# Bypassing the dual boot screen in Windows Server 2003

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bypassing-the-dual-boot-screen-in-windows-server-2003/437696>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 15, 2008, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bypassing-the-dual-boot-screen-in-windows-server-2003/437696 "2008-02-15T02:17:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bypassing-the-dual-boot-screen-in-windows-server-2003/437696/1 "2008-02-15T02:17:00Z")

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I have a box that used to dual-boot Server 2003 on C: and XP Pro on D: on the same hard drive. I wiped D: and use Server exclusively now on this box, but when I boot, it still shows the same dual boot screen at startup–except that instead of:

```auto

1 Windows Server 2003
2 Windows XP Professional

```

it says

```auto

1 Windows Server 2003
2 Windows (Standard)

```

What do I do to convince it to boot into Server automagickally every time?

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bypassing-the-dual-boot-screen-in-windows-server-2003/437696/2 "2008-02-15T04:08:53Z")

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Go to Start - Run - msconfig - boot.ini (tab) and edit stuff there, or [edit it directly](http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323427).

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**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bypassing-the-dual-boot-screen-in-windows-server-2003/437696/3 "2008-02-15T04:20:04Z")

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This is what my boot.ini looks like:

```auto

[boot loader]
timeout=30
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003, Standard" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptOut

```

Weird stuff, no?

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bypassing-the-dual-boot-screen-in-windows-server-2003/437696/4 "2008-02-15T04:26:00Z")

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Mine looks like this:

```auto

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003, Standard" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptOut

```

Perhaps you’re missing a line?

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**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bypassing-the-dual-boot-screen-in-windows-server-2003/437696/5 "2008-02-15T04:39:14Z")

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Thanks! My box is the domain controller, so I can’t restart and try the new one now. I’ll be back with an update on Monday night.