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Fr3nchFrY · 10-06-2009

Well, I don't see why you need this particular information, but I do remember there being two partitions on my computer as I was installing the Windows XP Home Edition.

But, the problems occurred BEFORE i installed the Home Edition. I installed Home Edition BECAUSE of the problems.

I'm not sure if I was clear enough on that before...

East Coast Lightning · 10-06-2009

I apologize for the delay. I'm going to have you examine this page:

Description of the Windows XP Recovery Console for advanced users

That is a detailed step by step instruction on how to redo the Master Boot Record. Do these steps for the XP version you had on originally, which I believe said to be Media Center Edition.

Fr3nchFrY · 10-06-2009

Is there any possible way I can do those steps WITHOUT the CD? Because I THINK Windows XP Media Center was already installed at the time that I bought the PC.

If it didn't, then I still don't know the location of the box in which the computer came in, so I cannot find the CD, which is why I used the Windows CD that I could find...

Wolfeymole · 10-07-2009

Right click on My Computer and choose Properties.

Click the Advanced tab in the box that opens and then click Startup and Recovery.

Click the Edit box in System Startup and copy and paste what it says in there back here.

Fr3nchFrY · 10-07-2009

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windo ws XP Media Center Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /usepmtimer
C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons

Wolfeymole · 10-08-2009

Please supply a screenshot of what it says in Disk Management.

Fr3nchFrY · 10-08-2009

I'm not completely sure if this is what you need, but

10-06-2009	#8
Fr3nchFrY Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 18 PC Experience: Some Experience	Re: Restart at Boot Well, I don't see why you need this particular information, but I do remember there being two partitions on my computer as I was installing the Windows XP Home Edition. But, the problems occurred BEFORE i installed the Home Edition. I installed Home Edition BECAUSE of the problems. I'm not sure if I was clear enough on that before...

10-06-2009	#9
East Coast Lightning Tech Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: USA Posts: 70 PC Experience: Experienced and Learning	Re: Restart at Boot I apologize for the delay. I'm going to have you examine this page: Description of the Windows XP Recovery Console for advanced users That is a detailed step by step instruction on how to redo the Master Boot Record. Do these steps for the XP version you had on originally, which I believe said to be Media Center Edition. __________________ Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned

10-06-2009	#10
Fr3nchFrY Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 18 PC Experience: Some Experience	Re: Restart at Boot Is there any possible way I can do those steps WITHOUT the CD? Because I THINK Windows XP Media Center was already installed at the time that I bought the PC. If it didn't, then I still don't know the location of the box in which the computer came in, so I cannot find the CD, which is why I used the Windows CD that I could find...

10-07-2009	#11
Wolfeymole Tech Support Team Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the Slaughtered Lamb having a pint. Posts: 6,814 PC Experience: Smarter than the average Bear	Re: Restart at Boot Right click on My Computer and choose Properties. Click the Advanced tab in the box that opens and then click Startup and Recovery. Click the Edit box in System Startup and copy and paste what it says in there back here. __________________ If PCHF has helped you please consider a donation by clicking this link Donate

10-07-2009	#12
Fr3nchFrY Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 18 PC Experience: Some Experience	Re: Restart at Boot [boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windo ws XP Media Center Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /usepmtimer C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons

10-08-2009	#13
Wolfeymole Tech Support Team Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the Slaughtered Lamb having a pint. Posts: 6,814 PC Experience: Smarter than the average Bear	Re: Restart at Boot Please supply a screenshot of what it says in Disk Management. __________________ If PCHF has helped you please consider a donation by clicking this link Donate

10-08-2009	#14
Fr3nchFrY Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 18 PC Experience: Some Experience	Re: Restart at Boot I'm not completely sure if this is what you need, but

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