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hi
I'm new to this so please bare with me, i recently installed w7 ultimate on desktop with 1gig ram and 200 gig hdd. mother board is ABIT UL8 all ok till restart now all i get to is a screen that says do i want to boot up alternative o/s or w7 when i highlight w7 and enter it boots up fine but just a bit annoying having to do this every time instead of it just booting up on it's own.
Please Please Please any help would be gratefully accepted, i'm sure it is something simple but just can't see would nvidia geforce 6600 GT video card be ok for w7 graphics
Many Thanks
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As suggested, msconfig is a good first check. Since reports msconfig shows only one OS but the boot chooser still appears for a few seconds, the Windows Boot Configuration Data (BCD) store likely contains either a hidden/legacy entry or the boot manager timeout is nonzero. The boot menu will appear whenever the boot manager has more than one entry or when a timeout > 0 is set.

Quick diagnostic and safe fixes (run Command Prompt as Administrator; create a Windows repair disc or system image first):

bcdedit /export C:\BCD-backup
bcdedit /enum all

Inspect the output for extra entries (look for descriptions like "Earlier Version of Windows", an {ntldr} entry, or multiple "Windows Boot Loader" blocks). Note the GUID or symbolic name shown as identifier.

If an unwanted entry is identified and confirmed, remove it and set the Windows 7 loader as default, then clear the timeout:

bcdedit /delete {identifier}
bcdedit /default {identifier-of-Windows7}
bcdedit /timeout 0

Cautions: do not delete entries unless the identifier and description are understood; keep the exported BCD backup. If anything goes wrong, boot from the Windows 7 DVD or repair disc and rebuild the BCD with the recovery command prompt:

bootrec /scanos
bootrec /rebuildbcd
bootrec /fixmbr
bootrec /fixboot

About the GeForce 6600 GT question: that card will run basic Windows 7 desktop and Aero in many cases, but it is an old DirectX 9-era GPU with limited driver and performance support. Expect only basic acceleration; for smooth modern use or gaming, a more recent card and up-to-date drivers are recommended.

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Hello,

Try pressing 'windows key' and 'R' at the same time then type msconfig and press enter.

Click on the boot tab. This tab should show the operating systems listed at bootup. You can post back with the list, delete any other entry except the one you are using or reduce timeout.

- Let us know how it goes.

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Member Avatar for GRUM1

Hello,

Try pressing 'windows key' and 'R' at the same time then type msconfig and press enter.

Click on the boot tab. This tab should show the operating systems listed at bootup. You can post back with the list, delete any other entry except the one you are using or reduce timeout.

- Let us know how it goes.

Hi
Thank you Xlphos for your help. there is no other o\s listed in boot so reduced time out like you suggested and all is ok, still see annoying screen for 3 secs but then boots up
Thank you

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