Topic: How do you set the default operating system?

[Jayrod1972]

I have formated my computer, which is a HP Pavillon not sure on the model number but, it did come with Windows XP Home Edition with a seperate modem for recovery, the question I have Is: After formatiing and re-installing Windows pro when I boot up it comes to a screen that actually ask me which version do I want to run... but the home edition doesnt work is that a branded processor or is there a way to get rid of that?

[Jim]

I'm not sure what you are asking.  Did you completely remove the home version?  If you reformatted the entire hard drive it shouldn't be there.  If your drive was partitioned into more than one drive then it may be that you formatted only the one partition and left the others intact.

A modem for recovery?  Most of the time you get a recovery disk.

After formatiing and re-installing Windows pro ...

This is a re-install of XP pro or the initial install?

[Triss]

Our XP Pro asks the same question all of the time.  I just click the one we use and let it keep going.

[Jim]

There is a way to set that to a default.

Right click My Computer > Properties > Advanced > Startup and Recovery

From there you should be able to pick a default operating system.

[Jayrod1972]

Thank you , both you of answered my question right before I called a computer friend of mine..... What I did was, I took my wife's computer, which the recovery was on a hard drive... didnt get a dsic for some reason but, anyways I formated the home edition and installed Xp pro... on boot up it ask for wich version you want run and the computer friend confirmed that home version is branded on the hard drive but, no longer on the hard drive...but after doing this i now have sound    p.s. no more formating this computer makes me