Don't know about the startup problem, but you can get rid of the shut down 
message by turning on APM (Advanced Power Management) in the Power menue in 
the control panel.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "simon crawford" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 3:15 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] installing xp


> Hi just wandering in regards to formatting and partitioning a hdd,
> i have formated the hdd from the ms dos prompt,
> then installed microsoft xp
> every time i start my machine i get a message at the start
> asking me which operating system i would like to run and wen i shut down 
> it tells me it is safe to turn off my computer
> i was wandering if there is a way to avoid these options at the start up 
> and wen turning my machine off
> i was wandering if partioning and formatting the hdd has anything to do 
> with how the system boots and turns off
> cheers.....
> simon
>
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