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myLot reputation of 97/100. ramaswamyvtkv (1501)   ranked 455 out of 8,748 in computers 2 years ago

I have intalled both windows and linux one time.
and i didnt like linux much because it need internet every time most of the application i neede to perform, so i uninstaaled linux.

but even after uninstlling linux, my computer ask for the selection of OS during the start.
But linux wont work even if i select linux as i have uninstalled it.
but i want to remove the selection screen nwo, how can i do it?now i am using windows xp.

help me to remove os selection screen

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dvirtualist (306) response was accepted on 5/5/2010.
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tags:  linux, bootloader, bootselection, os, remove os selection for windows and linux
 
1. myLot reputation of 88/100. valkerion (585)   ranked 6,326 out of 8,748 in computers   2 years ago

You should format your PC deleting all the partitions:

a) The windows partition
b) The Linux partition
c) The OS selection screen partition (It is some MB or KB but you will see it when you try to manage your partitions)

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2. myLot reputation of 60/100. dvirtualist (306)   ranked 7,693 out of 8,748 in computers   2 years ago

Hi rama,

I have found this instruction while looking for a solution. I've got the same problem a few days back. Try doing these:

1. Click start and choose "run"

2. type in "msconfig" without the parenthesis in the open box. Click ok.

3. Click the "boot.ini" tab. You will see a box that says "check all boot paths". Click that tab. Then exit msconfig.

The next time you reboot, the selection scree (boot menu) won't be there.\

What you just did - since you deleted 2nd OS, when windows checks the paths, it will delete the one with the missing OS - no more menu.

Please give us a feedback if it will work.

Good luck!


myLot reputation of 97/100. ramaswamyvtkv (1501)   ranked 455 out of 8,748 in computers  2 years ago

as you have said i did those things but it didnt work correctly.
and i noticed that i can change the selection screen time to 0 in that window, so i acheived the task like that.
thanks for your information but i followed the 5th responder "1anurag1" it was more useful.
thankyou.

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3. myLot reputation of 90/100. ravinair (6168)   2 years ago

You have to boot your pc using windows xp cd, you will get the option for recovery console, then you will get, you will get a command prompt where you have to type a command fdisk /mbr and reboot your computer and you will be able to go to windows without any boot selection ...

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4. myLot reputation of 91/100. delbin (917)   ranked 322 out of 8,748 in computers   2 years ago

I think there might be a OS selection partition in ur pc. If u could find that partition and remove that, u would be able to avoid os selection screen.

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5. myLot reputation of 98/100. 1anurag1 (2524)   ranked 78 out of 8,748 in computers   2 years ago

you can do one thing.
you logon on windows xp and follow these steps.
-right click on my computer icon and click properties.
-find the advanced tab and click on this.
-click on settings button in startup and recovery title.
-there on top select the default operating system as windows.
-uncheck the time to display operating system check box.
press ok and ok
your work will be done.


myLot reputation of 97/100. ramaswamyvtkv (1501)   ranked 455 out of 8,748 in computers  2 years ago

your tips was very usefull.
i followed the steps and it worked.
but i found that instead of uncheck the time to display, there is a edit option.
in that i edited the notepad appeared, i deleted the unwanted OS in that notepad(kubuntu), now the selection screen is not appearing.
thankyou for your valid response.


bob19942 (44)  2 years ago

1anurag1 THANKS! This was the best method to get rid of the OS select screen. THanks Again.

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6. myLot reputation of 76/100. lifeafterdeath09 (1627)   ranked 1,452 out of 8,748 in computers   10 months ago

windows xp works the best for that so ur deffinatly headed in the right track... maybe u can try reformatting ur compuer system, right when u turn on ur computer (if i can remember correctly) i think ur supposed to press either F3 or u can press F12 on ur keyboard but keep pressing ONE of those keys really really fast keep tapping it untill a display screen shows up on ur monitor. once the display screen shows up then u configure ur settings to ur computer. once ur done doing that, u save ur settings and then u reboot ur computer. it should be able to go right to ur desk top. then u do a system update and wait for the update to finish loading and then u can try removing the os selection screen.. or it might remove it automatically after u update ur system depending on what kind of hard drive u have for ur computer. but u might have to confirm it after the update. if u try that and that doesnt work, u might need to transfer all of the things uve downloaded etc. (all of the stuff u want to keep) to an external drive (an external drive is almost exactly like a hard drive, except it holds waayyyy more RAM and u never have to update it.) and then u clear ur hard drive (delete as much as u can off of ur hard drive so that u will have more space on ur computer and so that ur computer will run faster and better). but u MIGHT need to get a new hard drive if ur not able to update ur computer system. once u have done that all of that, then u install wut u need on it (like ur browser etc.) and then ur finally done. its a long complicated process and might take some time to get it to work. ive been fixing computers for acouple years now so i know quite abit of computers. anyways, best of luck to u on fixing ur computer.

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