Boot Manager asks what OS to use every time I start up

[jeremy7679]

I've just had to replace my hard drive on my Dell Inspiron 1721 laptop
and now every time I start my computer the Boot Manager asks what
Operating System to use. Does anyone know how to remedy this?

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jeremy7679

[Rick Rogers]

Hi,

Run msconfig from the start/search line and see if multiples are listed on
the boot tab. If so, delete the unwanted one(s).

Otherwise, open an elevated command prompt, run bcdedit /enum and copy/paste
the results into a response.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

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[Tech_Mate]

If that doesn't work go back in msconfig and set the time out to 0 seconds.

Terry

[jeremy7679]

Forgive me, if what doesn't work?

And the lowest you can go with the time out is 3 seconds.

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jeremy7679

[Peter Foldes]

Excuse me but did you do what Rick has posted for you

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[jeremy7679]

Peter Foldes;918327 Wrote:
> Excuse me but did you do what Rick has posted for you
>
> --
> Peter
>

I don't see a reply by a Rick, I only see this from Tech_Mate:

>
> If that doesn't work go back in msconfig and set the time out to 0
> seconds.
>
> Terry

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jeremy7679

[Rick Rogers]

He's posting via vBulletin which stupididly will slough a post onto the
Microsoft public forums, but will not accept a response anyone posting via
newsreader because it doesn't come from a registered user of their forum.
How incredibly stupid.

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Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
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Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
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[jeremy7679]

So what did Rick tell me to do?

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[Jim Moriarty]

On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:41:57 -0600, jeremy7679
<gu...@unknown-email.com> wrote:

>
>So what did Rick tell me to do?

Proof that those web-based forums are totally inadequate. Vista
forums shows 5 posts, whereas Google Groups shows EIGHT.

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices/browse_frm/thread/67f0e31901aa7799/e81e176341f09420#e81e176341f09420

or

http://tinyurl.com/9f8ts7

[NormCameron]

Did you do a fresh install on the new drive, or a factory install by
mirroring the old drive or from a disk?

Norm

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[jeremy7679]

Ok, this is the results of the bcedit/enum:

Windows Boot Manager
----------------------
identifier {bootmgr}
device partition=C:
description Windows Boot Manager
locale en-US
inherit {globalsettings}
default {current}
displayorder {current}
toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
timeout 3

Windows Boot Loader
---------------------
identifier {current}
device partition=C:
path \Windows\system32\winload.exe
description Windows Vista
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
recoverysequence {572bcd55-ffa7-11d9-aae0-0007e9941-07d}
recoveryenabled Yes
osdevice partition=C.
systemroot \Windows
resumeobject {7fdd6ac6-70be-11db-ba26-a0b016378059}
nx Opt In
sos No

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jeremy7679

[jeremy7679]

I just hooked in the hard drive and it configured itself.

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jeremy7679

[NormCameron]

Do you now have two drives? Or just one?

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NormCameron

[Bellerophon]

Is it giving you just one option to chose from or more than one? What
are the option(s) presented?

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[jeremy7679]

Bellerophon;919157 Wrote:
> > jeremy7679;917146 Wrote:
> > I've just had to replace my hard drive on my Dell Inspiron 1721 laptop
> > and now every time I start my computer the Boot Manager asks what
> > Operating System to use. Does anyone know how to remedy this?> >
>
> Is it giving you just one option to chose from or more than one? What
> are the option(s) presented?

Just the one option, Windows Vista. And as far as I can tell, it is set
as the default option.

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jeremy7679

[NormCameron]

Do you now have two drives? Or just one? Sounds like the Vista
Installer is still active.

Norm

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[jeremy7679]

Just one.

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jeremy7679

[NormCameron]

jeremy7679;918340 Wrote:
> > Peter Foldes;918327 Wrote:
> > Excuse me but did you do what Rick has posted for you
> >
> > --
> > > > > > >

> > > If that doesn't work go back in msconfig and set the time out to 0
> > > seconds.
> > >
> > > Terry> > > >

> > This isn't a problem! Do what Terry said. Set the time-out option
> > to it's minimum setting if it bothers you.

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NormCameron