plze help with boot file

[blacksonic]

hey guys, i have a problem with booting my computer. when i start my computer, after the diagnostic screen or w/e it asks what operating system i want to load, and it looks like this:

Windows XP home edition

Windows Recovery Console

Windows(default)

I would like it to automaticly boot up with windows xp home, but windows(default) is always selected. i was told i had to modify my boot.cfg file or w/e its called, and i tried but it still wont work. i was wondering if someone could modify it for me. plze help, it will be greatly appreciated. TY

This is exactly whats written in my boot.cfg file:

[boot loader]

timeout=60

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn

C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons

[Chris]

Evening ;)

Click Start, Control Panel, System, Advanced, Settings [third one].

Now select the default O/S from the drop menu.

[blacksonic]

thanks, but windows XP home is already set as the default there

i tried that b4 and still doesnt work. thanks for trying though, if anyone else could help plze do

[Chris]

[boot loader]

timeout=60

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn

C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons

I spaced out the above and as you can see there is no Windows(default) as an identifier.

I think what has happeneded is the Default is in fact Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition is the defualt O/S that you boot into.

To remove the entry you would have to rebuild the menu: http://www.windowsforum.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=10374

Or change the default timeout to 3 Secodns [mine is set to that] and you won't even notice the screen flash up [well you will see but it will go away] . When you do want to enter the recovery console, just use the arrow keys to select it.

[blacksonic]

I tried what you said about loading the windows(default) and this is exactly what it said:

Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:

<Windows root>\system32\hal.dll

Please re-install a copy of the above file.

If it helps at all, i had installed windows XP Pro (what showed up b4 windows(default)) on D:\\ which is just a partition off of C:\\ and when i got rid of XP pro i just formatted the D drive.

Thanks, and i had changed it to 60 because i normally walk away from my computer as soon as i turn it on, ever since this problem started occuring, i got angry at the screen showing up saying the above error message. so i just changed it.

[blacksonic]

Also i forgot to mention this, though it doesnt pertain to the above problem(I think). But most things that Auto-update, like windows update, and symantec live update, among other things, cant connect. mmorpg's, the windows update on the windows website, adware 6 update, spybot search & destroy update, and msn messenger, the list of things that cant connect, just goes on and on. AIM can still connect, but i cant run housecall internet virus scan wont work either. Thanks again.

[-pops-]

The easiest thing to do would be to do a new install of Windows, removing all the old versions in the process.

[blacksonic]

I dont have a disk for windows, i never got one when i bought my computer. kinda pissed me off when i realised that, i got a bunch of crap, ms works, ms money that kinda crap(stupid staples)