct 6, 2008, 10:49 am) re: windows doesnt automatically start (Ricer46: Mon, Oct 6, 2008, 2:15 pm) re: windows doesnt automatically start (appleoddity: Mon, Oct 6, 2008, 7:47 pm) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum